Have you ever noticed how it’s the small things in life that seem to bring us the most pleasure? I mean, no matter how much we dream about the big stuff, it’s the unexpected little things that add a twinkling happiness to otherwise ordinary moments. I have three proofs of that theory. #1. My mom […]
You might be wondering why it’s taken so long for me to update… Long story short: my camera gave up the ghost, then my computer gave up the ghost. More accurately, my camera gave up the flash and my computer gave up the hard drive. But in doing so, my little laptop also gave me […]
The rumors are all false. – I have not been abducted by George Clooney’esque alliens interested in the dating habits of single missionary women. – I have not been incarcerated by the local police for using a shotgun on a naked apple-picker (see one of previous posts). – I have not engaged in so much Thanksgiving that […]
If you’ve never read Lauren Wiest’s xanga, you’re missing out on one of the most profound and entertaining pages out there. She graduated from BFA two years ago, yet her wit, wisdom and cognitive reasoning put most of the adult sites I’ve read to shame. She is transparent and luminous, and her words are as […]
WHERE HAVE I BEEN?? Oh, you know…. Just bummin’ around. Bummin’ around Switzerland, to be exact. Enjoying breathtaking views… …in great company. I was there for my mission’s conference, where we deprived missionaries spent hours commiserating about how we suffer for God…. …in our five-star hotel. There were fabulous meetings and wonderful speakers. Primary lesson […]
I’ve spent a lot of time this week considering the many flavors of friendship I’m blessed to know. And rather than write a long entry about the people I treasure, I thought I’d resort to pictures taken in the last three weeks alone. Each one of these people is precious to me, though they’re as […]
It has recently come to my attention that a brave young man at BFA used the Budefest to initiate himself to…blood sausage. Now, you may not be familiar with this distasteful, blood-filled intestine, which the Germans like to roast and eat with bread. It really looks very much like what it is, and taking a […]
We experience few sacred moments in our lives. Having spent the morning with Michelle Tebbe and her ever expanding belly, I’ve come to the conclusion that childbirth must be one such moment… Have you ever caught yourself staring at an expectant mom’s stomach and trying to imagine the life inside–conscious, thumb-sucking, high-kicking life just waiting […]
So here’s my assignment for ALL of you: Define yourself in one sentence. I attempted it myself yesterday, as I was (horrors!) creating a Facebook profile (I feel like such a wannabe-young-and-cool-college-chick…ew). The general result? “I am a kaleidoscope of far-flung thoughts and stagnant pain and errant dreams–which hope and Heaven’s Hand bid flow back […]
I received an email from someone very special tonight, and I hope that “someone” won’t mind me sharing it with you. It goes something like this: ……it’s starting to hit. really, really hard. i miss everyone so much. i’m not looking forward to anything. i don’t feel comfortable anywhere… i dont have a home anymore. […]