tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.comments2009-11-07T23:52:08.977-05:00Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01758005667774229317noreply@blogger.comBlogger568125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-34247569701373105962009-05-01T14:05:00.000-04:002009-05-01T14:05:00.000-04:00heres a kick you want to beat ..<br />http://totebo.com/mko.php?c=qrorqFotqoErrorFBoUBopqsouUBFoJZboFurFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-65193873583362365772009-03-03T16:10:00.000-05:002009-03-03T16:10:00.000-05:00so post something already!!!! :-PDavidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13713778882082690872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-6859908882712411532009-02-21T14:34:00.000-05:002009-02-21T14:34:00.000-05:00Those thumbs with faces are kinda creepy.Davidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13713778882082690872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-63274520959854349002009-02-17T14:55:00.000-05:002009-02-17T14:55:00.000-05:00haha!! that is too funny...God really does have a sense of humor! ;-)Davidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13713778882082690872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-61091923919284386852009-02-16T08:39:00.000-05:002009-02-16T08:39:00.000-05:00The Alchemist is interesting so far. I sometimes find it difficult to read books translated to english from latin speaking languages. I have read a couple books by Andre Trocme who is/was French and they were translated to English. Then Again Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton uses words and references things that you have to research to figure out what he is talking about. The writting style is a little different than American litterature to say the least.<BR/>I have unChristian in my "to buy que" on Amazon. I guess I have read enough of those type of books to finally get the point. It all goes back to the idea that western Christianity is no longer content with the way we "do" church and is finally disgusted by the 20 billion a year we spend on operational expenses.Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01758005667774229317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-64322848548063078692009-02-16T01:10:00.000-05:002009-02-16T01:10:00.000-05:00ooo...i'm gonna hafta do this!Davidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13713778882082690872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-66240855329570449852009-02-16T01:01:00.000-05:002009-02-16T01:01:00.000-05:00the Alchemist!!! I almost bought that book on my last trip. i love to buy books in airport bookstores. or any bookstore really, although, it is probably cheaper to get them from amazon or somewhere. anyway, the alchemist looked interesting and hopefully i will buy it or borrow it from the library at some point. the shack is the last book i actually finished. parts of it really spoke to me. speaking of the "cool christian" book rut, have you read "unChristian" by David Kinnaman. it is one of the books i am currently reading. i've never heard of Girzone, but then again, i'm a bit out of the loop. ;-)Davidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13713778882082690872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-58600529282857611622009-02-14T22:31:00.000-05:002009-02-14T22:31:00.000-05:00"Traveling Mercies" By Ann Lamott. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho (the lady that does my tattoos gave this to me as a gift Friday, I gave her "The Shack")and in my bathroom I have "Church History in Plain Language" by Bruce Shelley which I have been reading for like a year. I have ended up in the "Cool Christian" book rut for the past couple of years and I am starting to wonder if there is anything out there new and interesting. I just ordered two more books on amazon from the "Joshua" series by Joseph F Girzone. I read Joshua last year and only found out last night that there is a whole line of them.Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01758005667774229317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-65944318256877294942009-02-14T21:17:00.000-05:002009-02-14T21:17:00.000-05:00i'm reading about three books right now myself. sometimes i get distracted. hehe. also, i'm taking a class so i try to focus on my homework. anyway...i own Yancy's book, but haven't read it yet and i heard about "messy spirituality" and want to read it. "soul cravings" is a new one to me, but sounds interesting. thank you for sharing that quote. McManus expresses it quite accurately. he makes it hit close to home.<BR/><BR/>what other books are you reading?Davidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13713778882082690872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-44521332496537000142009-02-14T11:01:00.000-05:002009-02-14T11:01:00.000-05:00So I just started reading two new books. I read four or five books at a time because I am a little ADD and I have figured out that I actually finish a book much quicker, five to be exact, if I use this method. Amazon loves me for this. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, three of the books I am reading are "What's So Amazing About Grace" by Phillip Yancy, "Soul Cravings" by Erwin McManus, and "Messy Spirituality" by Mike Yaconelli. I guess it is the perfect storm of reading material to make me realize just how much I DON'T understand grace and forgiveness. <BR/><BR/>Here is a quote I would like to share with you from "Soul Cravings." <BR/><BR/>"Bitterness is the enemy of love because it makes you unforgiving and unwilling to give love unconditionally.<BR/>It is the enemy of hope because you keep living in the past and become incapable of seeing a better future.<BR/>It is the enemy of faith because you stop trusting anyone but yourself."Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01758005667774229317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-41121299640588272832009-02-13T13:17:00.000-05:002009-02-13T13:17:00.000-05:00i used to have the Christianese churchy thing to say. now all those cliches fall flat.Davidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13713778882082690872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-75741532019925295152009-02-13T09:09:00.000-05:002009-02-13T09:09:00.000-05:00I wish I had some answer, maybe some Christianese churchy thing to say, but I don't. I have struggled with forgiveness my whole life. I understand mentally that I need to forgive, I amnot sure how that is acted out though. I guess forgiveness is not having to be around that person(s) and act like everything is just great. I guess for me, it is more the issue of harboring the anger, releasing that and moving on. I don't think I have to act like I enjoy those tha I have been hurt by, but I do have to forgive them.Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01758005667774229317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-9198924417051223272009-02-12T23:52:00.000-05:002009-02-12T23:52:00.000-05:00there are times when forgiveness seems like a very ethereal thing to me. there is a person who hurt me and i don't like them anymore. i maybe even hate them and definately get angry when i think about them and what they did. however, i know i need to forgive. so i do forgive and release the anger. or at least some of it. but a part of me feels like if i forgive them...truly forgive them that i have to be good with them again. to like them. to be ok with them and with what they did. and i'm not ok with it because it was wrong. not just because it hurt me, but because it was actually wrong. maybe if i can just not be agnry about it, that would be forgiveness. that i could remember that person and not have a knot in my stomach and not have the desire to punch them in the face. maybe forgiveness would be not to think about them at all.Davidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13713778882082690872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-61975061959755579852009-01-09T11:24:00.000-05:002009-01-09T11:24:00.000-05:00God can calm your fear.<BR/><BR/>Forgiveness will quench your anger.<BR/><BR/>Selfishness, my friend, is all on you.anniehttp://redcedar.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-59058008572103407972008-12-29T16:32:00.000-05:002008-12-29T16:32:00.000-05:00Shawn, I am going to say some things that I realize are easier said than done. But I hope you will muster up the motivation to try them.<BR/><BR/>Put the past behind you. R.I.P. The wounds will heal with time (if you stop opening them up).<BR/><BR/>Wipe the slate clean. Start fresh.<BR/><BR/>Remind yourself every day that God has you in his hands and that His Plan is bigger than yours.<BR/><BR/>Geez - sorry it all sounds so cliche, but please take it to heart. I am truly sorry that you've been hurt, and I will keep you in my prayers. Life really CAN take an upturn and end up with blessings you never imagined. I hope you are open to that. Seek Him; He won't disappoint. <BR/><BR/>God bless.anniehttp://redcedar.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-32451141412719146412008-12-23T22:27:00.000-05:002008-12-23T22:27:00.000-05:00typo = on for not, sorryJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151041405670719917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-42979663501469477412008-12-23T22:25:00.000-05:002008-12-23T22:25:00.000-05:00I don't know where to start or if I should comment. First of all you didn't prevent happiness - you were one of the driving factors to the journey I'm not, if anything I feel bad that I wasn't able somewhere along this to be able to convey that you do have worth, and that you do have a right to a destiny where you feel complete - I know that sentence is inadequate in its simplicity. <BR/><BR/>As to PC, the whole point is to write about something that I've struggled with - understanding the who, why and how behind emotions and in those discussion with respective females realized that within my single friends everyone of them has a PC, it's not someone they ever foresee dating but it's someone who has taken up some kind of mental residence - so why? and how do I get rid of that or do I need to can I leave him in that mental space untouched and move forward... that is why I tried to explain in the email that I'm not dating - had nothing to do with jealousy or any of what you inferred.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151041405670719917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-15702237230687370342008-12-18T14:31:00.000-05:002008-12-18T14:31:00.000-05:00It came to pass...<BR/><BR/>Some of my favorite words from the gospels. A pastor once counseled me using those words. <BR/><BR/>Sucks to be where you are. No getting around that. Talk about it, stay with your friends, don&#39;t pretend about your feelings.<BR/><BR/>Hope things get better soon.<BR/><BR/>(found this blog from a link on &quot;Letters from Kamp Krusty&quot;; figured that anybody who read &amp; likes &quot;A Prayer for Owen Meany&quot; is a right-up guy.)mt si dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04547568823080880459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-54887224669696932292008-11-13T11:48:00.000-05:002008-11-13T11:48:00.000-05:00LOL!!! "A skidding stop..." nice. :) You crack me up!Melody Milbrandthttp://melodythefuneralofmyindependence.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-67611451559241933452008-11-13T09:46:00.000-05:002008-11-13T09:46:00.000-05:00A jewel, indeed. Too funny. I'm sorry they don't come in your size!anniehttp://redcedar.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-91186710729250447952008-11-11T16:15:00.000-05:002008-11-11T16:15:00.000-05:00I don't know how you can say that you actually trust obama. To me he comes off as a very condescending, arrogant, elitist ass. I don't believe a single word that comes out of his mouth. I can only imagine how many world leaders he will offend with his holier than thou personality. I think this country has made a huge mistake but like you I will pray that he doesn't screw up this country too bad!<BR/>MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-859944175362562112008-11-10T16:58:00.000-05:002008-11-10T16:58:00.000-05:00Thanks for writing this.Amaranthhttp://bartholomeoinsurance.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-48762078743509447372008-11-04T12:17:00.000-05:002008-11-04T12:17:00.000-05:00I do the same thing and get the same funny faces when I tell them what I do... Most people do not know that the world of retina even exists.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-47084194966517423542008-11-04T09:38:00.000-05:002008-11-04T09:38:00.000-05:00So cool. And yes, this picture does look like it could be artwork. Amazing!Melody Milbrandthttp://melodythefuneralofmyindependence.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116811724104839465.post-62819244411067830062008-10-30T01:05:00.000-04:002008-10-30T01:05:00.000-04:00been there, done that.<BR/><BR/>good luck man.<BR/>cheersBoLaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16717811016728511025noreply@blogger.com