Posted in blood and guts, friends, lessons, life, love, philosophy, relationships, theology on July 12, 2008 | 6 Comments »
want you to know that i still love you
india arie
I think love never ends…it morphs, changes, but most often, never truly ends…our ways of dealing with it force us to compartmentalize, ignore, or bury it when it must change nature…maybe we use such absolutist terms to help us deal with the changes and pain or [...]
Posted in blood and guts, lessons, life, love, philosophy, theology on July 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Writing calls my heart.
Work responsibilities demand my attention.
And such is life.
What passion calls you? In what do you consistently and thoroughly get lost? What breathes life into you, sustains you, feeds your soul? Expands your mind, nourishes your body?
What are you passionate about?
Posted in life, love, philosophy, relationships on July 9, 2008 | 7 Comments »
What are the qualifications for being engaged? A ring and a date? The intentions to marry? The desire to marry?
Give me a black and white answer, please. ;)
A well-known radio personality that I listened to years ago harps on the ring and a date set for the ceremony as being the [...]
Posted in blood and guts, life, love, music, philosophy, relationships, theology on July 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Why do we always seem to want to run from suffering?
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It seems pain and suffering produce a lot of the best music, writing and art in this world.
A bit unrelated but perhaps not.
Where would we be without pain and suffering to be the inspiration? And where would joy, euphoria and happiness [...]
Posted in blood and guts, friends, lessons, life, love, relationships, verse on July 1, 2008 | No Comments »
life never ceases to surprise me.
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surprise!
and it rolls on.
barely time to catch my breath.
roll with it.
smile.
and kiss the brand new day.
this is the stuff of life.
surprises you never saw coming.
emotional roulette or fodder for laughter?
perhaps both.
grieve the past.
ghosts breeze in to say “hello.”
clean out the closets.
demons want to stay.
it’s your choice to play host
or [...]
Posted in blood and guts, life, love, relationships on June 15, 2008 | No Comments »
There is something incredibly romantic and lovely about receiving a handwritten letter in the mail in today’s age of emails, text messages, phone calls and IM chats.
I received such a gift last night; flew upstairs delightedly to open it.
I think I’m an old fashion girl at heart.
=)
Whenever friends send me cards through [...]
Posted in blood and guts, friends, life, love, philosophy, relationships on June 13, 2008 | 24 Comments »
How important is it for friends and extended family to be a part of the wedding ceremony itself? Would you feel gypped if one of your best friends or family members decided to get married in a private, small ceremony and then celebrated on a later date with a big but low-key, inexpensive reception/party? [...]
Posted in friends, lessons, life, love, relationships on June 11, 2008 | 11 Comments »
So I was asked indirectly by someone giving marriage counseling to do an informal session with two of my dearest friends who are getting married later this summer (wedding number two of this summer season, bringing the count up to six weddings I’ve stood up in so far ;P).
I find this highly amusing and a [...]
Posted in blood and guts, life, love, philosophy, relationships, theology on June 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Amazing grace.
It amazes me how a simple paradigm shift happens, and all of a sudden, you understand a word and a whole system of theology much differently - or perhaps more deeply.
I feel as if the last few months, I have been experiencing grace on a whole new level.
Grace.
A word that used to be [...]
Posted in blood and guts, life, love, philosophy, quotes, relationships, theology on June 8, 2008 | 6 Comments »
There is no reason to suppose that self-consciousness, the recognition of a creature by itself as a “self,” can exist except in contrast with an “other,” a something which is not the self. It is against an environment and preferably a social environment, an environment of other selves, that the awareness of Myself stands out. [...]
Posted in blood and guts, friends, lessons, life, love, philosophy, relationships, theology on June 8, 2008 | 6 Comments »
My thoughts from three and a half years ago on male-female relationships, that recently became the topic of comments in response to this question I posted.
i don’t trust myself
I don’t trust anything anymore except Jesus Christ. I am thankful that the object of my faith is trustworthy and true.
But I am realizing how easy [...]
Posted in blood and guts, life, love, philosophy, theology on June 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. - Proverbs 3:3
Posted in life, love, relationships, theology on June 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Do you want to be my one and only love?
-Teitur
Posted in blood and guts, lessons, life, love, philosophy, relationships, theology on June 7, 2008 | No Comments »
My father would have turned 55 this past week were he still alive.
The day passed by in the midst of a busy work conference but somehow, and quite without intention, I managed to spend some time reflecting…
I took a walk with one of my colleagues. I had just met her, as my colleagues from [...]
Posted in life, love, philosophy, relationships on June 7, 2008 | 19 Comments »
What does emotional fidelity look like?
Posted in blood and guts, life, love, relationships on May 31, 2008 | No Comments »
I really miss my dad.
I was hanging out with many of his friends last night, and…was reminded again of how wonderful he was. Wish he was still able to be an active part of the lives of my siblings, mother and I and our larger community of friends.
He is still sorely missed seven years [...]
Posted in blood and guts, life, love, philosophy, relationships, theology on May 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Because of Christ’s faithfulness to us, I can remain faithful to a future spouse. (Thought sparked by hearing a comment from Louie Giglio randomly this morning)
That’s an awesome thought. =)
Posted in blood and guts, friends, life, love, relationships, theology on May 28, 2008 | No Comments »
I’ve been ruminating on a passage from Hosea lately…thankful that God chooses to make us not only His bride but make us white as snow after we have become blemished and turned from Him.
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I was at a friend’s wedding last weekend, and the father of the groom said a few words to remind us that [...]
Posted in blood and guts, life, love, relationships, theology, verse on May 18, 2008 | No Comments »
envelope me.
i need you.
i want you.
just a girl.
walking.
one day at a time, one faltering step at a time.
mercy.
forgiveness.
grace.
laugh.
believe.
hope.
again and again.
doggedly hope.
giving everything for love.
breathe into me.
life.
Posted in blood and guts, life, love, relationships on May 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Posted in blood and guts, life, love, music, philosophy, relationships, theology on May 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Plumb’s “Concrete” …brings me back to my highschool years.
For some reason, the rawness of the song is soothing in a strange fashion tonight.
I cannot escape tonight…past memories. Seven years ago tomorrow. I have been strangely depressed all day; aware of tomorrow’s anniversary, I blithely attribute this deep, pervasive pain and sadness to…something [...]
Posted in friends, life, love, philosophy, quotes, relationships on May 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Fredrich Neitzsche suggested that marriage is a “long conversation” urging us, therefore, to marry a friend. (Gary Thomas)
Marriage is a long walk two people take together. Sometimes the terrain is very interesting, sometimes rather dull. At times the walk is arduous, for both persons or for one. Sometimes the conversation is [...]
Posted in blood and guts, life, love, philosophy, relationships on May 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
A good marriage is not something you find, it’s something you work for. It takes struggle. You must crucify your selfishness. You must at times confront and at other times confess. The practice of forgiveness is essential. This is undeniably hard work! But eventually it pays off. Eventually, [...]
Posted in life, love, relationships on May 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Heard on the radio this morning that the smell of pumpkin pie turns men on (as well as black licorice, buttered popcorn and donuts). For women, the smells included chocolate (no surprise there), lavender and…cucumber.
Cucumber?!
I’m too tired currently to look up the actual study to provide a source but it came out of [...]
Posted in blood and guts, friends, life, love, philosophy, quotes, relationships on May 16, 2008 | 19 Comments »
From my favorite movie.
[When Harry Met Sally]
Harry Burns: You realize of course that we could never be friends.
Sally Albright: Why not?
Harry Burns: What I’m saying is - and this is not a come-on in any way, shape or form - is that men and women can’t be friends because the sex part always gets [...]
Posted in blood and guts, friends, life, love, music, relationships on May 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
One of my girlfriends, whom I adore, tends to write songs about me and my love life (or lack thereof, depending upon when she’s writing ;)…or uses my life in general as a muse…she’s amazing…I’ll lay on the couch, she’ll sit down at my piano, and create something - for whatever mood I’m in (or [...]
Posted in blood and guts, life, love, music, philosophy, theology on May 12, 2008 | No Comments »
[Jars of Clay's "Worlds Apart"]
I am the only one to blame for this
Somehow it all ends up the same
Soaring on the wings of selfish pride
I flew too high and like Icarus I collide
With a world I try so hard to leave behind
To rid myself of all but love
to give and die
To turn away and not [...]
Posted in blood and guts, life, love, relationships on May 12, 2008 | No Comments »
I still feel the same
Though everything has changed
The pain it cost now
I feel lost inside of my own name
But I keep running
I am running
I keep living for the day that I’m with you
That I’m with you
The past has left its stain
Now I feel the shame
Ill seize the day
If you take away
The chains of yesterday
But I [...]
Posted in blood and guts, life, love, philosophy, quotes, relationships, theology on May 8, 2008 | 6 Comments »
i just want to fly
put your arms around me, baby
(sugar ray)
Hello, world.
It’s a beautiful day. :)
This morning, was reading about Jesus’ first miracle. Turning water into wine, not only wine but the best wine.
My friend, Jonolan, posted this bit…it gets into a little about our ideas of God…who He is, what He looks like…and [...]
Posted in blood and guts, life, love, music, philosophy, relationships, theology on May 7, 2008 | No Comments »
[Over the Rhine's "All I Need Is Everything"]
Slow down. Hold still.
It’s not as if it’s a matter of will.
Someone’s circling. Someone’s moving
a little lower than the angels.
And it’s got nothing to do with me.
The wind blows through the trees,
but if I look for it, it won’t come.
I tense up. My mind goes numb.
There’s nothing harder [...]
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