You scored as Cultural Creative. Cultural Creatives are probably the newest group to enter this realm. You are a modern thinker who tends to shy away from organized religion but still feels as if there is something greater than ourselves. You are very spiritual, even if you are not religious. Life has a meaning outside of the rational.
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Thursday, May 26, 2005
what are you?
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Netflix
I wish there was system for books- make a list online and send them back and then get new ones.
NetBooks
There are so many things I would like to read but I just can't afford them all.
NetBooks
There are so many things I would like to read but I just can't afford them all.
Language
I am learning a new language.
I have had several professors over the last two semesters that have helped open my eyes to just how capitalist and individualistic I am.
Just the fact that I can not imagine a language without the word 'opportunity' screams how entrenched I am.
More on this later.
I have had several professors over the last two semesters that have helped open my eyes to just how capitalist and individualistic I am.
Just the fact that I can not imagine a language without the word 'opportunity' screams how entrenched I am.
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
OHMYGOODNESS
So someone chose today to get the landscapers in. They are buzzsawing freaking trees right outside my window.
Could anything be more annoying?
Could anything be more annoying?
Monday, May 16, 2005
TenThousandandfirst Maniac
The music director where I work just told me that my voice reminds him of Natalie Merchant when I sing.
I think I can live off that for a few months.
My voice has changed so much over the years. I love to sing and it's really fun when someone notices.
I think I can live off that for a few months.
My voice has changed so much over the years. I love to sing and it's really fun when someone notices.
Monday, May 02, 2005
music
i've really been into music recently.
grant gave me an ipod for my birthday in january and i love it. i just got itunes on my work computer last week and i have already bought over 20 songs. i'm exploring and i love it.
been thinking a lot recently about music worship. the moment i decided to follow jesus was during a song that showed me how God is my father. i needed that at that second and music has been a huge part of my growing and knowing Christ.
i think it's because music is such an intimate thing. i've had the fantastic experience of hanging out with the amazing derek washington the last couple of days. he shared some of his music with the parish yesterday in thanks for supporting his family while they were missionaries in nepal. i sat in on his practice yesterday afternoon and he was playing some worship songs that i learned years ago and the words came back to me instantly and while i was singing i felt closer to God than i have in a long time. it was relaxing and intimate. i let my guard down for the first time in months.
a lot of worship songs talk about I and Me. so what? i have two identities in Christ- one that is personal and one that is a part of my community. i think sometimes we get so sidetracked by being frustrated with the past (specifically the total individualization of religion) that we only concentrate on the community forms and forget that both are important. everyone needs personal forms of worship that help guide their faith in order to be a part of another group.
all i'm saying is that for me, music worship is deep and intense; something that i can't get anywhere else. and i'm okay with that.
grant gave me an ipod for my birthday in january and i love it. i just got itunes on my work computer last week and i have already bought over 20 songs. i'm exploring and i love it.
been thinking a lot recently about music worship. the moment i decided to follow jesus was during a song that showed me how God is my father. i needed that at that second and music has been a huge part of my growing and knowing Christ.
i think it's because music is such an intimate thing. i've had the fantastic experience of hanging out with the amazing derek washington the last couple of days. he shared some of his music with the parish yesterday in thanks for supporting his family while they were missionaries in nepal. i sat in on his practice yesterday afternoon and he was playing some worship songs that i learned years ago and the words came back to me instantly and while i was singing i felt closer to God than i have in a long time. it was relaxing and intimate. i let my guard down for the first time in months.
a lot of worship songs talk about I and Me. so what? i have two identities in Christ- one that is personal and one that is a part of my community. i think sometimes we get so sidetracked by being frustrated with the past (specifically the total individualization of religion) that we only concentrate on the community forms and forget that both are important. everyone needs personal forms of worship that help guide their faith in order to be a part of another group.
all i'm saying is that for me, music worship is deep and intense; something that i can't get anywhere else. and i'm okay with that.
if ever
so, if someone ever decides to give me a spanish baby girl i would name her Ana Lucia.
if God ever gave me the decision to make everyone the same or not, sometimes i think i would. is it bad that differentness gets on my nerves occassionally?
if God ever gave me the decision to make everyone the same or not, sometimes i think i would. is it bad that differentness gets on my nerves occassionally?
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
static
my mind is in a weird state of staticiness today. i have been at work since about 9:30 but i really can't say anything i've actually accomplished. on monday night i had a paper due and a final exam. then on tuesday morning i had 3 papers due. i didn't sleep for four days. and even though i did get some good sleep last night i am still not functioning properly.
it also doesn't help that my office (well my corner in eric's office) is all packed up just waiting for my new office furniture to get here. what should i be doing? oh, about a million things, but who's counting.
i haven't seen eric sitting down to work today either. we are both just wandering around the campus, back and forth between offices thinking about what kind of pictures to hang in the bathroom and how to arrange our new offices.
we are pretty sure that we are both the same meyers-briggs. interesting. that's probably why we both drive everyone else crazy. when people look at our office in disgust he just tells them that to us it's organized.
i hate feeling anxious all the time. i would say that i feel anxious about 40% of the time. and i can't figure out why. i can't make it go away. mylanta is my best friend.
i think it would really help if we didn't live so far away from the rest of our lives.
and i want to have a baby.
will i ever graduate?
it also doesn't help that my office (well my corner in eric's office) is all packed up just waiting for my new office furniture to get here. what should i be doing? oh, about a million things, but who's counting.
i haven't seen eric sitting down to work today either. we are both just wandering around the campus, back and forth between offices thinking about what kind of pictures to hang in the bathroom and how to arrange our new offices.
we are pretty sure that we are both the same meyers-briggs. interesting. that's probably why we both drive everyone else crazy. when people look at our office in disgust he just tells them that to us it's organized.
i hate feeling anxious all the time. i would say that i feel anxious about 40% of the time. and i can't figure out why. i can't make it go away. mylanta is my best friend.
i think it would really help if we didn't live so far away from the rest of our lives.
and i want to have a baby.
will i ever graduate?
Monday, April 18, 2005
Radio
There's a 'christian' radio station here in Miami that has this slogan, "Because you care what your kids are listening to"
Wow.
Are you kidding me?
As if parents who are not christians don't care?
As if all 'secular' music is satanic?
Oh my.
I hate those stupid distinctions. I listen to all the stations with music I like- christian, pop, hard core rock, 80's, classical- whatever.
I wish someone would just create a national radio station that just plays music that is good and pleasing to God. It doesn't have to be 'praise' music. It doesn't even have to say Jesus. Just good stuff.
Thought for the day:
So called 'secular' stations have the grace to play songs from christian bands. But you will never hear a 'secular' song played on a 'christian' station... well unless they are bashing it.
Wow.
Are you kidding me?
As if parents who are not christians don't care?
As if all 'secular' music is satanic?
Oh my.
I hate those stupid distinctions. I listen to all the stations with music I like- christian, pop, hard core rock, 80's, classical- whatever.
I wish someone would just create a national radio station that just plays music that is good and pleasing to God. It doesn't have to be 'praise' music. It doesn't even have to say Jesus. Just good stuff.
Thought for the day:
So called 'secular' stations have the grace to play songs from christian bands. But you will never hear a 'secular' song played on a 'christian' station... well unless they are bashing it.
Friday, April 15, 2005
Warning!: Boob Post
I found that if I squish my boobs into a smaller sports bra that moves them more to the middle of my body I look skinnier.
I think I might invest in a few more.
Why is it that I have lost 10 pounds but not an ounce has come off my boobs?
As soon as I'm done having kids they are gone. I can't wait.
I think I might invest in a few more.
Why is it that I have lost 10 pounds but not an ounce has come off my boobs?
As soon as I'm done having kids they are gone. I can't wait.
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
BOLO
Be On the Look Out
Mr. Ice Blue Rasberry Lemonade Kool-Aid Man has left my grocer's shelves.
If you find him please email me immediately so we may set up the exchange.
Reward: 6 Dozen Eggs
I miss him.
Find him.
Mr. Ice Blue Rasberry Lemonade Kool-Aid Man has left my grocer's shelves.
If you find him please email me immediately so we may set up the exchange.
Reward: 6 Dozen Eggs
I miss him.
Find him.
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Thesis
I am going to write a thesis for the honors college over the next few months.
any ideas? perhaps something you have always wanted to research but don't have time?
please post.
thank you.
thank you very much.
any ideas? perhaps something you have always wanted to research but don't have time?
please post.
thank you.
thank you very much.
WildLIFE
on friday night i am having a lock-in for my WildLIFE group- 4th and 5th graders.
normally we only hang out once a month for a couple of hours on a sunday afternoon- we usually have about 10-15 kids.
friday night- there is a strong possibility we will have 40.
holy crap.
for real.
i think i might crap myself.
praise God that He is good.
and faithful.
and omniprescent.
because i am not.
grant is not.
pray that someone reliable and jesus-loving would answer our ad for volunteers.
we need more.
would you like to come?
normally we only hang out once a month for a couple of hours on a sunday afternoon- we usually have about 10-15 kids.
friday night- there is a strong possibility we will have 40.
holy crap.
for real.
i think i might crap myself.
praise God that He is good.
and faithful.
and omniprescent.
because i am not.
grant is not.
pray that someone reliable and jesus-loving would answer our ad for volunteers.
we need more.
would you like to come?
Monday, March 14, 2005
Born into Brothels
You should see this movie if:
[you have ever felt ungrateful for anything in your life]
[you love beautiful photography]
[you love children]
[you think the US is a horrible place to live]
[you have multiple family albums to peruse at your will]
[you have a passport]
[you need a break from your self-centered world]
[you enjoy quality films]
[you are looking for something new to be passionate about]
[you are a living, breathing human being]
[you have ever felt ungrateful for anything in your life]
[you love beautiful photography]
[you love children]
[you think the US is a horrible place to live]
[you have multiple family albums to peruse at your will]
[you have a passport]
[you need a break from your self-centered world]
[you enjoy quality films]
[you are looking for something new to be passionate about]
[you are a living, breathing human being]
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Never Even Left
i just got back to my office. this morning i helped out at a bake sale at my previous place of appointment. grant still works there but i have been gone since last august.
it seriously took most people at least 15 minutes to realize that i no longer worked there.
zombies.
it seriously took most people at least 15 minutes to realize that i no longer worked there.
zombies.
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
W ait In G
I'm sitting here waiting for a 7pm meeting. being as i live an hour or more away from work it just doesn't make sense to go all the way home after my 2pm class only to return an hour-ish later. So i am waiting. I have decided that i am not very good at waiting. as i wait my mind
tends to
wander around
aimlessly.
i always plan
to get lots o f thIng s
done.
but for some
reason it seems like a
better idea to
read articles on
youthspecialties.com
or check on my
favorite
american idol
contestants.
i could be;
planning for wildlife on sunday
planning for superheroes in 2 weeks
reading 'ruth hall' for class
reading 'big money' for another class
reading 'lousianna power and light' for fun
reading 'the lie that tells a truth' for fun
talking to beth or brynn or ana, (whatever her name is) my newest character who has just found out she has breast cancer and isn't sure how or when to tell her husband and i'm still not completely sure why he wasn't with her when she found out
but no, i'm just sitting
here.
wasting time.
and loving it.
tends to
wander around
aimlessly.
i always plan
to get lots o f thIng s
done.
but for some
reason it seems like a
better idea to
read articles on
youthspecialties.com
or check on my
favorite
american idol
contestants.
i could be;
planning for wildlife on sunday
planning for superheroes in 2 weeks
reading 'ruth hall' for class
reading 'big money' for another class
reading 'lousianna power and light' for fun
reading 'the lie that tells a truth' for fun
talking to beth or brynn or ana, (whatever her name is) my newest character who has just found out she has breast cancer and isn't sure how or when to tell her husband and i'm still not completely sure why he wasn't with her when she found out
but no, i'm just sitting
here.
wasting time.
and loving it.
pumice
On Saturday Grant and I attended Youth Specialties 'The Core' conference. For me it was a great reminder of why I do what I do and that I am on the right track and that it's okay that my students don't always listen or wear pants with juicy across the bum.
For Grant, the conference was like a revelation into the lives of 6th grade boys. Apparently my suggestions of talking and praying for eachother have just not been going as well in his male small group as they have with my girls.
Me: I am so sorry that I just haven't been able to give you some good advice on how to connect with middle school guys.
Grant: That's okay honey. It's because you know what a pumice stone is for.
For Grant, the conference was like a revelation into the lives of 6th grade boys. Apparently my suggestions of talking and praying for eachother have just not been going as well in his male small group as they have with my girls.
Me: I am so sorry that I just haven't been able to give you some good advice on how to connect with middle school guys.
Grant: That's okay honey. It's because you know what a pumice stone is for.
Friday, February 11, 2005
ministry headache
what is my job? the way i see it: i want to invite young people to know christ. i want them to yearn for him. to love him more than anything else. but i can't make them. there is nothing i can do personally to make that happen and it pisses me off.
i get tired of playing jello games and toilet tag. i feel very unsettled. i want God to blow them away. they giggle and poke eachother when we pray.
am i doing enough?
am i doing too much?
do i talk about God enough?
do we read the Bible enough?
do we pray enough?
should i try harder with music worship?
should i start a second group for those who want to be more intense?
do i spend enough personal time with God?
am i normal?
i get tired of playing jello games and toilet tag. i feel very unsettled. i want God to blow them away. they giggle and poke eachother when we pray.
am i doing enough?
am i doing too much?
do i talk about God enough?
do we read the Bible enough?
do we pray enough?
should i try harder with music worship?
should i start a second group for those who want to be more intense?
do i spend enough personal time with God?
am i normal?
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
sardines
can i tell you how much i love my job? no? too bad. i'm going to anyway. because this is my blog. not yours. i win. - can you tell i've been teaching elementary classes today?
yep, that's what i've been doing. filling in for eric teaching sacred studies to 4th, 5th and 6th grade today. it is so fun. the saint for today is aelred - the patron saint of friendship. so i gave each of them a piece of paper with their name on it and then they had to pass them around and everyone had to write something nice about everyone else. we talked about how there are friends that we love and that even people who are not our friends are loved AND blessed by God so we should love them too. it was good. and they did a good job coming up with good things for eachother. i was impressed. it has been a good day so far.
we don't have SFC this friday. (superheroes for christ) and i find myself bummed. sure i'm very excited to just spend time with my husband but i have so much fun with those guys. they are so hilarious. sometimes i wonder if i was that funny when i was that age.
grant and i are really struggling about being in miami. some days it is just so hard to be here. other days i'm too tired to even think about it. i love my job. i love my husband. i love school- but i wish i was taking classes just for fun instead of having to worry if they count or not and all that crap.
i finally admitted that i wouldn't mind moving back to tallahassee when our three years are up. i don't know why that was so hard for me to admit. probably because i complained so much while i was there. hindsight = 20/20. but we've also been pushing around the idea of grant going federal. all we know is that God wants us here right now so here we are... but we are willing, God, we are willing.
yep, that's what i've been doing. filling in for eric teaching sacred studies to 4th, 5th and 6th grade today. it is so fun. the saint for today is aelred - the patron saint of friendship. so i gave each of them a piece of paper with their name on it and then they had to pass them around and everyone had to write something nice about everyone else. we talked about how there are friends that we love and that even people who are not our friends are loved AND blessed by God so we should love them too. it was good. and they did a good job coming up with good things for eachother. i was impressed. it has been a good day so far.
we don't have SFC this friday. (superheroes for christ) and i find myself bummed. sure i'm very excited to just spend time with my husband but i have so much fun with those guys. they are so hilarious. sometimes i wonder if i was that funny when i was that age.
grant and i are really struggling about being in miami. some days it is just so hard to be here. other days i'm too tired to even think about it. i love my job. i love my husband. i love school- but i wish i was taking classes just for fun instead of having to worry if they count or not and all that crap.
i finally admitted that i wouldn't mind moving back to tallahassee when our three years are up. i don't know why that was so hard for me to admit. probably because i complained so much while i was there. hindsight = 20/20. but we've also been pushing around the idea of grant going federal. all we know is that God wants us here right now so here we are... but we are willing, God, we are willing.
Monday, January 10, 2005
Swedanish
sometimes i am an idiot. i really try hard too.
working in miami causes me to constantly come across people who do not speak english. spanish only please. this often happens with the grandparents of my youth group students. so when the kids grandparents come to drop them off or pick them up i try my hardest to speak spanish with them- especially if they try to fumble through some english for me.
so. last friday one girls grandma came to drop her off. she was speaking in stilted english while trying to figure out what time to pick her grandaughter up. so i tell her the time in spanish and she stares at me weird. i'm thinking 'my spanish is not great but it's not that bad either' and finally we figure out 8:30.
later the girl tells everyone her grandmother is visiting from Sweden.
ba da da.
oh my.
working in miami causes me to constantly come across people who do not speak english. spanish only please. this often happens with the grandparents of my youth group students. so when the kids grandparents come to drop them off or pick them up i try my hardest to speak spanish with them- especially if they try to fumble through some english for me.
so. last friday one girls grandma came to drop her off. she was speaking in stilted english while trying to figure out what time to pick her grandaughter up. so i tell her the time in spanish and she stares at me weird. i'm thinking 'my spanish is not great but it's not that bad either' and finally we figure out 8:30.
later the girl tells everyone her grandmother is visiting from Sweden.
ba da da.
oh my.
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