As promised, here is my blog on joy. But before I do that, just a little update for those who are interested. I have arrived safely in New York, and have already experienced memories of why I loved it here and also why I had to move. I’d forgotten how noisy is can be to […]
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Happy happy joy joy!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6yzjDXp_og&feature=related] Even with everything else that’s going on in my life right now, I’m going to try and continue my study on the fruits of the Spirit. I will be posting my thoughts on joy this Saturday, if I manage to find the time. It’s strange how, once again, something comes up every week which […]
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Millionaire Musings
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVLHTqdkwZ0] I love this song, and it’s been running through my head for obvious reasons. The first verse starts out: Imagine this, I get a phone call from Regis. He says “Do you want to be a millionaire? They put me on the show and I win with two lifelines to spare. I’ve sung this […]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro3dirBlOyw] As I mentioned on the 13th, I had planned on revisiting my study of the fruits of the Spirit for the next nine weeks. As the saying goes, life is what happens when you’re busy making plans. Two days after that blog, I got a phone call from New York. For those of you […]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCto3PCn8wo&ob=av2e] Nine is an interesting number. We say we’re on cloud nine and we dress to the nines. A stitch in time saves nine. (Not sure what that one means.) A cat has nine lives. Our solar system has nine planets – I don’t care what the scientists say, I say Pluto still counts. There […]
I don’t handle death very well. I know that’s true for most people, but I was one of the fortunate ones whose life was untouched by death for a long time. For forty years, death and I had an understanding – it would leave my loved ones alone and I…well, I guess I really didn’t […]
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Out of the Box B-“ugh”-ffet
On my quest for out of the box living, I knew that, at some point, I would have to deal with food. I have a very selective diet, and it’s very difficult to get me out of that very comfortable box. I like what I like and I don’t like what I don’t like and […]
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…but God
I was talking to a very dear friend last night, and during our conversation I was reminded how powerful those two words – “but God” – can be. She is going through a difficult time in her life and she was talking about the pain she was going through, and she finished her statement by […]
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Jax Unplugged
As I had mentioned possibly doing in a previous post, I did indeed take the plunge and spent 24 hours without my cell phone, internet, Facebook, e-reader, TV, or any other of my usual electronic distractions. At midnight Friday night/Saturday morning, I went dark. I shut down my computers, my iPad, and my cellphone. Right […]
By midweek I was wondering if an opportunity for out of the box living would present itself. I’ve already gotten an idea of what I want to do for next week. I will have the week off from classes, so I figured next Saturday I will try to spend 24 hours away from my technological […]