I finished my book yesterday. It's called "Is God to Blame?" by Dr. Gregory Boyd. It was really good. It had some good points about where evil comes from and explains a little about the ambiguity of life. It actually supports my belief that we have ultimate free will and that although God knows the outcome of every decision that we could make, He ( Read more... )

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I have just finished slaving over an extreme chocolate pie and putting up an xmas tree. I don't know how us girls are going to eat all this food tomorrow. We may have to invite in the homeless. Hope everyone has a great holiday and know that I am thankful for all of you in my life b/c I learn from all of you. Today I give thanks. Today I'm thankful ( Read more... )

Yumm! I'm making extreme chocolate pie and pumpkin pie for tomorrow's festivities. It's hard not licking the chocolate mix in the bowl. Yes Desi, I may be thin but I love doing fat kid things just like Steve. I could go for some of those strawberries and cookies we had at your grandma's. Gotta finish baking send kisses to the chef! XOXOXO everyone!

A hug, a kiss, a touch, a smile, a word--can have so many meanings. It's interesting how something can mean one thing to a person and something totally different for another. I wonder how different my memories are from those involved in mine. Just thinking.

I await my much needed break this week. Yay for food! I'll probably work 3-11p the day of so someone with family can have off. I hope the weather is good enough for maybe a beach trip on Friday. My friend Janie is still in ICU with a PE. She's been in since Tues. I hope she gets out soon. I'm going to go see her again tomorrow. What a crazy month ( Read more... )

I woke up yesterday knowing that I needed to do something for my soul. It's cravings for peace and understanding led me to church. I haven't been to church for awhile and when I have gone over the last yr. I haven't gotten anything out of it. So I went & was pleasantly surprised to be greeted so warmly. The speakers talked of having faith and ( Read more... )

It's funny how once someone leaves your life they actually consume it much more. Dianna is now gone forever but memories of her play in my head everyday now. A past love is in my dreams and comes out in my sketchwork almost daily. Why is it that when they are in our lives we can't seem to give them much thought but as soon as they exit the stage we ( Read more... )

I just returned from my friend Dianna's viewing. It was really tough. I thought I could hold it together. And I did for about 2 seconds until I saw her mom. I looked at her and stroked her hair and couldn't believe it was real. It felt like one of my vivid, awful dreams. I keep hoping I'm going to wake up and call her and say " I had a dream about ( Read more... )

I am so depressed right now. My friend Dianna's mom just called me and informed me that she died this morning. She died of some rare lung disease that destroys your lungs lining. I can't believe it, 21 yrs old. I had lost contact with her for a few months and I just talked to her online last week. I hate this. I would give anything to have been ( Read more... )