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Thanksgiving
Since everyone is doing it.
( And I recently decided that I should blog more. Even if just to keep a log some where of these moments. ) -
Thoughts on Evangelism
RT @MarinFoundation: Loving your neighbor begins by being in a relationship w/ him. Otherwise u only love your impression of them.
A friend retweeted the above and I was struck with how it relates to a discussion Ben and I were having the other day about the effectiveness of various forms of evangelism the other day.
We had noticed that people are ( Read more... ) -
He remembered
Diana, Sorry
I just wanted to send you a quick note to say happy birthday. Sorry that I haven't written you back before now but for one im probably the worlds worst at keeping in touch with people, and second things things have been kind of crazy around hear. Any way I hope all is well there and again happy birthday.
John
Just a note to ( Read more... ) -
Conversations with Ben
One Sunday we were too late for the second service at church and too early for the third so we stopped for gas and toyed with the idea of stopping for breakfast while we were filling up ( Read more... ) -
Baby steps
So weird, at the age of 23, to becoming acquainted with my own father. Here's what I finally said to him (in response to his last email):
"John,
I'm sorry that I have delayed so long in responding to you. I've been rather busy lately with work and several weddings of friends.
I'm not sure what to say. It is still a bit of a shock to be hearing ( Read more... ) -
April and May
Whoa look at the time!
Can't believe that I've been here at FIM a full six months this coming Monday.
So let's see. At the end of April I sang about 4 or 5 songs solo at a dear friends wedding in Western, OH. It was a hassle, but a pleasure to be a part of her day. We had to take two days off of work just for the driving, but we got to see a lot of ( Read more... ) -
New Blog
Not that I'm ending this one. I just wanted a place to keep track of all of my crafts and DIY experiences, not just that of knitting. So if you are interested, here you go ( Read more... ) -
Classy.
me: i had a dream this morning that i was terminally ill and running around trying to make like a book of instructions for you full of my recipes and things
me: it was weird
Ben: whoa
did you make sure to include the cheesecake recipe??
me: all i remember is tuna noodle casserole, but i'm sure i would have
Ben: ok, good
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Average Landlord Experience?
Every week and month, I look more and more forward to someday (soon?) owning our own house. Our list of must haves for said future home is pretty basic, but ever growing. This list includes ( Read more... ) -
The triple whammy and Morocco.
I've been fighting an ear infection for over two weeks. Really not a big deal, but ever since that awful bout of labrynthitis I got during homecoming of senior year (by the way, it sucks to have a room close to the football field when you feel like your ears will explode and all noise and light are of the devil during Homecoming) I get vertigo ( Read more... )