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January 2011

January 04, 2011

Riddle me this: What you do you regret not doing last year?

If you haven't yet commented on my post in which I want every blog reader...

January 02, 2011

Conflicted

Have you ever felt stabbed in the back by the dark, cold murky waters of...

December 2010

December 30, 2010

Protected: Year 34

Today marks the beginning of living life as a 34 year old.  I thought it...

December 27, 2010

Christmas in the Stars II

Lord, I’ve been a fool too wise to hope, too sane to dream my eyes...

December 26, 2010

Christmas in the Stars

I thought wisdom was a book that only certain men could read, laws cut in...

December 25, 2010

Happy Birthday JC!

I felt like such a real-live grown up today. Celebrating Christmas in my own house,...

December 24, 2010

Dear Jesus, all I want for Christmas is…

Dear Jesus, now you know I wouldn't mind these... But what I really need from...

December 15, 2010

Help that 16 year old me

I know it's hard to believe but a long time ago I was out of...

December 12, 2010

“Is there any more gifts for me?”

Last week, we got our annual World Vision's Christmas Gift Catalog along with pictures of...

December 05, 2010

The D word

Not Divorce. Not Damn. Just Depression. Downright, dirty depression. Dastardly it is. Usually, I can...

December 03, 2010

Staying fit this Holiday?

Yeah, well, I'm not exactly either. I did manage to maintain my weight over the...

December 01, 2010

Ransom HEART’s Haiti ~ Will U?

I have an exciting way to help Haiti this Christmas season & a chance to...

November 2010

November 22, 2010

Protected: When temptation gets all up in your grill.

A few weeks ago, I ran into an old boyfriend while going through the security...

November 07, 2010

My new tat’s =)

I got some new tat's. (Yay)! I all ready had the star on the back...

November 02, 2010

My cerebral hyponxia and myocardial infarction. =(

Drowning: death from asphyxia due to suffocation caused by a liquid entering the lungs and...

October 2010

October 29, 2010

The Cleavage Conundrum: Part 2 (Unsqueezed Book Club week 2)

First things first: 1.  See yesterday's post for the beginning of the cleavage conundrum! 2. ...

October 28, 2010

Do you know what your boobs are worth??? The Cleavage Conundrum, Part 1

Men, be forewarned: This is a post for the ladies! =) On campus tonight I...

October 25, 2010

Do you ever perceive rejection and then want to crawl in a hole and die and cry yourself a river?

I do. First, my own doggone rejection.  Today, I forgot about a meeting I had...

October 16, 2010

Does your kids know that they are rich? (Because I am so stinking wealthy it’s ridiculous)

If you are reading this, chances are you are wealthy enough to own a home...

October 09, 2010

I’m like, sooooo domestic y’all

Every blue moon I get really motivated to do a bunch of house-and-home-and-make-my-husband-happy type-0-stuff... Especially...

September 2010

September 26, 2010

Sex. Abuse. Jesus. Poverty. Prostitution. Slam Poetry. Coulda killed me.

Dave & I saw these dudes perform today.  They are Gabe & Kirk of Kinetic...

September 24, 2010

I’m just a cog in the old InterVarsity machine

Just like the next human being, sometimes I think life is completely crappy, not worth...

September 13, 2010

The systematic injustice of abortion – the killing of black babies.

I recently wrote a guest post on the systematic injustice of abortion for Rev. Dr....

September 02, 2010

What’s your worst & BEST job ever?

Back in the day (pre-marriage, pre-babies, pre-bachelor's degree --in other words when I still had...

August 2010

August 28, 2010

You have a nice butt, a great aura, witty humor, a fantastic smile, a kind heart & a wonderful personality. Can I just be you for a day?

"Dear me, You have to be patient and self-controlled.  I know you didn't learn those...

August 10, 2010

Just Say Thank You

Who else sucks at saying thank you enough? I'm still feeling guilty about some of...

July 2010

July 28, 2010

The Brown House was Lost.

**You can still participate in my $100 value prize pack giveaway post from McDonalds & Blogher...

July 21, 2010

I’m so Important, Ya’ll.

I've been thinking a lot about being important.  I want to be important.  Do you...

June 2010

June 29, 2010

“Depression”

I can't believe it's been 7 months since I last wrote a post about my...

June 27, 2010

Dirty, Rotten, Messy Christians

Today I was thinking about what a messy Christian I am, and have been.  The...

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