I was a happy sort of fat. I grew quickly when I was young, and by age 13 I was the tallest I was ever going to be. This was a curse in middle school: always at the back of the class during pictures, always paired with the tall, strange boys with peach fuzz facial [...]
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I was in a pretty dark place the past few weeks, specifically with regard to adoption. Maybe dark is the wrong word. I was in a dimly-lit place. And there was pointy furniture everywhere that I kept ramming my shins into. Maybe there scary noises involved. My point: I was overwhelmed and not the most [...]
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I just don’t have it in me lately. I don’t want to write or count calories or do anything, really. I’ve fallen behind on my Bible reading plan, missed a daily photo, haven’t kept up on blogs at all, and have absolutely no motivation. I’m just not feeling it. Whatever “it” is. Motivation? Willingness? Drive? [...]
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If I had read this list before getting a puppy it probably wouldn’t have changed my mind at all because, well, PUPPY, so I know that no one will really find this list by Googling “things to think about before getting a puppy.” There is nothing thinking about anything before getting a puppy. People will [...]
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I have gained two pounds in the last two weeks and haven’t quite mustered up the motivation to start counting calories again. I’m living my life the way an “after” would, though I’m clearly a “before.” Hence the weight gain. Something I noticed when I wasn’t counting calories was how, most of the time, I [...]
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Sometimes Jesus changes a person instantly. When Paul (named Saul, at the time) met Jesus on the road to Damascus, he was changed dramatically: he didn’t eat and couldn’t see for three days. He was baptized within a week of seeing the Lord and went on to do great things and change the lives of [...]
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Me: Should I get a bright color or just black? The blue will be easier to spot if there’s an avalanche, right? Jason: Yes it would. Katie: As opposed to the black against the white snow? Me: I’m afraid the rescuers would think it’s a bear and shoot me. Katie: Logical. That makes a lot [...]
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I’ve been blogging since I was about 16 years old, and throughout that time I’ve met a lot of people who turned into real life friends. Lauren is a good example of such a person; so is my husband. When I was in college I felt like my only friends were inside the computer and [...]
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I have listened to the same music for years: Kelly Clarkson, Third Day, Jimmy Eat World, David Crowder Band, Britney, Beyonce, Adele. They keep putting out new music and I keep listening to it so even though it’s music by the same artists, it’s still new. That counts. Does that not count? Anyway. I have [...]
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