the girl at the drive through window tonight was named Citrus. she wore big metal claw gauges in her ears and a studded belt with her arby's uniform, and had a wonderful, infectious smile... probably one of the most interesting and friendly people i encountered all day.

how refreshing.

i had a really unsettling dream last night. ever since i woke up my whole day's been out of whack ( Read more... )

somebody just drove a pickup truck with a horse trailer through the starbucks drive through.

only in alabama.

love is a miracle. the bible says that "god is love" and the more i understand about the miracle of love the more i understand how incredible god is. every time we choose to reach out to others selflessly, to listen without passing judgment, to be patient and be pursued... we practice love and get a taste of what god's love for us is like. i ( Read more... )

scrolling through internet dating sites just for the hell of it, searching craigslist again (and again) for studio apartments, constantly checking airfare prices... it's so easy to allow my time to be consumed by these meaningless things, these things that i'm not really looking for. i have this little hope in the back of my head that maybe i'll ( Read more... )

"what's it worth to you?"

it's time to find out.

I'm not even sure who reads this anymore. this online presence has been so cathartic for me over the years... now I feel like I've retreated into a place within me where I don't share my written words with many people, at least not in public forums. I send long emails to friends overseas and journal some, and I guess those two outlets have replaced ( Read more... )

i know who i am and i know where i'm going.

"You who dwell in the dust, wake up and shout for joy!"

amen!

i like to wear pretty clothes... and i've been blessed with pretty, feminine clothes, but so often i wear old junky stuff just because it seems "easier" to look sloppy. the thing is, it's just as easy to throw on easy and pretty stuff as it is to throw on clothes like i'm going to go work on a farm. there's beauty in utility, true, and some of the ( Read more... )