two worlds…

I randomly stumbled upon the blog of someone who is two years older than I am, with three children, living the life my parents lived…down to raising the very same breed of chickens we used to raise.  It was surreal to read of a life I only hazily remember through the fog of time and [...]

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work.seasons.life

My job is one I adore; it is taxing, it is demanding and it is fabulous.  When I think of how much I’ve grown the past two years on staff, all that I’ve been exposed to, the ways I’ve been developed and had a chance to grow professionally and personally…it makes me sad to ever [...]

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men

S. called this afternoon.  “Hi, I just miss you.”
I love uncomplicated male friendships.
Sometimes, in some of the crowds I run with, everything is so “sexed” because all the Christians are virgins that it just convolutes male/female friendships.  So it’s just so nice when that added layer of confusion or complication is just not there and [...]

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still processing…

I’m twenty-seven, not too old, not too young…but old enough to have experienced some life.
I think about D.  And the friendship we used to have.  The ways in which I am trying to deal with a friend betraying the friendship and walking away for the sake of a girl.  I never foresaw experiencing this kind [...]

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growing in self-awareness

Living with my brother has been an adventure; mostly because I have learned so much about myself through learning about him.  Things that I thought were “Christy” traits I am realizing are more “family” traits…and his commentary about my life is quite insightful.  We come from the same stock, the same parents, though I had [...]

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reality

I’m sitting in a Catholic retreat center…in the room I normally take when I come here once a month.  The iconoclastic nature of Catholic places…took me a while to get used to, being Protestant born and raised.   There is a red tree outside my room…I’m in the middle of a wooded lot…so the Fall colors [...]

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wild world

“Oh baby, baby, it’s a wild world…it’s hard to get by just upon a smile…” – Cat Stevens

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falling

Falling for you, I keep falling for you…
-Shaded Red

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life

Pulling my life back together today.  Putting things back in order, preparing for a crazy work week.  It was to be a busy week as it was – I have a speaking engagement.  Still have to write the talk.  Plus catch up from last week.  Fun times. ;p
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Trying not to be overwhelmed.  My brother is [...]

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welcome to delaware

new places, new times, old promise.
Well it’s bitter cold December,
and the leaves have fallen true
And I do believe I’m still in love with You
Yeah, my scenery keeps changing
and sometimes it’s hard to view
But You’ve let me see so much since I’ve known You
But I headed to where it seemed like nowhere
You told me You’d come
You [...]

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taking time out, under duress…and the perspective it brings

I cannot remember the last time I’ve had the real flu…the knock out, no holds barred 7 – 10 day flu.
It visited me Sunday morning, while I was away on a weekend jaunt to the State’s capital; a bunch of friends decided to go to Oktoberfest; we stayed over at a bed and breakfast and [...]

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satisfaction

A week ago, I decided to work on becoming more healthy and have my decision to get serious about getting back into shape this Fall include being more intentional about what I eat as well.  So I started a week ago.
Tonight, while sitting in the midst of the student union, waiting for a student, a [...]

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being understood

“That’s living in community, right?”
A friend asked that…
I live in community; I didn’t exactly intend to.  Logically I knew I would be but I didn’t…think it through to realize that is what I was choosing to do.  My landlords are renting to me at basically half price; they have a darling duplex from the 1920’s [...]

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just dance

Lady Gaga just came on; I didn’t even know she existed until a few months ago; I manage to stay in various caves quite readily. ;)  Anyway, the music reminds me of a dance party with Lauren a few weeks ago.  I was determined to not listen to the music…but as friends love her, I [...]

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different facets

I’m learning a lot about myself since living with my brother; I’m eight years older.  We’re both the eldest of our respective genders.  This is the first time we’ve lived together since we’re adults.  I left home about five years ago and before that, for about four years, wasn’t around much because of college.
Needless to [...]

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like dad…

Me: I don’t like to watch movies with romantic scenes with others in general.
My brother: You’re like Dad.
Me: Dad was like that?
My brother: Yeah, he’d fast-forward through those parts.
Me: Oh, I forgot about that.  You’re right.
My brother: You’re a lot like Dad.  With the movies… You’re a hard worker…  You like to read…
Me: I forgot [...]

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tell me

Tell me how you’ve been
Tell me what you see.
Tell me that you’d like to see me, too.
- Norah Jones

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digital memory

So a few weeks ago, about sixty college students showed up for cosmic bowling; as the staff worker, I was also there…it was a long night after a long week.  The idea is to wear white (because with the strobe lights, you glow) and while bowling, to write on each other’s shirts…the students of course [...]

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love

My job is amazing; I also make a lot of sacrifices.  Financially and time wise.  They compensate us greatly – we get four weeks off because we work a lot of nights and weekends, and such…so no complaints…just…a bit of a sadness.  I’m a Fall girl…I love autumn.  I also grew up taking a week’s [...]

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rain

It’s a rainy Saturday morning – my kind of morning.  My brother didn’t come home last night, so I have the place to myself, which I love. :)  Not that he’s not great – he is…and he’s very easy to live with…but there’s still something nice in having the place entirely to yourself.
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Living with my [...]

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wisdom

I want to write but I need to sleep.
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It’s been one crazy week, culminating in me flooding the 1920’s house I live in while my landlords are away for the weekend.
Joy.
More later on that. ;)  And other things.
Oh…and I was the main speaker for the students this week…smaller crowd – about sixty of them.  I [...]

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