30 March 2009
coming soon...
much like my sister(s), i formulate blogs in my head before actually writing them. and just so you know, one is in the making. its just hard to compete with the photos and words of theirs. but i shall try.
16 February 2009
25 things...
even though i already posted a note of "25 random thing" about me on facebook, since i haven't blogged in a while and feel overdue for a post, i think i will attempt another 25 things. its your choice to read or not. and since you are reading my blog, you know me, and may know some of these things...
1. i always took the whole "don't drink and drive" thing literally as a kid - was always appalled to see my parents take a sip or two (of non-alcoholic beverages) while at the wheel.
2. i don't like tomatoes on sandwiches or in things, but i like ketchup, tomato sauce, and salsa.
3. i get bloody noses somewhat often - in fact, in first grade, i got one randomly while we were sitting on the carpet. it wouldn't stop, so the nurse had my dad come pick me up.
4. i need a blanket or pillow or something to hold when i'm sitting on a couch. i don't know why, i just do.
5. i have never broken a boke or had stitches (aside from stitches when my wisdom teeth were pulled).
6. i had 6 wisdom teeth pulled at once...mostly people only ever have 4 wisdom teeth total.
7. i will often take more than one shower a day, for absolutely no other reason than enjoying its relaxation.
8. one of my favorite books i read in middle school was 'where the red fern grows.' i wanted to have an old dan and little ann of my own.
9. i subconsciously type in my head - i type what i say, i type what others say, i type what i hear on tv. not constantly, but most of the time.
10. i don't like coffee. i even tried to like it a few times. just can't do it.
11. i cried the first time i saw old yeller. (i remember going to sit on my dad's lap cause i was so upset...though it was more that lump in your throat type of upset)
12. i used to have bad dreams after watching shows like cops.
13. i like to listen to music in the shower, though i don't do it very often.
14. i wish i learned to play the piano.
15. i don't wake up well from naps, especially if they are too long - i get all sweaty and feel sick and delirious for a long while after.
16. i have a fear of snakes.
17. i tend to pass out / black out / not feel well at hospitals. visiting newborns and their parents are the exception to this.
18. i have yet to read the last harry potter book, even though i've read the rest and love the series.
19. i much prefer chocolate flavored things to vanilla...but will tolerate vanilla if its the only choice.
20. i rarely wear my hair down. (i know, big shocker)
21. if you make me laugh while i am drinking, i will end up spitting it out all over.
22. i used to be really good at memorizing numbers, phone numbers in general, until cell phones came along and remember it all for us.
23. i used to climb out of my crib to play basketball instead of napping - i had a basketball hoop on the door closet.
24. my family called me "boomer" growing up - apparently it was for my tom-boyish, "hardy" (tough) outgoingness.
25. i've never seen 'back to the future' or 'star wars'.
1. i always took the whole "don't drink and drive" thing literally as a kid - was always appalled to see my parents take a sip or two (of non-alcoholic beverages) while at the wheel.
2. i don't like tomatoes on sandwiches or in things, but i like ketchup, tomato sauce, and salsa.
3. i get bloody noses somewhat often - in fact, in first grade, i got one randomly while we were sitting on the carpet. it wouldn't stop, so the nurse had my dad come pick me up.
4. i need a blanket or pillow or something to hold when i'm sitting on a couch. i don't know why, i just do.
5. i have never broken a boke or had stitches (aside from stitches when my wisdom teeth were pulled).
6. i had 6 wisdom teeth pulled at once...mostly people only ever have 4 wisdom teeth total.
7. i will often take more than one shower a day, for absolutely no other reason than enjoying its relaxation.
8. one of my favorite books i read in middle school was 'where the red fern grows.' i wanted to have an old dan and little ann of my own.
9. i subconsciously type in my head - i type what i say, i type what others say, i type what i hear on tv. not constantly, but most of the time.
10. i don't like coffee. i even tried to like it a few times. just can't do it.
11. i cried the first time i saw old yeller. (i remember going to sit on my dad's lap cause i was so upset...though it was more that lump in your throat type of upset)
12. i used to have bad dreams after watching shows like cops.
13. i like to listen to music in the shower, though i don't do it very often.
14. i wish i learned to play the piano.
15. i don't wake up well from naps, especially if they are too long - i get all sweaty and feel sick and delirious for a long while after.
16. i have a fear of snakes.
17. i tend to pass out / black out / not feel well at hospitals. visiting newborns and their parents are the exception to this.
18. i have yet to read the last harry potter book, even though i've read the rest and love the series.
19. i much prefer chocolate flavored things to vanilla...but will tolerate vanilla if its the only choice.
20. i rarely wear my hair down. (i know, big shocker)
21. if you make me laugh while i am drinking, i will end up spitting it out all over.
22. i used to be really good at memorizing numbers, phone numbers in general, until cell phones came along and remember it all for us.
23. i used to climb out of my crib to play basketball instead of napping - i had a basketball hoop on the door closet.
24. my family called me "boomer" growing up - apparently it was for my tom-boyish, "hardy" (tough) outgoingness.
25. i've never seen 'back to the future' or 'star wars'.
04 January 2009
time flies...when your having fun?
i think time flies, regardless. fun, or not fun, it quickly passes us by. my oldest niece is 8 (going on 9 in april!) both my sisters have two kids each. college is no longer a year or so ago, but 4 1/2 years ago. my "new" job is no longer new - i've been there for a year and a half. i could go on and on, but my point would be the same. tomorrow quickly becomes yesterday.
happy new year. bring on 2009. (i've already had to cross out the 8 and rewrite it as 2009 once already, in my checkbook - it always takes a little while before it becomes normal...and then before we know it, it changes again) i haven't sat down and come up with a particular resolution for 2009, though we all have things in the back of our mind that we'd like to accomplish or change. i could go through 2008 in review. but just like every other year, it was a true mix of struggles and blessings all in one.
the scripture at the old years eve service at my church this year came from the book of numbers. a very common and familiar benediction...but i listened to it a bit better this time, and it is my prayer for all those in my life...that you/we would be filled with the Lord's peace. so may these words bring you into the new year:
happy new year. bring on 2009. (i've already had to cross out the 8 and rewrite it as 2009 once already, in my checkbook - it always takes a little while before it becomes normal...and then before we know it, it changes again) i haven't sat down and come up with a particular resolution for 2009, though we all have things in the back of our mind that we'd like to accomplish or change. i could go through 2008 in review. but just like every other year, it was a true mix of struggles and blessings all in one.
the scripture at the old years eve service at my church this year came from the book of numbers. a very common and familiar benediction...but i listened to it a bit better this time, and it is my prayer for all those in my life...that you/we would be filled with the Lord's peace. so may these words bring you into the new year:
"the Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine upon you
and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace."
numbers 6:24-26
17 November 2008
seasons.
"there is a season for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:
a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace."
ecclesiastes 3:1-8
happy fun mail.
sara and amy.
football in the rain. 
emily and sarah.
"seasons" was the theme of our linC fall retreat. i still can't get over what a wonderful job our seniors did in planning, organizing, and executing the weekend...all of it. despite still not feeling great after being sick for a week, i have no regrets of being a part of the weekend. together we shared and discussed the fall, winter, spring, and summers of our lives - more figuratively than literally. together we worshipped our creator God. together we laughed. together we were silent in reflection. together we were in awe of the beauty of nature. together we recited ecclesiastes 3:1-8.
10 October 2008
05 October 2008
for lack of anything better.
i think i'm the only one in my family whose workplace has not been visited. i don't say that with any resentment, be assured. i say it because it must be hard for anyone to imagine at all what my office/work life is like. it is often hard for me to even explain. what do i do? the other day my boss referred to my job in his company as a "hybrid", because i do a little of everything. so let me share with you a little of my work world...
"the office" - my computer on the right, christians to the left.
my corner, and my green tea.
doesn't look like it, but bookshelves with LOTS of books.
where i spend most of my time - in my car, going from place to place.
my daily stop before getting to work - 7/11 for green tea.
a road i frequent - garden state parkway.
just some pretty landscaping (not designed by me).
an important office - our accountant.
one of many borough halls i visit - demarest.
my favorite hillsdale crossing guard - short pants, funny basketball sneakers.
30 September 2008
signs.
its amazing how much we can communicate about ourselves, our opinions, our beliefs, without using words...or audible words anyway. lately, as i drive here and there, i have noticed signs. bumper stickers on cars. big signs on highways. signs in front of houses. for example, one car had a political sticker that said "barack o'cain 2008". it went on to say something about how all politicians are the same. interesting. then there is a farmers market type place at a main intersection i drive through just about every day. there are signs for all sorts of fresh things - corn, blueberries, homemade cooking. then there is one that i find so disturbing, that if it were on sesame street, you would say "one of these things is not like the other". hot dogs. i don't even mind the sign for fresh coffee, at least it comes from a plant. but hot dogs?
okay, back to my point. so there is a house on prospect road/street/ave in woodcliff lake that bothers me. i noticed it around the time of september 11th, of course. it is hand painted, red white and blue. it says something like: "9/11. we will remember. never forget. never forgive." wow. never forgive? what a loud thing to be proclaiming, to be supporting, and possibly to be teaching their children. i know that forgiveness is one of the hardest things to do. i know that 9/11 was a horrific tragedy that shook our nation. but i also know what holding on to such things, not forgiving, can do to a person. and that is not something i would encourage...no matter how much someone has offended you. besides, think of all the forgiveness that we receive day after day.
that's my mini-sermon for today.
okay, back to my point. so there is a house on prospect road/street/ave in woodcliff lake that bothers me. i noticed it around the time of september 11th, of course. it is hand painted, red white and blue. it says something like: "9/11. we will remember. never forget. never forgive." wow. never forgive? what a loud thing to be proclaiming, to be supporting, and possibly to be teaching their children. i know that forgiveness is one of the hardest things to do. i know that 9/11 was a horrific tragedy that shook our nation. but i also know what holding on to such things, not forgiving, can do to a person. and that is not something i would encourage...no matter how much someone has offended you. besides, think of all the forgiveness that we receive day after day.
that's my mini-sermon for today.
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