below is an image of some branches on an evergreen pear. they (whoever they are that name trees and such) have called this tree an evergreen pear yet it does not bear fruit. why, then, call it a pear tree if it bears no pears???


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[title dubbed by my road trip buddy and all the time awesome friend, elizabeth]

we've decided to take full advantage of our christmas break and drive up north to visit several friends and embrace the cold weather and rain that southern california so often lacks.
i will be updating with photos, of course and here is the first set...

san simeon...


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yesterday a friend suggested i read psalm 147.
we were previously discussing the goodness of God and how it is displayed through creation.

after i read the chapter i thought back to one year ago when i was taking an exegetical course with bill risinger. at the time i found that i was only able to respond/relate to the psalms of lament (such as psalm ( Read more... )

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about cutting my hair short.

like above-the-shoulder short.

:)

last night i had my first ISP team leader meeting for my upcoming argentina trip. i found out that my co-leader isn't going to be able to stay on our team so it is now just me and my student leader, jeremy. he and i actually already knew eachother from our old church a few years back. i was a high school leader when he was either a junior or ( Read more... )

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i have a (more than) slight crush on a man who wears sparkley make-up and daisy dukes ( Read more... )