its funny how someone whom you havnt seen or talked to in years can bring up so much in you. maybe its just my naturally empathetic heart combined with pregnancy hormones but i find myself in a stupor tonight over the news that a childhood friend's family member has commited suicide.

thank you erin maddiefoxfire for alerting me of this heartbreaking ordeal ( Read more... )

i go to share my testimony/story of my life before our small group last night. i was very nervous about this. i hate being the center of attention and this was really going to push me outside my comfort zone. but i really thought about it and came to the conclusion that my life is worth sharing- even the bad parts im not proud of. no ones life is ( Read more... )

i forgot to mention this but i would just like to take a minute to say how profoundly proud i am of Columbus for passing the smoking ban. it went into affect i believe two days ago. i couldnt be happier with Columbus than right now. it's a bit strict for me, stricter than any other ban in the country, but since no one proposed anything else it's ( Read more... )

we have two cats. one in particular i am smitten with. here are some of the many reasons why this cat tickles me ( pink. )

in order to try to put on some weight my mom bought me some of those "hungry man" meals from swanson. mine had turkey, mashed potatos + gravy, stuffing, peas, carrots, and some cranberry crisp. ONE POUND of food. 520 calories ( Read more... )

last night as we were going to a friends birthday party my husband and i were in the car and had a nostalgic moment recalling a dear friend from dayton (ryan france). we miss him and all of our other friends from there so much. throughout the course of the conversation we really had a good laugh at some of the moments we shared with ryan ( Read more... )

i dont know what to say or how to describe how i feel right now. the word "deflated" and "damaged" somehow spring to mind first. could be the fatigue talking though, highly possible ( Read more... )

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"do not conform any longer to the patten of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind."
romans 12:2

i need to show more grace to my parents. we hurt the ones we love is sometimes so unfortunately true. i dont know if i hurt them but i know that in my heart im not always giving them the full measure of grace they deserve. i find ( Read more... )

why do we all feel the need to draw attention to ourselves..?