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Apr 27, 2011, 5:08 am
(Yeah, yeah, I know, I didn't keep up with the blogging in Lent...Oh well...)
I hope no one mistakes--I am excited to get married! For all I complain about it, I really am! But, as anyone who's ever planned a wedding well knows, there's a lot of bullshit that goes along with it. While this is perhap... Comment - Like
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Mar 26, 2011, 5:32 pm
This brother of yours was lost and has been found. -- Luke 15:32
Activity: Trace the shoeprint of each child on a cloth or poster board. Write the family name on the poster and individual child names in the outlines as a sign of belonging and welcome.
For real, pamphlet? Oh my. Anyway. It's a challe... Comment - Like
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Mar 25, 2011, 3:25 pm
Then Mary said, "Let it be with me according to your word." -- Luke 1:38
Activity: Write questions you wonder about and seal them in an envelope marked "why?" Pray for the faith to live with mystery.
Okay, honestly, even the reflection for this one was kind of lame. It almost seems to suggest that f... Comment - Like
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Mar 25, 2011, 12:19 am
They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season. -- Psalm 1:3
Activity: Gather around a bowl of water. Have family members place a finger in the water like a root and then bless themselves.
Seriously, version two of this pamphlet needs to do some work on the ac... Comment - Like
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Mar 23, 2011, 12:05 pm
Give heed to me, O Lord, and listen to what my adversaries say. -- Jeremiah 18:19
Activity: Have each person write down something they wish they hadn't said with a permanent ink pen. Then try to erase it.
This makes me think of a line from (I *think*) Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club, where one of the da... Comment - Like
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Mar 22, 2011, 1:03 pm
Come now, let us set things right, says the Lord. -- Isaiah 1:18
Activity: Download and listen to the song, "If I Had a Hammer." Discuss the tools we need to fix problems and relationships.
Yeah, absolutely not. I'm surprised there was no plug for a particular download site or artist. A little while... Comment - Like
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Mar 22, 2011, 1:41 am
Do not judge and you will not be judged. -- Luke 6:37
Activity: In simple verbal or written form, have your family members affirm each other today.
Mom: I can be very harsh and critical of you at times because I fail to recognize your perceived "nagging" as expressions of how deeply you care for and... Comment - Like
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Mar 21, 2011, 2:26 am
Do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, a prisoner for his sake. -- 2 Timothy 1:8
Activity: Find a symbol of a prison bar--a piece of dowel rod or pipe. Pass it around and promise to serve the faith that frees us.
I'm sorry, as we go on, it seems like the writers of this pamphlet... Comment - Like
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Mar 19, 2011, 5:26 pm
Thus says the Lord: "Are you the one to build me a house to live in?" -- 2 Samuel 7:5
Activity: Saw small shapes of wood out of spare lumber. Then carry them today in emulation of carpenters Joseph and Jesus.
Okay, I'm not going to lie, that's a stupid activity. But they can't all be winners, I supp... Comment - Like
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Mar 18, 2011, 5:19 pm
First be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift. -- Matthew 5:24
Activity: Make a peace offering or a kind gesture to a family member, friend, or neighbor.
Again, really difficult to reflect on this one online...I do really like the Friday reflections in the pamphlet... Comment - Like
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Mar 17, 2011, 10:10 pm
Ask and it will be given you; search and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. -- Matthew 7:7
Activity: Make a list of the top five things you pray or hope for. Then list five things you can do to help answer your prayers.
Five Things I Pray For
A happy and successful marriage... Comment - Like
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Mar 16, 2011, 2:58 pm
Create in me a clean heart, O God. -- Psalm 51:10
Activity: Have each family member privately write a personal fault on a piece of cloth with a washable marker. Then wash the cloths and promise together to work on the faults.
Finding a fault in myself is easy: I have too short a temper. I've always ... Comment - Like
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Mar 16, 2011, 1:57 am
Forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors. -- Matthew 6:12
Activity: Join hands and pray the "Our Father" as a sign of mutual commitment to clemency and forgiveness.
Forgiveness can be hard. Really. Especially when the hurt is really deep. It's easy to say you forgive someone, and yo... Comment - Like
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Mar 14, 2011, 7:37 pm
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. -- Psalm 19:7
Activity: Review the purpose and fairness of the rules in your household and make changes where necessary.
I'm noticing these are becoming slightly more difficult to reflect on by myself. Hmmm. Anyway, what I liked about the reflection... Comment - Like
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Mar 13, 2011, 4:23 pm
One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. -- Matthew 4:4
Activity: Eat a simpler family dinner today. During or after the meal, read and discuss today's scriptures or a favorite passage.
Fasting is something difficult to explain to non-Catholics. Actually,... Comment - Like
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Mar 12, 2011, 4:19 pm
Jesus saw a tax collector named Levi and said to him: "Follow me." -- Luke 5:27
Activity: Play a game of "Simon Says." Talk about role models in society and how to choose the right ones to follow.
This is something I discuss often with friends. How do you choose the right role models? How do you ste... Comment - Like
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Mar 12, 2011, 4:00 pm
Alas, I've already fallen off the wagon. You will see 2 posts today.
Is not this the fast that I choose? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry? -- Isaiah 58:6-7
Activity: Together make a donation to a local food bank today.
You've probably heard by now of the horrible earthquake and tsunam... Comment - Like
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Mar 10, 2011, 2:21 pm
Choose life so that you and your descendants may live. -- Deuteronomy 30:19
Activity: Write the word "Life" on a piece of paper and pass it around the family. Let each person say what life means to them.
Life means joy and pain, though we as a society (perhaps as human beings) want to forget and for... Comment - Like
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Jan 20, 2011, 6:18 pm
I had a really bizarre dream last night. It was bizarre both regarding content, and in the fact that I actually remember it. I rarely remember my dreams; I don't know if that's because I don't dream, or because my mind just doesn't work that way. Anyway, without further ado...
I remember that my fia... Comment - Like
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Jan 18, 2011, 6:41 pm
Two instances occurred today practically simultaneously that really got my blood boiling. One was probably spurred by the other, and I fully acknowledge that neither was directed at me, just merely around me. Notwithstanding, people experience environmental stress all the time that is completely uni... Comment - Like
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Jan 16, 2011, 2:34 am
I haven't felt depressed like this in a long, long, long time. And it would seem there's no reason for it. I'm healthy; I'm getting married in six months; I'm pursuing a degree in a field I love; everything is just so fucking great on paper, and this week I've been more miserable than I have been in... Comment - Like
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Jun 8, 2010, 8:35 am
It has been far too long since I've updated this thing. The time since my last post is made all the more ridiculous when two factors are taken into consideration. First is that, while preparation for my comps exams can be blamed for sucking away my time until the first week of May, I've been doing b... Comment - Like
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Aug 13, 2009, 3:54 am
I know, I know--for everyone else in the world, this is old news already. And I really meant to get this posted much earlier, but my excuse is that Borders is slowly sucking away my soul and will to live. So, here goes...
Lindsay and Katherine picked me up around 6:30 AM for our drive down to San Di... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Courtesy of author Darrell Y. Hamamoto1:
Professor places great store in the notion that romantic "love" plays a preponderant role in interracial marriages. Contrary to this dubious explanation, it is conceivable that the high rate of outmarriage (particularly for females) is indicative of the favor... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Okay, well, here's my 2 cents on the topic. I'll share my (long-winded) opinions, then predict who I think will win, and who I want to win--they're the same sometimes, but not always. I welcome opinions, please!
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Okay, so this is me managing to pick up where I left off before the New Year. (Hooray!) Hopefully, this won’t have to extend itself to 3 parts. We’ll see, because, as you know, I love to ramble.
I finished the last post with what I loved about season 5 and what I liked about season 6 so far. Now... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
WARNING: If you haven’t been keeping up with House this season and just plan to watch it this summer when it’s out on DVD, don’t read any further! I will be giving spoilers! You have been warned.
You don’t have to say it; I know I’ve been slacking. And I was doing so well! Alas, the call o... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Perhaps this is a little late in the week (as in the last day of the week), but I still made it! I realized last week that I have a lot of anti-Twilight posts on this blog ever since I decided to try this posting regularly thing. Now, while I probably could maintain a blog for 52 weeks a year with v... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
My failure to keep up my coherent thought a week past 3 weeks is only half-excusable. 2 weeks ago, I could blame being tied up with my dear Anya-berger's wedding. (I'm still trying to figure out how to combine her first name with her new last name...Anyetti? Lame.) Last week, however, was just a fai... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Ha, you probably thought I already forgot about my "1 coherent thought a week" venture! I never said I'd do it on the same day every week, right?
This week's topic spawns from a conversation with a soon-to-be-former (again) coworker at your friendly neighborhood (if you live in Westwood) Borders. We... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
This is a new thing I'm trying; let's call it an experiment in discipline. I'm going to try to have one coherent, well-formed thought a week that I will post about. Particularly for the past year, I've been very sporadic in my posting--sometimes a billion posts a week, sometimes once every month or ... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Earlier today, I was driving in my car and listening to the local oldies station. I was singing along pleasantly to the end of "Hang on Sloopy" by the McCoys; as it segued into the next song, I nearly slammed the brakes in horror. What was the next song? Madonna's 1984 hit "Borderline."
This wasn't ... Comment - Like
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