never had the word "bitch" been so endearing...

disclaimer: i'm not planning on moving anywhere, this is just how the story goes...

at the thought of a slight possibility of me moving to vegas (not true), nick said, "that bitch better not be moving to vegas!"

at the thought of me taking a job in sioux falls (not true), maria said, "that bitch better not be moving to sioux falls!"

i <3 my friends :)

never ha the word bitch expressed so much love!

i'm not as young as i used to be...

the earliest i went to bed while in vegas was 12:30am... there used to be a time in my life when that was normal. today, after being back for two days, i still feel like i got hit by a truck - no pun intended towards my sister, who about a month ago got hit by a truck, literally... now i pull long nights and all nighters for a long weekend and it takes forever to recup... what does it all mean?!? i guess i'm not in kansas anymore toto...

two AWESOME things!

1 - i'm leaving to vegas tomorrow to meet my parents! maria is coming for the weekend! fun times
2 - i got accepted into an improv troupe!!! the first few months will be writing and understudying, and hopefully in the near future getting some stage time as well!!!

now back to packing!

god ran away

god ran away
when we imprisoned her
and put her in a box
named church.
god would have none
of our labels and
our limitations
and she said,
“i will escape and plant myself
in a simpler, poorer soil
where those who see, will see,
and those who hear, will hear.
i will become a god – believable,
because i am free,
and go where I will.
my goodness will be found
in my freedom and
that freedom i offer to all –
regardless of color, sex or status,
regardless of power or money.
ah, i am god
because i am free
and all those who would be free
will find me,
roaming, wandering, singing.
come, walk with me –
come, dance with me!
i created you to sing – to dance –
to love...

if you cannot sing,
nor dance, nor love,
because they put you
also in a box,
know that your god broke free
and ran away.
so, send your spirit
then, to dance with her.
dance, sing with the god
whom they cannot tame nor chain.
dance within, thought they chain
your very guts
to the great stone walls...
dance, beloved,
Ah, dance!

-edwina gateley

two things...

so, um, yeah, this is awesome.

also - i've been meditating on jesus' last words before he died on the cross, "father, in your hands i put my spirit." sure, they were his "last" words, yet i'm experimenting with making these eight words my simple daily prayer. notice the word simple. not easy. it's been both challenging and freeing. so today, once again i say, "father/mother, in your hands i put my spirit."

the "ebenezer" of the day...

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
-Paul to the Corinthians

car accidents have been prohibited, banned, and regarded as non-existent!!!

seriously, if anyone else that i love gets into a car accident, i swear, i might lose it. they have all been fine in the greater scheme of everything - the huge magnitude of the crashes and the relatively minor injuries do not correlate... but still, can't deal with two huge accidents in less than a month!!! car crashes, you have been banned!!!

happy easter!!!!

maria and i went to the red rocks easter service this morning... we were the only ones there... all bundled up, temperature in the teens... snowing... four other people were there... then they left. it's 5:30am - we'd been there for about a half hour... it's probably cancelled... the two of us sitting there - by ourselves... it must be cancelled... let's just go... so we start walking out... there are signs at the information booth - "service has been cancelled due to inclement weather"... crap! funny!!! so now we're getting ready to go to a crc church... it's 6:30 am... don't believe me? here are the pictures to prove it...


we also dyed easter eggs last night...

he is risen - he is risen indeed...

down memory lane...

fun times :-)

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