One of the blogs I read does something called “7 Quick Takes Friday.” She gets it from someone else. I though I’d give it a whirl today:
1. Today I am grounding myself. After I finish this post, there will be no fun until my room, bathroom, living room and kitchen are clean. I’m not even [...]
Archive for January, 2009
30 Jan
Friday
29 Jan
Rouse Another
I like to read the daily reflections published online at Creighton University.
Today’s was especially good: http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/012909.html
What have you done?
18 Jan
Tales from the Kitchen
Random Writing Prompt:
“Where did they keep the spice rack? Write about a person who has (or had) a marvelous kitchen.”
It wasn’t fancy or sleek or modern. It didn’t have shiny Kenmore appliances or stainless steel counters. It was small, with linoleum floors, melamine countertops and yellow paint.
Despite its aesthetic flaws, my grandmother’s kitchen was where [...]
16 Jan
Summertime Blues
Random Writing Prompt:
“What five images paint a perfect picture of summer to you? Put those five images together in a piece of writing.”
I thought this sounded like a good idea in the midst of a coldish winter (though, admittidly, we’ve been blessed with mild weather so far in my neck of the woods)
I went to [...]
15 Jan
Love is…
We’ve started Theology of the Body in BOB and WOW, and the result has been great in just two weeks.
Last night, one of our teens texted me and said that he was writing down thoughts and quotes that came to him as he reflected on the subject:
“Mankind’s ultimate goal is true love, but most men [...]
14 Jan
I Gotta Wear Shades…
From the Random Writing Prompt files…
“Did you happen to have sunglasses handy? Write about a time when the light really hurt your eyes.”
Boy, this really hit home. Sophomore year of high school, I woke up one morning and it hurt to see. I don’t know how else to describe it. I would try to look [...]
14 Jan
Randomness
Amanda posted a lovely list of seven random things about her, and I thought I would follow suite…
1. The first time I get online for the day (whenever that may be), I look at web sites in the following order: Gmail, Facebook, MySpace, iGoogle (Google Reader), TWoP, and then job sites. I tend to do [...]
12 Jan
For those about to rock…
Staying up super duper late to play Wii Music and Guitar Hero is both a good idea and a bad idea. It sure makes the next day hard! This weekend was full of good friends, from Friday nights marathon with Joe (uh, the tv kind, not the running kind), lunch with some great ladies, a [...]
6 Jan
A Look at 2008
Some of my favorite photos of 2008:
January
Life Teen Mad Scientists
February
Confirmation Retreat with some rocking girls
March
RA Agape Staff Head with my best friend and partner in crime!
April
The invention of Umbrella Basketball
May
Life Teen 2007-2008 ends with an awesome Field Day!
June
We surprised my dad for his 60th birthday… a month early
July
Our German family, as they are called, came [...]
5 Jan
It’s a New Year
2009. Hot dog. It’s true what they say: time flies when you’re, um, living.
I know I just posted resolutions, but I’ve been thinking about some stuff recently and I’ve been inspired by a few people.
Here are some things I would like to accomplish in the future, not necessarily this year:
Learn to play golf
Learn to play [...]
