word of the day: trust
trust n. To have or place reliance; depend; Firm reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing. To be confident; hope. To have or place confidence in; depend on Reliance on something in the future; hope. To expect with assurance; assume: I trust that you will be on time. To believe: I trust what you say. To place in the care of another; entrust. The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one To grant discretion to confidently: Can I trust them with the boat? To extend credit to. trust n. Synonyms: trust, faith, confidence,...
Read Morea MUST see
you cannot watch this video and not be moved. directed and shot by my college friend, brad, and posted on his beautiful wife cindy’s site: stella’s voice i dare you to watch it and not cry. personally, i don’t think you can do it.
Read Moremotivational monday: footholds and other matters of faith
The cover of this month’s National Geographic shows a man standing on the side of Half Dome at Yosemite National Park, on a ledge (aptly named the “Thank God Ledge”) barely wider than the length of his boots. The man is wearing no harness, no ropes. Nothing but his climbing boots and a bag of chalk assist him in this 2,130 foot climb. Part of a bold new generation of climbers, he is fixated on doing things no one has done before. A new route. A new speed record. An old route, done in a new way. That day, his fixation is an old route done a new way: without a rope. Though...
Read Moremore six word memoirs (a contest entry)
She Reads is offering a scholarship opportunity to She Speaks, as well. All entrants must tell their story in six words. As I’ve already played around with the six word memoir, this was right up my alley! Here are a few I whipped up today: Waiting for light to turn green. Words flow unbidden from unseen source. Picking up pen instead of fork. Music makes the heart grow fonder. Struggles to stay in the moment. Forty looks a lot younger, now. Wishing for bright blue September skies. Sincerely suspects kitten is demon possessed. And my personal favorite and official...
Read Morefor my firework…
…as she tries to sleep after we’ve just talked about the possibility that we might be ending gymnastics sooner than we planned… Firework (Katy Perry) Do you ever feel like a plastic bag Drifting through the wind Wanting to start again Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin Like a house of cards One blow from caving in Do you ever feel already buried deep Six feet under scream But no one seems to hear a thing Do you know that there’s still a chance for you Cause there’s a spark in you You just gotta ignite the light And let it shine Just own the night Like the...
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Cris texts me. “Rds r clr…just cold as i dont know what.” I text her back. “Keep us posted. Haven’t left yet. There by dinner.” I text April. “What time r u leaving? We’re l8r than we hoped.” “We are trying to get out of the house too. Our goal was 2.” “Ours, too. Will prob b 2:15-2:30. Cu u there–wanna get dinner 2gether?” “That sounds good! As long as not too fancy. Im in comfy clothes.” “U got it!” We agree to connect once we settle in the hotel. I continue getting ready. “7.65...
Read More“the magic of making a start”
When we conceive an enterprise and commit to it in the face of our fears, something wonderful happens… Angel midwives congregate around us; they assist as we give birth to ourselves, to that person we were born to be, to the one whose destiny was encoded in our soul... The War of Art
Read Moreanother go-round with the big “d”
“My back hurts, Momma,” my daughter moans for the umpteenth time. “It really hurts.” I remind her to take some ibuprofen, to lay on her heating pad, to hang in there until we see the doctor tomorrow. She sighs a heavy sigh—not the “you are such an unbelievable idiot of a parent and I can’t believe you are making me/won’t let me do that” sigh I have grown accustomed to as of late, but a deeper, weightier “I’m tired and I’m in pain and it won’t stop and I’m so very, very disappointed sigh” that can just...
Read Morerockin’ the new look
This summer Bub joined Mid-Day Son, a band created by a group of her friends at school. Here they are leading worship last night for a middle school lock-in.Sorry for the onslaught of pictures. Have to keep the family happy.I hope to post WORDS very...
Read Morechild swap
Traded my daughter in this weekend for a straight-haired model. What do you think? (I think she looks like Shawn Johnson, personally!)
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