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For the last week I’ve been house- and pet-sitting for a family in our church. Although there were a few good things about staying at their house (it’s closer to the park and ride, they have a really awesome TV, and there was an actual TABLE at which to eat my meals), mostly I just REALLY missed my husband, my dogs, and my bed. The dogs I was watching are approximately 100 pounds each, and neeeeeedy. The first night I was there, they woke me up no less than five times for one reason or another.  Anyway, I came back home last night and it was wonderful to sleep in my own amazing bed (which in my family we refer to as the Great…
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I’ve obviously changed the look of things around here, and the reason is that my old design was entirely outdated. For one thing, I was sick of looking at the picture of myself in the header. Also, it said “engagement edition 2008” when I’ve been married for six months now. And finally, the look of the site didn’t really reflect my preferences anymore. So my brother is working on a new design (which I love), but since he does have a real job I am not his top priority. I don’t know why not, but try as I may I could not get him to change his mind. Anyway, instead of bugging him to death, I just decided to mix things up myself…
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When I first went to college, like every kid I was faced with the premature decision of what to do with my life. I was never someone who always knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. I changed my mind a thousand times: from photographer, to singer, to physical therapist, to philosopher, to athletic trainer, to minister. In the end I got a degree that trained me to be a youth pastor, which I didn’t want to be, and another one that trained me how to think but didn’t leave me a lot of (read: ANY) job opportunities. I guess I followed through with it because I enjoyed the classes and the professors, and like most adolescents…
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My brother-in-law Scott recently created his own book database which I have had the pleasure of reading. I, too, keep a record of all the books I’ve read, but I do it at Goodreads because I’m not as smart as he is; I can’t create a website on my own. But he WAS  the valedictorian of our high school class, so I don’t expect anything less. Anyway, Scott’s database is much more thorough than mine is, and he writes a synopsis and critique of each book whereas I just give a rating and occasionally write a short review. One of the books Scott has written about is Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis. This is the first of…
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and even though I am pet-sitting two 100-pound, neurotic, needy dogs who woke me up no less than FIVE times during the night, and probably will again tonight and for the next seven nights, therefore resigning me to the fact that I will simply be exhausted for the next week, I am still grateful that I have today off, and that my camera works again, and that the day is beautiful despite, or because of, the early morning storm. From my backyard: An adorable birdhouse. A pretty flower. The window sill-chewer herself. How can you not love spring?