I was thinking of love and romance, and could not find my own words, so I'm borrowing from John Donne.

( Love's Growth )

Okay, it's possible that nobody on my flist can provide this, or that I'm mistaken in looking for it, but... I have a project that I just conceived today, and it would require something I can't find on my own: a couple of quotes from poet Rainier Maria Rilke, but in his original German rather than the translated English ( Read more... )

“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” (2 Corinthians 4:18)

( To See And Be Seen )

I find I am having a difficult time writing this post; please, pardon any clumsy phrasing ( Read more... )

I always manage to find things to be grateful for. I even managed that last year, when I was broke and desperate and long out-of-work, with no hopeful vision for my future.

Because it's easier this year, I'm going to break tradition and not simply list at random things that make me grateful.

( A few things for which I now give thanks )

This is courtesy of my brainy, geeky boyfriend Dan. We were talking about movies (Tron 2.0, probably), and suddenly he burst out with this fantastic metaphor ( Read more... )

I love the mission statement of the church my boyfriend attends. They're Anglo-Catholic (aka high church Episcopal), and more socially liberal than many of the Christians I know would be comfortable with, but they're also very orthodox in theology and practice. And I firmly believe that their mission should be adopted by all churches.

We are ( Read more... )

The icon is to represent my little brother and his new wife. Have you ever been in a room with two people whose mutual attraction made the air almost literally crackle? That's them. Heh. :)

I have NOT yet seen the Supernatural season finale, and apparently there's nowhere safe on the net, so I am going to be avoiding LJ, FB, Twitter, and delicious ( Read more... )

I love going through old notes and journals, because occasionally I run across something I wrote that is relevant to something current in my life at the moment. And, if I'm not busy *facepalming* because I'm having to learn the same lesson all over again, it's a chance to put two and two together to make a memorable four.

( It's not necessary to 'finish' )

Fandom: Numb3rs
Title: The Mansion of a Love
Rating: PG-13
Category: Het, Larry/Megan
Setting: Not long before, or perhaps even sometime during "Killer Chat."
Word Count: 300 (a triple-drabble?)
Summary: Six months of dating and they still hadn't slept together. Not exactly a first-time fic...except that it is. Um.

( The Mansion of a Love )