I currently have a cold — which causes me to watch a lot of DVDs — which allows me to notice things. Things look different on TV than they do in real life. Herein lies my random rant: Coffee to go delivered in a paper bag. I’ve seen it on multiple shows with Gilmore Girls…
All posts in March 2013
Discipleship at Capacity
Excuse me. Pardon me. Can I just get by you? Sorry! Tight squeeze! I heard these phrases a lot last week at the Women’s Retreat. We were in a hotel suite, with oodles of tables, food, supplies and sixty of my closest friends. The hotel assured the planners of the retreat that the suite could…
Shivers and Snot
I’m sick. It’s gross… there’s just no way around that! I’m not sure what bothers me most: the inability to ever maintain the correct temperature to blanket ratio for more than a minute, the incredible amount of tissue boxes that I consume in my snot-filled state, the hazy, drooped eye lids which only give me…
Time Change Woes
I don’t want to do anything. I want to sit and relax and be selfish with my time. I don’t want to be an adult. I don’t want to pay bills or set alarms or go to meetings. I want to feel refreshed and ready for a new week. I want to re-create and not…
Don’t Be a Writer…
A friend of mine sent me this quote today: Don’t be a writer if you can get out of it! It’s a solitary job, sometimes a rather lonely one (who’s listening? you say), and it requires relentless self-discipline. The world is not waiting with baited breath for what you turn out. A writer has to…
That is how it should be.
This paragraph slayed me. It spoke to my heart. It was exactly what I needed to hear. It’s an excerpt from a book called Jesus Calling by Sarah Young, a collection of devotions for each day of the year written as through God were talking to you (hence the high number of capital letters!) Read…
The Tragedy of First Position
I started ballet today… again. I took dance for years growing up, but haven’t donned my well-worn ballet slippers in over fifteen years. In my head, I look like a swan. But I’m pretty sure that in real like I resemble a hippo with an inner ear imbalance. It’s hard. My body has changed, my…
Attack of the Mutant Strawberry!
Last week I was attacked by a mutant strawberry at lunch. Here’s the evidence: I was sitting at lunch with several co-workers, minding my own business, trying to eat healthy, when I heard, “Oh my gosh! Look at that thing!!” It was Jenn. A kindred spirit at work. We have bonded over our ridiculous abilities…
What is Love?
Some good friends of mine are celebrating their one week anniversary today. Weddings, vows, commitments. They’ve got me thinking. The goofy-in-love-we-can-do-no-wrong-our-love-is-pure feelings will fade. They have to. Though I am not married, I can imagine that there has to be a moment when you’re brushing your teeth and your spouse is (noisily) sitting on the…