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Category Archives: Relationships

moonstruck

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

The moon is perfect tonight. Round, white, behind hazy clouds peeking through the trees. I feel as if it’s saying to me, “Come flirt with me, dance with me, imagine, remember. Remember when you were a kid and grownups seemed so big and you seemed so small? Remember when simple things like playing hide and […]

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Intentionality & The Social Justice League

Sunday, September 6, 2009

First meeting of the season.  We are waking up from our hibernation & are launching the new semester THIS TUESDAY with  . . . wait for it . . . a potluck!  Hooray! 7:00 at the 528. Requirements: Humor and an Open Mind Be there or be circle.

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for alana

Saturday, September 5, 2009
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sift as wheat

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

I just finished reading The Healing Path and am sitting here in the library cafe, having also just finished my lunch, mulling over the last few pages of the book. In the last passage Allender writes about relationships, cleaving to each other as we progress in our stories.  He links this notion of ‘cleaving’ to […]

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28 is (not so) great!

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

I dated a guy a few years ago who came up with themes for every year of his life.  When I turned 28 last year, my theme was, “28 is great!”  11 months in, that turned out to not really be the case. Although I did get to do quite a few cool and interesting […]

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Wanted: Narrator of Awkward Social Situations

Friday, August 21, 2009

While dining in Chicago my friends and I discovered a new game: narrating the internal dialogue of our restaurant companions at Harry Caray’s: Scenario 1: Ms. Lonely heart: Gorgeous woman on a date with 2 gay men, one of whom she was oh-so-obviously in love with.  I told my friend Brian I’d give him $20 […]

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Breathe by U2

Thursday, August 20, 2009

The lyrics that get me every time: Every day I die again, and again I’m reborn Every day I have to find the courage To walk out into the street With arms out Got a love you can’t defeat Neither down nor out There’s nothing you have that I need I can breathe Breathe now […]

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Relationships & Elephants

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Things are never as they seem. Over the past few years I’ve discovered that new relationships are somewhat like opening presents at a white elephant party where only half of the guests know about the ‘white elephant’ part. Sometimes you open an ill-wrapped and slightly-crumpled envelope, not expecting much, and instead find that you’ve just […]

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on the edge

Sunday, August 16, 2009

This is where I exist most of the time now.  Teetering precariously between hope and devastation. Most days I am hopeful.  I would be lying if I didn’t recognize the fact that sometimes this hope is merely optimistic denial, but more often than not takes the form of peace and rest.  A peace that God […]

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