Month: December 2013
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I Hate Online Dating – August 26, 2013
I hate online dating. As I consider this sentiment, I wonder if anyone actually likes to be on an online dating site. I’m trying to imagine a person who is over the moon to be on eHarmony. She’s jumping up and down, “Woooo, online dating is the best!” This is just funny, right? I’m sitting…
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Facebook…It’s a Good Thing? – August 23, 2013
I’ve been mulling over the implications of Facebook recently. Actually, I must give credit to a friend who approached me in June, wondering if I’d considered writing a piece on the social media site. She mentioned how much going on Facebook stirred up jealousy for her, especially seeing those friends who were getting married, having…
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Comedic Creativity – August 21, 2013
Do you ever have a moment when you realize something about yourself? I’ve been having those moments a lot this summer. Mostly recently I have come to the realization that I really enjoy comedians. Specifically, I enjoy hearing about their process of creativity and have been reading various books by comedians. Miranda Hart. David Sedaris…
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Alive – August 19, 2013
I’ll never forgot that moment. Lying down in bed, inhaling the scent of night blooming jasmine wafting through the room, and feeling unbelievably content. It was the end of one of the most challenging weeks in my life. One that you could not pay me enough to re-live. In 7th grade my school had a…
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Don’t Be So Picky! – August 16, 2013
“You shouldn’t be so picky.” Earlier this week I was over at my folks’ house before heading out for a private retreat (to my favorite retreat house in the desert). On my way out I stopped by the gas station around the corner to fill up my tank and grab some chocolate (you never know…
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When Two Don’t Become One – August 14, 2013
Warning: The blog gives away plot points to the film “Roman Holiday” and “Once”. I realize the former has been out for decades. Still, if you don’t want to be spoiled, then don’t read this piece. Yesterday, I had the gift of a day off – my first full day off in two weeks. I…
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This is Not the End – August 12, 2013
This… is NOT… the end! This bride, you and I will rise, come alive like third day morning first breaths of Christ! These words broke open my heart this morning. I felt disconnected today and couldn’t quite get at what I was feeling. My very absence of feelings was telling. I sat down to respond…
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When Did Coffee become the Pre-date? – August 5, 2013
I remember once getting stood up for a coffee blind date. The person felt awful and re-scheduled. But instead of coffee, we went for lunch. I remember thinking that I was upgraded. And the fact that I thought that, made me aware of the hierarchy in dates. Now, I am in no way an…
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Masculinity Wars – August 2, 2013
This blog tends to focus on the experience of women since, being a woman, that is my frame of reference. However, in the process of writing about modesty I found my heart stirred towards the implied messages that men receive in that conversation. After publishing the post, I had men contact me, expressing how left…
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It’s a Great Time to Be a Jane Austen Fan – July 31, 2013
Is it me or does Jane Austen seem to be blowing up lately? It’s not that she ever really disappeared, but with the 200th anniversary of “Pride and Prejudice”, it seems as though Austen has re-emerged, making a triumphant comeback into the popular world. And I say hurrah! I mean, starting in 2017 she will…