I have reshuffled my websites and have moved my journaling over to my new blog. www.damnthatssweet.com.

Livejournal, you were greatly important for a large chunk of my life. Thanks for that.

I am not a summer girl. I always have loved Autumn with the crisp air and falling leaves and last hurrahs before hibernation, and Spring is fun cause I get to plant stuff. Winter is calm and lovely. Summer is just frustrating. It takes work keeping the house cool (which is tantamount for keeping the husband well) and I have to put up with the ( Read more... )

I am in a Pastoral Counseling class for seminary right now and I have to do a project that puts together a "pre-marital counseling" presentation.  The thing is, the concept of marriage has been on one of my back burners for a long time now as a topic where the status quo just doesn't set right with me.  Now that it is being forced to the forefront ( Read more... )

Ignorance truly is bliss.  I miss ignorance.

I didn't have a clue why God had me in Seminary when I started.  I was just along for the ride, loving the deep conversations with others and the wonder that kept coming as I studied.  Then last summer, I started getting a clue.  God is being gentle with me though, even though my reactions are anything ( Read more... )

Money.  Blech.  Having money makes me nervous.  I am much more comfortable living on the short end of the stick.  I also like to give it away.  Husband, while also hating money, is more closed fisted (its just his nature.... and that he wants take care of his family *smile*).  Husband is also very intelligent when it comes to understanding balance ( Read more... )

It was like being splashed in the face with cold water on a hot dusty day. It was a surprise and very refreshing.

You see, I have been doing some very difficult, very deep, soul work for a little while now.... so focused that I really haven't been to aware of the world around me. Easter came and went with no significance, no joy, no meaning. We ( Read more... )

Turning off the computer (aside form school and email) for Lent was.... interesting. Its nice to be back. In a sense it is like I am breathing again! A big sigh of normalcy returned. But then, it was nice having it off too (aside from those twitchy moments when I stared at my comics tab yearning for a good laugh) and I played a little more with ( Read more... )

During Grafted's worship gathering last night, after we took communion, we took time to pray for each other. When Brad asked if there was anyone else that wanted prayer, Silas raised his hand really high, practically bouncing off the ground. So we did. We laid hands on him and Shaun prayed out loud for him. I am brought to tears each time I ( Read more... )

In case they ever wonder ( Read more... )

My children's longing to go to the ocean, combined with my husband's lust for comping rendered me insane and I agreed to go camping at the beach in January. I have thus discovered that insanity is good for the soul. *grin ( Read more... )