1. run 13.1 consecutive miles. 2. overdraft less than 5 times (i would aim for 0, but i’m not making goals i can’t keep). 3. eat less sugar that isn’t worth the calories and more that is… like chocolate ice cream with grape nuts. absolutely delicious! 4. love my friends in the ways they want [...]
Archive for December, 2008
in 2009, i hereby solemnly swear to….
Posted in holly on December 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
epic
Posted in holly on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
two fun things happened today. 1} i went to carmel with my mom and sister 2} i got a new camera lens. it was a good day
in case you need a pick-me-up after seeing Marley & Me…
Posted in meagan on December 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
i’ve been eyeing this recipe for a while now. after seeing these delights on bread and honey , I knew I would break down eventually and make them. so on christmas eve when my mom decided that we hadn’t made enough cookies this christmas season, i took it as an official sign that chocolate crinkles were [...]
doing dishes at the laundromat do do do do
Posted in holly on December 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My debit card. is missing. When was the last time I used it? I can’t remember. I got to panera to meet Lauren Stanfield this morning without it and I had to go to the bank to cash Grandma’s christmas check before getting my bagel and coffee. Lauren, on the other hand, got her breakfast [...]
Posted in meagan on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bethlehem has opened Eden: Come let us see! We have found joy hidden! Come, let us take possession of the paradise within the cave. There the unwatered stem has appeared, From which forgiveness blossoms forth! There the undug well is found Which David longed to drink of old! There the Virgin has borne a [...]
all my heart this night rejoices
Posted in meagan on December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
last spring i went to a beautiful wedding. the stories behind and leading up to that day created a perfect picture of grace and gods ability to put broken pieces and stories back together. i was reading through some old journals today and was reminded of how much that weekend touched me. i was able [...]
hurry up children, spit spot!
Posted in holly on December 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First of all, Dick Van Dyke is an extreme Renaissance man, amen? Also, Mary Poppins has way more political commentary than I remember. Michael just wants to feed the birds with his tuppence, which is honorable I think, but his Father and the bank owner suggest otherwise. When young impressionable Michael will not comply, they [...]
in the round
Posted in holly on December 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Thanks to some Auburn grads via Craig’s List {war eagle}, my last minute decision to go to Behold the Lamb in Nashville landed me a second row center ticket at the Ryman. If you haven’t heard of Andrew Peterson or Behold the Lamb of God, listen. It’s maybe the best thing about Christmas, not to [...]
a broken hallelujah
Posted in meagan on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ring them bells that still can ring forget your perfect offering there is a crack, a crack in everything that’s how the light gets in. -Leonard Cohen
if they weren’t Christmas trees it would just be a forest.
Posted in holly on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
little tree little silent Christmas tree you are so little you are more like a flower who found you in the green forest and were you very sorry to come away? see i will comfort you because you smell so sweetly i will kiss your cool bark and hug you safe [...]