it's monday night. i got to amanda, john, and john paul's house around 330 saturday afternoon. we played on the porch, went to get some dinner, and caught up on each other's lives. I can't believe how long its been since i got to do that with amanda...for starters, John Paul is 16 months old, it was the first time i had met him. He is amazing, ( Read more... )

well, this trip is starting out per usual for me :) I got up this morning while it was storming and went to pick up my rental car. I got there a few minutes early. The agent was looking out the door and actually ran to hide...i guess he cherishes those last 15 minutes of freedom. No worries, when the time was right i got the car ( Read more... )

actually, i don't know what a typical day is...but that's okay with me ( Read more... )

Thanksgiving was good! Christmas was holy but hard! But i LOVE the new year! i know in my head that there is no real break in time, it just continues, but i love the feeling of new beginnings, fresh starts, a yearly do over! and I am going to embrace it with all i have ( Read more... )

after the half marathon on saturday, i booked myself an hour long deep tissue massage (which i highly recommend). In the lobby of the "spa" (use that word loosely) to which i had walked in very slowly, a man told me that he would never understand why people do "those things". I can't answer for everyone...i can only answer for me. we live in a ( Read more... )

did you know that rape is NOT illegal in some places ( Read more... )

i don't know if anyone even checks this anymore...i forget to update. i was randomly checking a friend's blog today and saw where it said that i had updated 14 weeks ago. that's a pretty long time. a lot has happened; during the last 14 weeks i have ( Read more... )

for the last 12 and a half years, arbo has laid on the floor of the laundry room next to my bedroom door. Protecting me in his own way. guarding my safety in his dalmation mind. ready for the early morning pat on the head. He chose the floor over his bed because it was closer to me. during hte day while i was at work he would rest in more ( Read more... )

omg! summer is coming to an end. all of our overnight groups for the joe rush 2009 summer season is gone. today will be our last day group for a while. It kind of flew by! a big shout out to THE interns: tori and john carl!!! they made this summer easy...though i'm sure they know that i know it wasn't really EASY. but by "easy" i mean that i ( Read more... )

this weeks sermon title (the church on my way to work):

Know Thy Frenemy

tyra banks must be so proud.