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- December 4th, 2009
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heyshannon has posted a new entry on: Little Victories
The Sacrament of Letting Go
I was swinging in the park yesterday during my run yesterday. It's true, I went running. And it probably won't happen again for at least a week or two as my quads hurt super bad. That's what I get for…
- November 22nd, 2009
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thankful in the midst
The seasons seem to be changing again and I feel as though hard things come around in the winter. I have a hard time thinking of a winter that wasn't tough. The leaves change into glorious colors all…
- November 15th, 2009
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random song and life overlap moments
Last night I was listening to music I got from the library which is my new source for new music. This is mostly because my budget can't keep up with my love of new music and the fact that I have yet t…
- November 10th, 2009
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old bloggy blogs
I was just reading through old blogs this morning. it's kind of fun. I've always loved looking back on old journals to see where I was at another stage in life and how I was feeling or what I was doin…
- November 9th, 2009
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Ordinary Inbetween
"It's not the big things, but the ordinary in between and maybe this is not the time at all to be waiting for any better reason to be glad that I'm alive at all." -Late TuesdayFor what it's worth, I f…
- October 31st, 2009
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dreams of wild horses
I had a dream last night, where I was walking around on my neighbor’s ranch. Maybe Karyn’s neighbors and they were all gathered on the lawn with the family and it was morning and misty and beaut…
- October 29th, 2009
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love is risky business
To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be rung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not eve…
- October 19th, 2009
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big city perspective
It's October and beautiful in Portland. The leaves are changing. The sun is shining and the rains haven't really arrived. As beautiful as the weather is, which is usually enough to keep me or any othe…
- October 15th, 2009
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fear
So many thoughts running rampant this morning. I was catching up on blog reading last night and a friend of mine, Becca had written just the words that I needed to read and so beautifully, might I…
- September 28th, 2009
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our bodies are still but our minds are having a hay-day
So many dreams to remember from one night. I finally had a chasing dream. I haven’t had a chasing dream where I was being chased since I was a little girl and my dreams/nightmares consisted of…
- September 24th, 2009
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truth
I'm not sure who said this..."Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes." but wow...it's so good.
- September 21st, 2009
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the view from here
What I love about this morning and the view from our breakfast nook. -It is a gloriously sunny morning and it just pours into this little room like heaven. -Over the Rhine is playing in the b…
- September 11th, 2009
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Cell phones and People's Choice Awards
A peeve...As handy as they can be, cell phones are annoying and I think they may be breaking up relationships and friendships all over the globe (as well as forming them, but that's a whole other blog…
- August 31st, 2009
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say hello, wave goodbye
I’m sitting on the floor in my empty apartment. It’s dark and the fan is blowing strong. I just finished cleaning every nook and cranny and I’m about to turn in my keys. This is just what I…
- August 24th, 2009
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photos from mom's visit to pdx
\my mom came to visit a couple weeks back and these are a few of the photos from our portland adventures. i just love her. she's precious and adorable but also a little spitfire. haha.
- August 18th, 2009
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thinkin' malawi like thoughts
I brewed a pot of coffee this morning with the intention of some quiet time to write. I spotted my old journals on the bookshelf and thought I would break them open and read into my old self, thou…
- August 12th, 2009
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ain't no sunshine..
seriously? wow. if i had a washing machine of my own, you can guarantee i would run to the thing right now and try and re-create this magic.
- August 6th, 2009
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never did i think that karaoke could bring such joy
I went out for karaoke last night and loooooved it. I am always torn about karaoke. Actually, I am never torn about it. I have always detested the whole karaoke idea-standing up in front of tons o…
- July 28th, 2009
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holy hot city
I am melting. Portland is so HOT right now, and not in the Zoolander sense. It's five bazillion degrees in my apartment. I think I slept maybe an hour or so last night. A couple friends from out of to…
- July 21st, 2009
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bigger than a building
Quiet. I've been reflecting a lot lately. I've been outside, enjoying Portland, enjoying the trees, enjoying the water. And I'm reminded that I love the outdoors. I see God in the outdoors, more so t…
- July 15th, 2009
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love this photo
I love the National Geographic photo of the day. I get it on my google homepage and i get so excited to check it everyday. The anticipation is kind of like Christmas. Well, maybe more like checking my…
- July 13th, 2009
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He whispers
"I'm going to make you brave", He whispers to me in the stillness of the breath I'm holding.I know. I think that's what I'm afraid of.
- July 7th, 2009
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Rose Garden watchings and musings
I’m sitting here at the Rose Garden. Instead of a solitary hike (which my mom deemed, unsafe for a young lady like myself), I opted for pretty scenery and reflective space. I set up camp in the…
- July 4th, 2009
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Remembering...Brian
All it took was a glance to the date on my computer screen. Seven years ago today, you were still a teen Early morning July 3rd, the dawn was breaking And your own life you were taking.…
- July 2nd, 2009
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oh ingrid, you say what i can't
Ingrid Michaelson....i can't get enough.listen to this demo of her new song, 'walk away'.beautiful. words. voice. harmonies."but i really know, that forevers, they come and go, so i'll hold on tight t…
- July 1st, 2009
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almost poetry
(I apologize for being so verbose; this was written in a late night, sleepy state.) some thoughts that resemble poetry.. I am a tattered and torn person in the process of becoming Who it is I am…
- June 24th, 2009
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The Story
I cannot tell you how much I love hearing people’s stories, hearing where they come from, what their world looked like and felt like growing up, and learning about little and big experiences tha…
- June 23rd, 2009
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what's next..? enjoy today..
It’s a bit surreal, the whole being done with school. Of course everyone’s question is “…what next?!” ha. If only I knew... That was the easy part when I graduated from the U of W; I knew…
- June 17th, 2009
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i am my father's daughter
(whoa, haven't blogged in while! it's been a little wild with GRADUATING, hooray!!...but get ready for a lot more writing because i've got some tiiiiiiime...) I’ve been thinking about my Dad la…
- June 4th, 2009
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Frederick Buechner
Everything this man writes is brilliant."But I talk about my life anyway because if, on the one hand, hardly anything could be less important, on the other hand, hardly anything could be more importan…
- June 2nd, 2009
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trust that something will grow from nothing
Two posts in one day, can you tell my workload is dwindling? Or maybe it’s my procrastination that has taken on all new levels as I just have one more paper left…anyhow, I was searching through ol…
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blessed to be a witness
It’s been one of those weeks where things seem to be falling apart around me. The circumstances that my friends, clients, and co-workers are facing make me sigh over and over again. What does one DO…
- May 26th, 2009
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counting down..
I am counting down…some have been counting down since we began the social work program two years ago. Others began counting down this year. I have held off, until now. This whole crazy time of theor…
- May 21st, 2009
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Oh heavenly day...
I’m thinking about Malawi today as I so often do…one of my interns in Malawi had the lyrics “oh heavenly day” written as her status on facebook. This is my favorite song in the whole entire wo…
- May 19th, 2009
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26, I've decided you're going to be awesome.
I love birthdays. I don’t so much like being the center of attention, like during the singing, gah, the singing. A whole song’s worth of people singing and staring at you-awkward. But I do lov…
- May 11th, 2009
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Lost in translation
My family from Korea is visiting Seattle this month and I am so thrilled to have them here, but also bummed that I am a three hour drive from them and am still in school, thus limiting my time wit…
- May 8th, 2009
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my, my, my, it's a beautiful world.
Today has been a good day, a good sunshiney day ;)I love days like this. When I can go for a run, and keep running past the point where I usually turn around.When I feel refreshed and energized inste…
- May 6th, 2009
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- May 5th, 2009
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storms don't last forever
I experienced the worst drive from Seattle to Portland to date, yesterday. It was miserable. I knew I should have left earlier in the day, but my time is always so rushed when I visit the island that…
- May 2nd, 2009
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no words of my own today
I've been drawing and baking and talking and eating and running all day and at this point I have no words of my own to share so i will leave you with a couple photos...
- April 27th, 2009
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sufficiently soaked but smiling
I went for a run today. When I left it was warm and overcast with patchy sun breaks. I started out strong even though my knee has been a little achy lately. About a mile and a half in, out of nowh…
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transitions
My days of calling myself a student are quickly falling away. I have always been a student, even in my two year hiatus; I still called myself a student because I had a sneaking suspicion that I wo…
- April 21st, 2009
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Where I come from
I love writing exercises that switch up the way I think or write and this one was particularly cool to me as I love reflecting on the people and places that I come from. I saw the template on this coo…
- April 16th, 2009
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on being known
I LOVE knowing people’s names. I really do. I love it when people know my name, even if I still blush a little when I tell people my full name, or when people give a hearty chuckle when they hear my…
- April 13th, 2009
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Monday Marinations
Here's a trial theme for Mondays. I am a lover of words, especially the words of others and I find myself constantly gathering words from poems, books, and quotes or quickly scrawling words I hear ont…
- April 9th, 2009
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it's a new day
I’m thinking about loss today. It’s kind of my job to think about and talk about loss with people all day. I love listening to people’s stories about life and love and loss. That may sound like…
- March 31st, 2009
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no more excess baggage
I’m working on simplifying…simplifying lots of things. I am starting with just that, things. I have so many things. I am a definite packrat. I keep everything; old birthday cards, ticket stubs, ha…
- March 30th, 2009
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geography of redemption
I realize I posted less than five minutes ago, but this quote is just too good and is speaking to me on so many levels right now. I'm letting this one settle in the depths of me."There is a geography…
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Thinkin' bout the city
"I'm thinkin' bout the city, and how it's living proof people need to be together" -Ben Lee I feel like I haven’t written anything in a while. My mind must have needed a break after the intense p…
