I miss them.

Those amazing women at Westside that I looked up to, cherished time with, and who made my life better. I miss them.
I saw a westside staff woman last night while i was working at Starbucks and it just reminded me of those women whose smiles just made my entire day complete. They haven’t been [...]

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2009 Theme

Tonight I’ve been pondering my 2009 theme. And to be honest, it’s gotten me a little nervous. These themes are a big deal. They’re not something to mess around with. 
Last year my theme was “exposed.” Sometime last year, I prayed a prayer to God that went a little like this: “God, rock me to my core. [...]

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Artistic Journalling

I’m starting another new thing around here. I’m sadly accepting the fact that I will never be able to write music. There is music inside of me, but it will never be able to come out to a melodic tune. I’m just not gifted in that way. However, I am gifted with visual creativity, and [...]

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Christmas Eve

Let’s just say, this Christmas has been unlike any other. For the first time that I can remember, I didn’t wake up on Christmas morning in Iowa. Now that Andy and I are growing up, we have jobs that require us to work before or after Christmas. Therefore, we are having Christmas here in Kansas [...]

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Christmas Confessions

I can’t buy Christmas presents early. And that’s not because I’m a procrastinator. It is because I can’t stand to have the present in my posession for very long. I just can’t wait to give it to the person…to see their reaction, to bless them, to spread the joy and holiday cheer. 
I’ve already given two [...]

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The Season keeps getting better

I am thoroughly enjoying my holidays. I am making new friends, finding my place at PV, trying to get into a new routine of things, and have really just enjoyed the joy and hope I have found in this season. To top it off, this morning I got the chance to go to Pleasant Valley’s [...]

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Theology of the Creative Mind: two

Creative thought process
About a week ago, our lead teaching pastor, Merle Mees, snagged me from my cubicle saying he needed to “pick my brain.” Unsure of what to expect, I followed him into a conference room with a giant white board. He turned to me and said, “There are no wrong answers and this is [...]

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Volunteer Christmas Cards

I get to write all of our Communications Team volunteers cute little Christmas cards…how fun is that!?! I love my job. And I love that I just said that last sentence.

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OCD

When a task comes due on my Outlook calendar, it pops up and reminds me. The button becomes orange at the bottom. And it bugs me to death if i can’t clear it off right away. But if i haven’t gotten the task done, I can’t clear it or I will forget about it. So [...]

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Toothpicks please.

I just can’t wake up.

Does someone have any toothpicks to hold my eyes open? Anyone?

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