i am a twenty-three year old darling girl.
i am not married, i have no children, and i didn't graduate from college. but..
i draw birds and robots; i read books; i laugh till i cry; i love until my heart bursts; i sometimes paint my face or arms with stripes if i'm bored; i create; i play guitar.
i am not impressive, but i am me.
i am addicted to Jesus Christ. He never stops loving, never stops giving, and there is always more of Him. He is the perfect addiction. no one else can satisfy.
These are all just mostly vague details. If you want me, come find me. But, I promise, at the very least, you'll think I'm nice.
things i like
(and i like a lot of things).
museums.//
theme parks.//
zoos.//
aquariums.//
road trips.//
naps.//
reading, and lots of reading. especially in unconventional places.//
being silly.//
going to goodwill to find hidden treasures.//
traveling.//
new things.//
vintage things. record players, records, old cameras, old radios, vintage clothes, etc.//
learning new things.//
exploring new places.//
building forts out of pillows and/or blankets.//
getting mail.//
finding new ways to stay organized.//
old books that smell like yummy old books.//
the smell of colored pencils, and crayons.//
the internet, for without it, i might not have some very great friends that i love so dearly.//
squirrels.//
musicals.//
live plays.//
daisies, and trees.//
thai food.//
laughing.//
socks.//
people you meet that are so amazing they make you strive for greatness, not in competition, but just out of the pure fact that you've seen potential, and was found to be wasting yours.//
living a simple life.//
holding hands.//
the rare moments in life where i don't feel self conscious.//
watching home videos.//
hideabeds.//
thrift stores the size of target.//
target for that matter.//
poking people in the nose and saying "beep" at the same time.//
candles and lanterns and kerosene lamps.//
cupcakes.//
showers, washing my hands, and brushing my teeth.//
sitting on rooftops.//
the feel of new shirts.//
warm, summer nights.//
making things for people.//
old shoes from friends.//
macaroni and cheese.//
having great times of talk with God.//
organic, antibiotic-free, preservative-free, artificial flavoring/color-free, no refined sugar or grain food. (just the way God intended.)//
love.
things i listen to
currently:
death cab for cutie. feist. animal collective. modest mouse. owen. iron & wine. mother mother. eisley. her space holiday. school of seven bells. dear and the headlights. the weepies. arcade fire. the format.
and when my heart needs to beat t-pain. rhianna. jay-z. kanye west. flo-rida. ne-yo. justin timberlake. (all hopefully edited.)
things i watch
when life slows for a moment.
the office. my boys. saturday night live. arrested development.
cinema light
that makes my heart glow
the royal tenenbaums. dedication. juno. stranger than fiction. hook. eternal sunshine.
garden state. empire of the sun. caddyshack. ghostbusters. jurassic park. closer. iron giant.
turner & hooch. an affair to remember. eagle vs. shark. lars and the real girl. pineapple express.
the life aquatic. (500) days of summer. the hangover. up.
and in all honesty, avatar in 3D was pretty amazing.
paper and ink
with feelings and thought
cars & trucks & things that go - richard scarry
little bear - maurice sendak
the giving tree - shel silverstein
the quietest cricket - eric carle
there is a monster at the end of this book - grover
crazylove - francis chan
awake - erwin raphael mcmanus
seizing your divine moment - erwin raphael mcmanus
the journey towards relevance - kary oberbrunner
no compromise - melody green
but you can't raise boys to be scared of life.
You got to brew some recklessness into them.
The Lord has always been the One who stirs hearts to give of their resources and primarily I am asking Him to stir up those who will financially sow as partners with His kingdom advancing in and through my life.
Please take time to prayerfully consider becoming a monthly financial partner, allowing the Lord to pour through you, as He is the Source of all provision.
One-time donations are very helpful. Relational monthly partners who want to share in what God is doing in and through my life will provide enabling to focus wholeheartedly on His Word and His ways.
If you want to use another method besides paypal to help donate, let me know.
Contributions made directly to me are "love contributions," and are NOT tax deductible.
hey juuude. don't make it baaaah. take a sad sonng and make it behhherrrrr. remember! to ret her into your harrrr then you can starrr to make it beerherrr.
so rehreroneorerrrr rememberr to ret rer into your harrr *MM* then you can starrr *HM HMMM* to make it beherr *HMMM MMMM*
... i'm going to kidnap that boy/girl and force it to be a member of my band "cowboy baseball." i love the end: "make it behher, behher, BEHHERR AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"
i only hope that God blesses me with an equally talented, hilarious, half-naked, half asian baby. *clasps hands tight*
.. PPPLEEEEAAASEEEE?
in other news, i want to be at IHOP STAT. stat stat. every day that goes by that i'm not there, i'm all rawrawrawrawrihoprawrawrawr. i just have to turn it around and be like, "i'm one day closer to there" instead of "one more day i'm stuck here".
even if my sister got the job, she said with the baby she wouldn't be able to move until like may/june at the earliest. that's too late for me. i'm hoping for january. more prayer (and money, truth be told) is needed on the matter.
so, i'm going to be talking to matt on saturday about it.. kind of seeing what he thinks, and getting a little of his wisdom on it. after all, he was in my shoes three years ago. and now he's been living there for three years. and if he can do it, i can do it. plus, then hopefully it means i get a matt!hug. which is like.. the champagne of the hugs. seriously.
work was kind of rawr today. it was super slow, so dr. rall sent me out on the town to put up fliers. i had pretty good success, and you can't complain about getting paid to walk around in beautiful weather. or, drive around in beautiful weather. but then after that we went to the walk for midwives thinger that was going on, so we walked about 2.5 miles. then kim and i were super hungry so... i consumed 1400 calories of qdoba. FAIL.
but anyway, then after that we went back to the office and i helped her with things. until mom reminded me that cadence hadn't been walked yet. whoops. so, i'm tired, already walked a bunch, full of qdoba and i get home and the little turd wants to go for a run. so i did. and it was good and fun. but now i think i'm going to puke and die and i'm pretty sure it's not God's will for me to go back to qdoba. she's a good little doggie. :)
anyway, that's all for now. i promise i'll try to write more. i just don't feel like life is that interesting to write about. ..well, it's not really. it leads to crap entries like this. but whatevs. i love you all very dearly. *hugs tight* see you soon.
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good reads or good websites.
Team Van Voorst - Paige updates her life as wife, mom, and general frugal lady!
LG & Brian Alsbury - LisaGrace writes about being a new wife, matters of the heart, budgets and goals, and general awesome things.
SmittenKitchen - Seriously some of the BEST recipes i've ever come across. SO awesome.
go, mordecai!
good buys.
rare bird finds. - a collection of unique items. fredflare! - a shop full of fun and functionality. [etsy] - if you want anything handmade or vintage, look here. mighty goods. - an updated collection of fun things. threadless. - tshirts designed by everyday people. raygun. - formerly smash, this is an independant shop in des moines that specializes in awesome shirts.
wildcat. wild...cat.
other good websites.
questionable content. - my favorite webcomic by jeph jacques. (contains swearing and adult situations.)
postsecret. - updated every sunday, this blog contains secrets sent in by individuals all over the world.
cute overload. - bad day? stare at picture of cute things. it helps.