What has happened to us? I was chatting with one of my friends/co-workers today. She has had much boy drama in her life lately. Like so many of us, she doesn't seem to be happy if she's not dating anyone. She made a comment about being "whole-heartedly ignored," or maybe "no-heartedly ignored." With compassion, because I know relationships are ( Read more... )

Deuteronomy 13.

Why do I feel the need to defend God or make rationalizations?

Blue Caravan ( Read more... )

Two days ago the coffee people came and snatched our machine. No warning or anything. I mean seriously, you can't just do that to a girl!

I had a rather disturbing dream the other night. I don't remember very many details or specifics about it, but I remember the feeling. There was no face, no defining characteristic, but he was trying to force himself on me. Typical of dreams, I could not scream. I just kept pushing and struggling. I felt scared, used, and overpowered ( Read more... )

I've been wrestling with this idea of authority of the Church and its leadership again. For some reason this question just keeps popping back up to me. As far as I can remember, I have always been a bit leary of anyone in authority and hesitate to trust in that way. I wouldn't be surprised if a large part of this attitude comes from the churches ( Read more... )

Sometimes I hesitate to write anything on here because I don't want to seem self-centered and like I just talk about myself all the time. I just wrote an enormously long post and then my silly computer deleted it. In high school one of my friends named her computer Lady Macbeth because she said it was a bi*ch ( Read more... )

If one more person tells me not to leave, someone will lose an eye. I know it's just because they love me or whatever, but seriously folks, it's hard on me too. I feel done. Done with work for today and probably tomorrow too.

Today I received not one, but two forwards about how I should be boycotting Target or whoever because they are assaulting the cause of Jesus by their refusal to say "Merry Christmas." Christians are rallying together in solidarity and speaking out against this egregious offense, and I too should be writing nasty letters to these corporations ( Read more... )

Over Thanksgiving break while I was home with my family, I took a needed break to go to the one coffeehouse in Edwardsville, Sacred Grounds (which I think is a great name for a coffee place), I met Rikki when sat at a table across the room drawing a picture of me. I think I've written on here before about random people who come talk to me in ( Read more... )