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Mucking, and Cows

I've realized something. This school year, I've been mucking it. I'm not quite sure what mucking involves, but I know it involves big boots and a lot of grime. I've been on survival mode since the summer, and really, I d…
Space

There's a story that someone told me. He claimed it was true. There's a girl in his friend's classroom who spells her name "L-A." When the teacher meets with the parent on registration day, she asks what "L.A" stood for.…
It Ain't Over...

written and unposted on May 8, 2011 I don't care if the fat lady's singing or not. The truth is, she's sung so many times that I've stopped expecting it to be over. So I guess the best way to describe these last few day…
The Good, The Bad...

The Ugly things of life has reared its ugly head on the valley this week. There is no preparing for something like this. Being cognizant of the ever-cycling stages of grief doesn’t help. Kubler-Ross (the woman who…
Ten: A Decade of God (Part II of II: A "Sputnik Crisis")

Ten:A Decade of God (Part II of II) or, A "Sputnik Crisis." (Click here for Part I) Today. Life has not been a blur, but if it were, it would be a rich one. Stacked within the past 10 years include countless hours of cam…
Ten: A Decade of God (Part I of II: God on My Heels)

This is a two-parter starting with a brief testimony and ending with a call. In the process of writing this, I struggled with my never-dying desire to preserve my anonymity and the ever-increasing reminder that my memori…
Chicago, O'Harried

excerpts from an entry written the day I was stuck in Chicago, O'Hare Stuck in Chicago O’Hare. As usual. I don’t understand why I’m here. First, I negligently forgot that I had a slew of appointments…
TH Diaries: The Race for the Run

Went to a conference for the past two days. Three hours away! Well, technically three and a half, but who's counting? (Besides me, and ok, the cop that pulled me over? Don't ask. I did deserve it.) I didn't have a…
Justsomethoughts

For future reference, I would not recommend watching the movie 'ALIVE' before taking an early morning flight the next day (or in a few pre-dawn hours.) I would also not recommend this in the particular case in which you…
University of God at Everywhere

Although the call of God is not like getting an acceptance letter from a top-notch university, living the Christian life sure feels like being enrolled in school (The School of Hard Knocks, perhaps.) The Great Dean of A…