So I feel like I am beating my head against a wall when it comes to this dating thing…and single guys never really understand why until they try to date me and then they figure something out about me that to be honest I haven’t even figured out. I just know that there is this … Continue reading Notes from a Real Life Gigi…
The worst physical pain I’ve ever been in is probably a toss up between two random instances. One was where I just had these random cramps that made me convulse and throw up it hurt so badly. The other was when I was so dehydrated my whole body was beginning to shut down. That time I thought I was … Continue reading What is the worst pain you have ever experienced? Did it “make you stronger” as the saying goes?
How do you make love stay? You know I was reading through some of these answers and I was slightly angered by the idea that someone posed which is that: “You can’t! You can only love until the other let’s go and then you have to know when to let go yourself.” And then I realized that…it’s true. No matter how much … Continue reading How do you make love stay?
A True Story…(Though possibly completely hokey…totally appropriate for where I am) > > > > Brenda was almost halfway to the top of the tremendous granite cliff. > *She was standing on a ledge where she was taking a breather during > this, her first rock climb. As she rested there, the safety rope > … Continue reading The Ant and the Contact Lens
So, years and years and years ago (it feels like) when we lived out in the boone docks and my mom was WAY into Riverdance she brought home this video from the library that was of one of the few Riverdance performances. This song was on there and I fell in love with it. *shakes … Continue reading
Standing before “the counsel,” I shake and shutter. They have laid out my past verbally and now they intend to show the scars of it. She comes up from behind me to rip off the only thing standing between my bare body and their eyes. Dropping to the cold floor, I instinctively try to cover myself. … Continue reading The Examination Room
So, this past weekend I was told by “my man” that he was capable of coming home for a break, which was has not been the case for the past three months. This means that he is and can come home for certain in September. I’m very excited. But, despite my questioning, he refuses … Continue reading Is She Ready?
Below is the web address for the music video for the lyrics that I last posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWnvBM40xxw Performed by Kim Walker Written by John Mark McMillanI also heard the story of how this song was written. The man who wrote it and his best friend were at a conference. And his best friend made a vow … Continue reading
He is jealous for me He loves like a hurricane I am a tree bending beneath the weight of His wind and mercy When all of a sudden I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory And I realize just how beautiful You are And how great Your affections are for me And … Continue reading He Loves Us by Hillsong
Never in my life have I been so sure of myself, sure of what I have to offer people in terms of proof that Jesus can do great things in your life…and yet never have I felt I had so few words to express it. I’m not necessarily speaking about speaking to Christians. Speaking to … Continue reading Misunderstood
Eating My Way Through It 