monday…

So much to do; I am so happy it’s Monday…deadlines, crazy amounts of work to get done – lists galore.  Back in my fall season element.  Coffee, too many things to get done – I thrive on stress – a healthy level of stress. ;) – “Love is a dangerous past time.”  – Regina Spektor

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late night

Wound up. Listening to dance music probably isn’t helping. I had a long, full day today, pretty much nonstop until just after midnight, so I’m just thankful that I’m done. I’m in the middle of my crazy busy season…and it’s only going to get crazier from here on out…until October. But I’m going on a [...]

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musical snapshot

Sitting next to Dad, while he was hooked up to the IV lines, receiving chemo for hours on end, sitting in the chair next to him, while he laid there, weak…dying…the cancer slowly eating away at his strength, I aimlessly did schoolwork, and I distinctly remember listening to “Little Black Backpack” over and over. A [...]

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little black sandals

These little black sandals are walking me away These little black sandals are heading the right way These little black sandals are walking me away These little black sandals saved my life today – Sia Photo from the student picnic the other night.  I’m in a period of great transitions and I am loving it.  [...]

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frozen meal happiness

I love my life. I love having my own home, being an adult, working, investing in relationships. It’s 9:29 on a Saturday evening. I still have dishes to do, I just put in a frozen meal in the microwave, and I’m just smiling. I’ve rested all day, not gotten out of pajamas, had the house [...]

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down to the letter

I’ve been learning this on the piano and belting it out…so cathartic. One of my current favorite songs… I thought that we`d be Further along by now I can`t remember how We stumbled to this place I loved you like a long lost brother On a bad day maybe I thought why bother I`ve seldom [...]

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signs of being 28 and single

(Randomly, out of the blue…) “So… would you date someone younger? And if so, what is your lowest threshold?” I’m pretty sure the *correct* answer to that is… “They must be legal.” Anything else is merely preference. ;p Hahahaha. Just kidding. ;) But that kind of question deserves a bit of a tongue -in-cheek answer. [...]

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complexity, healing

“You’re a complex woman,” she says. So, it’s official.  The professional says what I’ve known all along. ;)   Another says everyone is complex.   But I dunno.  While I would agree on some level that everyone is complex…there’s a part of me that thinks for whatever reason, God has put me together in a particularly complex [...]

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pause, rest, repeat

Ever have days in which you are just…walking through your day in a slight haze due to a tiring week? That’s today.  I feel like I haven’t quite “woken up” yet…the coffee and the tea isn’t helping.  I’m having a lovely but absolutely unproductive day, except in the area of “rest.” :) Welcome back to [...]

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bliss

Saturday morning. Coffee. House to myself. Nothing but me and my thoughts all day (with a little bit of housework and laundry thrown in ;). Unwinding from a deliciously wonderful but long two weeks.

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it begins…

It all started last night with our back to school picnic, which was a blast. Tonight is my first meeting with all my student leaders (about 30?)…I’m losing track of them all ;p. Finishing prep for that…it’ll be a late night. Excited. My boss is dropping in on the meeting which always “heightens” a leadership [...]

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thank you

Thank you. I wish I could tell you in person, but I cannot. Or rather, I am choosing not to. But thank you all the same. Maybe someday you will realize. Maybe you won’t. It’s enough that God knows. You’ve been so kind and generous I don’t know how you keep on giving For your [...]

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awe

I’m in awe of God. Seriously. Just in awe. He’s so good and I cannot believe my life – the ways He is working and teaching me and showing me His love. So thankful.

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life

Life is pretty amazing. I am making new friends, enjoying what God has for me in this season, and just loving the journey He’s taking me on.  It’s been an intense few months, which seems to be the norm for me. :)  So no surprises there, but I feel like I just keep having breakthrough [...]

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