November 2010
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March 2010
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February 2010
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thoughts about Thomas
I was thinking the other day, that the story of doubting Thomas can be seen from a different perspective than the one presented by children’s Sunday school teachers.
Maybe it’s not at all a story about this bad, bad man who (how could he!) had some doubts about the resurrection of his teacher named Jesus. Maybe it is not about how terrible, but about how normal - or usual - doubt is.
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Bold the ones you've seen of the 100...
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Titanic
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
The Dark Knight
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Shrek 2
Jurassic Park
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January 2010
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Thoughts on Russia, day 3
Snow
high heels
buses that smell like gasoline inside
Ludastick
making a diaper cake
strangely dressed people
not sleeping/eating well
still can’t get used to 2-3 digit prices, keep thinking it’s in dollars
everything is expensive
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random thoughts about Russia, day two
family
champagne
Russian food
Grammy
headache
feeling out of place
dealing with a LOT of talking
dubbed American movies with both Russian and English voices heard
December 2009
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random thoughts after one day in Russia
picture perfect snow covered fir trees
men in pointed toe shoes
2 & 3 digit prices in grocery stores
hardly any personal space
I forgot how loud my family was - and how they all talk at the same time
feeling dizzy
sleeping without Shon is BAD
hate hate hate Aeroflot
P.S. It sounds kinda bad, but my family is a little too much for me. I have to take little breaks every now and then, and...
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Panic-er
I have this little panic-er person in my head. Something like a leprechaun, really. It just sits there and panics, sometimes for no good reason at all.
I wish I knew how to make him move out.
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“Here’s to books, the cheapest vacation you can buy.”
– Charlaine Harris
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“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening...”
– ~Author unknown, attributed to a 7-year-old named Bobby
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Things to look forward to on my Russian trip
1. Seeing my family and friends
2. Hosting a baby shower for my little sister
3. White Christmas
4. Smoked salmon, marinated mushrooms, mom’s pies, Redd’s beer
5. Lots of singing
6. A photoshoot with my cousin
7. Practicing my Russian
8. Doing a video interview with Grammy
9. Ice-skating!!
10. My old books
11. European style hot chocolate - the kind you eat rather than drink
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revelations
As we were leaving the parking lot of Grammy’s nursing home, I noticed a car with a plate reading “The battle is the Lord’s” and it struck me. Of course, I’ve heard it before, but it never really meant anything to me. For some reason I thought it had something to do with God being my avenger and such.
But this time as I read the verse, it suddenly had a new and very...
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Old boatswan, take the parrot off your shoulder, I came to visit with you for a minute. I am a rookie sailor, and when a storm starts, I can’t prevent my knees from shaking. It’s not that I’m afraid - it’s just that I’m not used to it, Even though I should be a captain at this age. I want to be able to do everything, so tell me, old man, how to be kind, big, wise, and...
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living history
We went to listen to Jimmy Carter teach Sunday school. It was neat!
He has a lot of charisma, and he is about as tall as I am.
