these things are never expected. never imagined. i was standing in my lil kitchen, fixing myself some supper. it was beenies and weenies night, and i was quite looking forward to sitting down, finishing a movie, eating my yummy food, and just resting. i had several burners of my stove going when out of nowhere i hear this odd, sordof mini-explosion. i glanced out my living room window and sweet mercy! what did i see? but a FIRE blazing right…
any empty pizza box. the case for “you’ve got mail” laying on the floor. empty coffee mugs. movie ticket stubs in my purse. my new white coat with new coffee stains strewn on the coach. a wallet on the counter. a precious new christmas ornament. an empty can of livewire mountain dew. an empty baby can of a & w’s root beer. i love getting up in the morning and seeing different objects around that speak of the evening from…
i am so beyond excited for christmas i can hardly handle it! it is starbucks christmas eve! tomorrow morning, i will arrive at 6:28 am to a magical, christmas wonderland! the mall christmas lights are lit all day now, and the ginormous wreaths with lights are hung, too! i will arrive a couple moments before mike, and gaze giddily through the windows, soaking in all the new cheer. there will be posters and pictures and reds and whites and mugs…
Full House: the complete series came out today, for the first time. oh my word. it’s actually on sale at best buy. sigh. the COMPLETE series.
i’m a big girl. i don’t know when it happened, but here i am. adult. on my own. independant. i am 25 years old. looks pretty young on paper, but i feel sometimes as if my life is passing me by while i chill on the sidelines. when i consider it logically- no. absolutely i am being proactive about certain parts of me. my heart is engaged, and my heart loves- oh deeply loves the people around me, and then…
“you know what you’re supposed to do- you don’t like quitting because you’re afraid of the unknown.” yes. i am afraid of the unknown. where does my responsibility lie? (lay? whatever. i hate grammar.)do i quit something that drains my soul?ORdo i act responsibly and do what i need to do to pay the bills- even though i am betraying myself, my very soul, my heart?i am in quite a bit of debt. i feel i am left with no…
Realize Take time to realize,That your warmth is. Crashing down on in.Take time to realize,That I am on your sideDidn’t I, Didn’t I tell you.But I can’t spell it out for you,No it’s never gonna be that simpleNo I cant spell it out for you If you just realize what I just realized,Then we’d be perfect for each otherand will never find anotherJust realized what I just realizedwe’d never have to wonder ifwe missed out on each other now. Take…
they (who is “they” anyways?) say a picture speaks more then a thousand words. i say a gift speaks more then a thousand words as well.but, it is also true that words do speak for themselves. what happeneds when all three are received at the same time? for me, a bursting heart. a heart so touched, and so awed, and so humbled it just wants to hide. i was given such a gift the other night by my church community….
hey all! my first post for consumed is published right now! you can read it at: www.consumedministries.com scroll down a bit, and you can click on “click here for our main blog!” then you will find my post…it’s called “blood”…no worries! it has nothing to do with halloween. ICK.
it’s about 6:20 am. it’s dark. it’s chilli. i am bustling my way down several flights of outdoor stairs to get to the door of the MOA that i am allowed to enter with my badge. with my sweatshirt pulled tightly around me i walk as briskly as possible to make it to my store a few minutes before scheduled. i rush past the guard (who actually was MIA this morning!) and down the long corridor to get to the…
