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Today!!
Hubbie and I are heading out soon...we are driving to Colorado for a weeks vacation to celebrate our 2nd wedding anniversary (which was this past Tuesday). We were blessed and Shane got a bigger paycheck than we were ex… -
It isn't all about me...
Oh, man.As I was reading Miss Goldenrod’spost about that little old lady at the grocery store who races you to the checkout line (gah!! Why?!), I couldn’t help but remember myself in situations likethis. I… -
YAY
It's my happy anniversary!! I am so blessed to be married to such a wonderful man who shows me Jesus every day. Speaking of Jesus, He left us a really neat gift package yesterday on Shane's desk. It was so wonderful!!… -
Another repost
(disclaimer - I have been having serious brain-fog and cannot come up with anything new, apparently. So I'm reposting this entry from my previous site also. By the way, I do not entirely feel the same way I did when I … -
Giving Thanks
I was wandering around my previous Xanga site and came across this entry. I just thought I would repost it, because it helped me to remember to be thankful. ((Thursday, April 10, 2008))I am abundantly blessed, and ye… -
update
We picked up our car yesterday, it is running great...it was uber expensive. It turns out that since we had to take it to the dealer to have the work done, they found that the fuel regulator had been recalled so they al… -
money woes
Sorry I haven't blogged much of significance this week. I have been pretty busy, and the rest of the time I have been stressing out. Shane had three days off this week, which was lovely. Tuesday we decided to go into … -
sigh and tear
So um I know the truth and the Lord is good. But right now there is just a lot going on financially, and I am sort of freaking out. I don't want to go into details because I don't really know if I even understand all… -
Just life
I am so sleepy... This weekend was nice. Saturday, I was able to have quite a few of the ladies over to my house for a home-made ice cream social. The ladies are precious and I loved the opportunity just to get to know… -
Thoughts on the Emergent Church
The Emergent church is a group of people who are said to be reshaping Christianity by breaking down religious barriers and going back to the basics of our faith directly from the Bible. These people are willing to rethi… -
Communion
My husband and I have been sharing a home with a middle-aged missionary lady since the beginning of the year. She is moving out this month and we will have the place to ourselves! Today as she and I were moving things a… -
Do you relate well to people outside your age group?
Someone made a comment to me and my husband recently that we seem to get along with every age group. Chalk it up to being home schooled, I have always been able to relate to people who are older than me, sometimes even … -
How did you meet your spouse or significant other?
At an internship where no one is allowed to date, or even express intention of dating to each other (the focus is on personal spiritual growth for the year). This was not a problem for me, when I first met who is now my… -
A Plague of Ants
I have just stumbled upon the most ridiculous and annoying thing in the universe. I was just about to reach for something clean to wear from my closet, when I noticed some ants...on my clothes!! I looked again, and it w… -
What is your favorite comfort food?
I drink coffee when I am nervous, or anxious about something. It calms my nerves and satisfies my taste buds!! It's also a pick me up when I'm sleepy, a great compliment to a sweet dessert, and yes my friends, it is goo… -
update
So far this week has been nice, in that today is the first day Shane has had to put any over time in. Things will definitely pick up over the weekend, as camp starts on Monday and there is still a lot to do to prepare. … -
Book Review: "The Shack" by William P. Young
I just finished reading the book, "The Shack", by William P. Young. In what short amount of time I have known about this book, I have heard several very different opinions and reactions to it. I wanted to see who on … -
What are a few of your favorite things?
Being with my husband... Reading all sorts of lovely books... Drinking lots and lots of coffee... I just answered this Featured Question, you can answer it too! -
Beyond the Surface
Sometimes I just get so tired of having surface relationships with fellow believers in Christ - in particular at church. I wonder why we don't take advantage of the beautiful opportunity we have for friendships within t… -
Being a Representative of Christ
I have been thinking a lot abouthow I represent Christ in my every day life. There have been several occasions where Ihave been really troubled and actually embarrassed when I have encounteredpeople in public tha… -
update on life
This isn't a very spiritual post, I have been thinking about a lot of things I want to write about, so hopeful those will follow soon. I just wanted to update everyone (especially family) on how things are going righ… -
Culture? or Humanity?
I havenoticed a lot in discussions at my church and on a lot of people’s blogs, there is a lot of talkabout the conditioning of our culture that we have been subjected to in everypart of our lives, fro… -
Blood:Water Mission, and Donald Miller
Last night was amazing. Some friends and I went to a free concert with Sara Groves and Donald Miller. The concert was to raise awareness and support for the Blood:Water Mission in Africa, helping to provide clean bloo…
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