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Friday, 06 November 2009

  • Study

    Hello mommies! I am writing my final Master's paper about vaccinations. If you would be willing to be involved by taking a short survey in a couple weeks, please message me or post your email address here. I will send you the survey when it's completed. Thanks in advance ladies! :)

Tuesday, 06 October 2009

  • The beginning of a change

    I have been challenged a lot lately. Whether it be from other bloggers whose passion inspires me, from music whose lyrics move me, or from God's continual movement in my life. I stand amazed at what I am, which is nothing. Flesh and bone, which fails me. A spirit which longs for my Savior, yet I try to fill that longing with far too many other things. The biggest change which I have been inspired to do is to take care of myself. I don't mean personal grooming (which I think I do just fine at, thank you very much). I am referring to a holistic wellness that is needed, in my humble opinion. Our minds, souls and body are connected. We cannot expect to sit in class, on a couch, or a desk chair all day and be completely healthy individuals. We need challenge. We need honesty. So, to set an example :)

    I am going to be completely honest for a little bit, and this is going to continue. I mentioned I believe in holistic health, and I feel that I am healthy (within reason) spiritually and psychologically. However, physically I am in the worst shape of my life, and I believe this is a problem for many reasons. A-this body is a temporary vessel, sure, but I need to take care of it and glorify God in EVERYTHING I do (I Corinthians 10:31). B-My father died at 41 from heart disease. I am 24 and already have high cholesterol and am overweight. Though I want to see my Jesus, I know I am supposed to be here (or I would already be gone). So I need to take care of myself.

    I am currently approximately 50 pounds overweight. This is not science, this is me knowing my ideal weight for me-when I was in shape and felt good, with energy. (It is pretty close to science, too, I just don't weigh myself.) Perhaps I should buy a scale? No, thanks. I have my wii fit (if I can ever find the darned cd), and I have my body to tell me what is healthy.

    Now, Bridget Jones style.

    • No way am I listing my weight-but need to lose 50 pounds.
    • Worked out for 20 minutes.
    • Reading: Cook Yourself Thin by Voice publications.

Tuesday, 02 June 2009

  • Lately

    It's been forever since I had a personal post, I know... Several things have been changing, and though I have technically had time, I haven't had the brain power. Yeah, I'll use that as my excuse.
    Little man is 16 months old, and I can't believe it. He is into everything, he is repeating everything, and has SUCH a personality. I crack up at least once a day at his creativity and goofiness. He just loves having fun. Pictures to come soon, not here because I don't even know who reads these anymore. He is the cutest kid ever (every mom says that, so I'm allowed) and I am so amazed such a precious gem came from me-God is so good.
    In April, my grandmother passed away. Though she has been really sick for about nine years (right after my dad died), we all expected her to pull through... again. I can't count how many times the doctors told us she wouldn't make it, and then she would sit up and praise God for another day, and be home the next week. She was amazing and she loved God and life more than anyone I have ever known. Heaven just keeps getting brighter, but for now I stand amazed that I was able to know and love this great woman during her time on this earth.
    I left my job after my grandma died. When I thought about going back after my leave, I got physically ill. It's not that its a bad job (though it's not good), it was that the hours, which had been 12-9 were horrible. After literally crying in my boss' office, he let me do rotating shifts, including some of that shift and some earlier ones. While I appreciated this, I really knew I couldn't do it anymore. Jean and I were barely seeing each other because of his class schedule and my work, and Xaviers hours were all messed up. It wasn't good for my family, or my physical/mental health, so I left. I don't remember the last time I have been this happy!
    Now, we are praying as God leads us, I know he has something different for us right now, a different location, different jobs, etc. We are blessed right now and could go many more months without work, but of course we need to find something. Prayers are appreciated :). We are enjoying this time together immensely and we are getting ready for these opening doors, and accepting the closed ones as His plan coming together. While there are times my human-ness has a freak out, for the most part I have peace which surpasses all understanding. I know he has me here, right here, for this time for a reason, and we are relying on Him for all our needs and wants.

Tuesday, 21 April 2009

  • Miss California vs. Perez Hilton-so different?

    I admittedly did not tune in to the Miss USA 2009 pageant this Sunday, but I love current events, especially controversial ones. I am not sure how many of you have seen the video, so watch it first here.

    Since then, Perez has been using unkind words, which I will not put here, to describe Miss California, Carrie Prejean. I completely understand that Carrie did not answer his question the way that he would like. I know that gay rights activists fight for equal rights for marriage and other rights that heterosexuals have, which is an issue I will not get into (today anyway). Perez has even asked what the reaction would have been Sunday if Carrie said interracial marriages shouldn't be allowed.

    The real issue that I want to address today is that it really saddens me that this whole issue is getting so ugly. Perez preaches (yes, I used that word) tolerance for homosexuals and heterosexuals alike for what is important to him. What surprises me is that when someone who believes in tolerance, he is so harsh and quick to judge someone who believes differently than he. Carrie has said that she stayed true to who she was and what she believes, from a Biblical perspective. Perez is slightly hypocritical, then, when he uses hateful words to describe someone who is doing the same thing that he does-standing up for what he believes-because it differs from his personal opinion. It honestly strikes me that they are on two sides of the same coin-both standing up for what they believe in, it just looks different on either side.

    Perez has also said that Miss USA should be someone that shares views with all of America, so her politically incorrect answer makes her a bad candidate for Miss USA. I would argue that just in her state of California, Proposition 8 was recently passed, which seems to show that her view does match at least the majority of her own state, if not the majority of the country.

    To clarify, I do love my homosexual friends dearly and this is not about whether or not I support them. I completely disagree with the hate mail Perez has gotten and displayed on his blog recently. Tolerance on both sides is necessary. For Christians to show hate to homosexuals is not acceptable, either.

    What the world needs now is love, sweet love <3<3

Friday, 16 January 2009

  • Who are you?

    So, just writing on youarelovely's (katie?)'s wall, I realized how funny it is that there are girls on here that I "met" on xanga sometimes years ago and I know so little about. Yet, I value opinions and have thankfulness that I somehow found beautiful Christian women out there all over the country who are so candid and can talk about so many personal things at times. It feels so safe at times to post my feelings on xanga before I would even admit them elsewhere. So, a real post VERY soon to follow (with pictures!), but for now, do me this :)

    How tall are you?
    What are the color of your eyes?
    What is your personal style of dress?
    Tell me something about you that people who see/meet you in person would know but that of course I don't :)

    If you don't feel comfortable, of course don't answer, but this just seems like a fun answer time. My own answers:

    I am 5'3, and I never find jeans that are short enough. When I do, I stock up!

    I have blue eyes and tons of freckles. I honestly don't remember the natural hair color, but I am growing it out and maybe just adding some highlights. Whadya think?

    I dress kinda a mix of classic/preppy and bohemian. However that works haha

    Real name: Kalyn :) How about you?

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  • A sinner, saved by grace. I'm married to my best friend and we have a beautiful baby boy together. I follow my heart in life, I will listen to your advice and 90% of the time do what I want in the end. I believe life is too short to not show love, so I try to let everyone I love know every chance I get.

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