Last class for Transformative Peacemaking!! Dr. Dekar invited the class to his house for our last class and his wife made dinner for us. She made a rice dish and then had all these chopped veggies, raisens, chicken and nuts. It was really good. We had the first half of our class outside in his backyard garden ( Read more... )

Okay, STOP e-mailing me telling me to update!!! I know I'm a slacker, I've learned to live with it and so should you. For an update on last week, take a look at Jill's livejournal as she wrote much better and in greater detail than I ever could have. That's one of the many many reasons that I love her as much as I do ( Read more... )

OK everyone, let's all sing together... Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you... ( Read more... )

Sick...bad...no energy. no fun.

I think I'm getting the flu. One of my housemates in Memphis has a bad case. 102-103 temp. He is hating life right now. I called my doctor who told me to run out of that house. He called me a script of some flu medicine and I am about to go get it. However, I've been in class. Did not feel bad at lunch or through out the morning, but I went ( Read more... )

This morning when I announced the Children's Moment, I noticed this you man probably 4 years old tear out from the back pew in a full sprint toward the front of the church. Wouldn't it be great if we all ran toward Jesus as fast as we could? Even when we are in the sanctuary?

Everywhere I turned yesterday, I saw hope...I was at St. Judes getting off the elevator looking at the floor so that I would not step in the vomit where a patient had gotten sick and almost bumped into a girl. On her tee-shirt in big bold letters H O P E. I go the the cafe to get a bite to eat, a purse carried by a woman. On the straps, the word ( Read more... )

Yesterday was my day to go to St. Jude's for clinicals. I met a young man by the name of Ray. He is 13 years old and has Neuroblastoma. The chaplain informed me that Ray was going to die. I was very nervous going to see him, what would he be like? What would his outlook on life be? How unfair was it that this little boy was sentenced to death ( Read more... )

I know I'm going to get lots of negative responses for this, but I think it will be worth it...especially the response from Emily. Anyway, here goes...

"I'd rather go hunting with Dick Cheney than go for a drive with Ted Kennedy."
Anonymous

BON JOVI : VALENTINE'S DAY in NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE ( Read more... )