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I am very happy to report that I have officially lived in Dodge City for one month :)  I hardly know where to begin or what to say... it's been a really good 30 days.

A lot has been accomplished... and I know that a lot more challenges and accomplishments are on their way.  This is only the beginning, and I'm happy to say that I'm exactly ( Read more... )

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Sometimes it hits me when I'm in the kitchen making dinner, or washing dishes.  Sometimes it hits me when I'm leaving the apartment for work, or when I'm walking into my office.  Sometimes it's a quick conversation with a parishioner, or a smile from a stranger.

All of these things, and many more, are reminders that I am exactly where I'm ( Read more... )

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I'll just start by saying this will probably be a bit of a sloppy update.  This is mostly due to the fact that there is just too much to say, too much to try to package neatly and display to the world.  There's just  a lot... and if you've caught anything via FB Stalker Feed, you might understand what I'm saying.

I did not get the job at St. ( Read more... )

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I'm wide awake.

There are several explanations for this, one of which is the cough that has been beating me up over the past few days.  Even with the medication and ginormous bottle of water at my bedside, I can't seem to shake it.

There is another reason I think I've been having trouble sleeping.  Actually it's a whole collection of reasons ( Read more... )

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I figure now is as good a time as any to scribble some thoughts on the computer screen.  Originally I was supposed to be in Queretaro, Queretaro right now on the weeklong mission trip, but due to the travel warnings/safety issue I decided to pull out.  I felt uncomfortable with the trip and sensed that I was not supposed to go.

I said goodbye ( Read more... )

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Part of me wishes that I had never "announced" the writing project that I had thought would be finished by the new year.  I've written out notes for the next chapter... but actually finding the time to sit down and type it all out has proven to be difficult.  I could be working on it right now, but I'd like to get in bed before midnight if ( Read more... )

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I keep telling myself that one of these days I will sit down with this laptop and really write something "meaningful". But what does that even mean? I think for now, I just need to "write what I know" and move on from there. Otherwise, I'll end up taking an unnecessary sabbatical from livejournal/facebook notes. Plus, who is to say that ( Read more... )

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Exciting stuff! I'm in the West TN Catholic for this week! Someone is going to have to mail me the print edition because I know there is at least one picture from my mission year in there somewhere! Check it out!

I feel all a flutter of excitement because I'm starting to feel things slowly but surely coming into place. I picked up my car ( Read more... )