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So, there is this boy...
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so this is a bit loaded

Today I was reading another blog I like to check in on and I went to the website that she recommended. As I was browsing through some of the art I came upon this one:



It struck me for sure. This wasn't easy to see and take in, however, I agree with what this picture is saying. To me, this is what Christianity has widely become. Maybe not everywhere, but I feel like the church has degenerated into what this picture represents.

That makes me sad.

I hope that as someone that loves Jesus I can do my part, however big or small that part may be, to rectify the damage the church has done. It seems to me that people like Jesus. What they don't like is, well to put it bluntly, Christians. It's my hope that we as individuals can turn that outlook around simply by trying to be more like Jesus.

my favorite

Happy Thanksgiving my friends. This is indeed my favorite holiday! I have so much to be thankful for and I plan on celebrating that to it's height today! I hope your celebration is as deep, full, and appreciated as mine!

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okay, so

I really suck at life since I haven't been updating on a daily basis with thankful things. However! I do have a rather large list, compiled of things that have happened over the week.

Let's see here...
-Having a day off
-Spending that day off with my brother
-Spending that day off in Panacea
-Having lunch with Kate and Whit at Panacea
-Playing in the leaves
-Having a phone date with a very sweet friend
-Having coffee with a different sweet friend
-Bonding with my family
-Rain
-Wearing my new North Face
-Hemp
-Time with my Afterschoolers
-Seeing Whit on a daily basis
-Hanging with Landry and J tonight
-My plans for this weekend
-Finding my old routine
-Being thankful for the old routine
-Praying
-Coldplay
-New ringtones
-New friends
-Love
-etc...

Now then, that surely makes up for the lack of updating. Let's see if I can actually keep up with it as we count down to Thanksgiving!

Woot.

inspiration.

Through my friend, Rachel, I read that she read (the cycle continues) somewhere a note encouraging one to post things daily that one is thankful for.

Since I'm a sucker for Thanksgiving and random things like that I'm delighted to share that I too will be taking part.

Welcome, my friends, so the first of several installments to the thankful fest.

For today I have been thankful for:
-Clean laundry
-Dad coming home early from hunting
-Seeing my brother
-My mom
-Babysitting Whit last night and having a good convo with Kate
-Learning a piece of information that I didn't know what to do with, but after some council from dear ones am on my way to understanding and accepting.

There is a bit of my list. I'm sure tomorrow's list will be filled with far more.

Ah, the first snow of the season!

I met up with a friend today for coffee at Panacea. I love Panacea because of not just the coffee, but because of the different company you can keep while you're there. I spend an awful lot of time there since I'm working mainly in the afternoons and I have my mornings pretty much free. This friend of mine and I go back about a year and a half. We've been pretty close and then we had a bit of a rough patch and she moved away. She's back now and I'm so thankful for that, I think she needed to come back and this may be selfish, but I needed her to come back. It was very enlightening to spend some time with her today over coffee on the big ugly orange couch from the 70's in my haven of comfort. I had forgotten how much she surprised me with her insight and her knowledge of people. Her experience in life far outweighs my own even though she is just a couple of years older than I am.

Yesterday at the church I was hearing tales of the possibility of snow. All I could think was: this early in the season? No way.

Ha. I was wrong.

The kids had a two hour delay, which was nice, I got to see my brother some this morning before we both went on with our days. I love spending time with him. I feel like because I'm looking for a real job our time is limited together. That might be silly but there it is. I digress, I spent some time with the first snow of the season (despite my coughing from the cold of satan). I took some pictures and just enjoyed the general cold splendor. I love the fall color when it's covered in a nice layer of snow. The white offsets things wonderfully.

I think snow might be my favorite. It's not necessarily a rarity in the mountains, but a lot of times we get excited about it and it doesn't come. We had a nice half an inch at my house that I played in. I love how quiet things are when it's snowing, it's not like rain, bouncing around and letting you know it's there. Snow is much less unassuming that way. It just blankets everything in the wonderful white layer of goodness. It was nice to get out there alone with my camera to spend some time with God while in the midst of this early season blessing. He can speak really well to me through little things like that.

I've also been spending a lot of time with James Taylor. I had forgotten about my old CD of his "greatest hits". It's been wonderful to settle down with a good book, coffee, and sweet baby James.

One last thing: go to wisdombook.org and watch the video. Let it inspire you like it inspired me.

in love with autumn...

Today I woke up (I suppose really it hasn't been that long ago) and the sun was trying so hard to break through the fog and bring in the day. This is one thing I love about autumn... other than calling it autumn! Yesterday Mom and I were at the grocery and I saw the international delight creamers, pumpkin pie spice is out! Ahhh! I enjoyed a bit of that in my coffee this morning.

How delightful.

I've been babysitting again. Which means I've been taking pictures again. I love the Birthright family. They make my heart smile. I've been with them for some time now -- it's always such a pleasure to watch a child you love grow up over the years. I sound like I'm a grandmother... but whatever.

There is some of our craziness!

I'm really enjoying the weather! Autumn is my very favorite season! I'm planning on a parkway trip very soon that way I can get some great pictures of the leaves. It's so nice to live in an area that is so perfect in fall!

I'm off, I have the urge to spend some time in the Psalms today. Woohoo!