Tweet Yep, that’s right. I jumped out of a plane. At 10,000 feet in the air. This girl who still does not like to ride in an elevator. Who still will not ride a roller coaster that involves standing up. And who still gets scared of the dark sometimes rode in a perfectly good airplane up to 10,000 feet and then jumped out. Not to worry, I did not jump out alone. The guy strapped to my back had done this oh around 3800 times. I had nothing to worry about. And quite frankly, I was not really that scared. There was a moment when I was sitting…
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Communion as a Community
Tweet Somewhere along the line in church history we started to treat communion as a solemn, individual thing to be done in church services with soft music playing in the background to provide an atmosphere of silence and introspection. Many well-meaning churches still practice communion in this way and while there may be evidence for them to change, status quo says many will not ever give second thought to this practice. However, as I have spent some time studying church practices and the history behind them, this was one that always bothered me. When you look back at the early church, you never see them practicing communion this way. It…
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13.1…
Tweet …miles. Yep, that’s right. I ran 13.1 miles. And I did it 1:56. Let me tell you, there are few times in my life I have been so proud. I woke up at 4:30am Sunday morning after 9 weeks of training. The day was finally here. I have sacrificed a lot the last couple months to train for this. And I was a little nervous, but as I lined up with all the other runners, I was just excited. Yes, excited about getting ready to run 13.1 miles. Another reinforcement of the fact that I am not your average person. Most people get excited about football games; me,…
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Fall Is Here
Tweet The leaves are starting to change, the weather is getting cooler, and pumpkin and apple items are out in full swing. I love fall. It is by far my favorite season of the year. And I missed it last year. Granted, I was loving my island life, but I did miss the colors, the weather, and apple cider. And as seasons change, so does life. Last night a friend joked about what they were doing this time last year and I thought, this time last year I was working on report cards. My how time changes. In light of that, I have been very reflective over the past few…
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Skydiving
Tweet It’s official.. in the next month I will get to check two things off my bucket list. The first, run a half marathon. Training is going great and I will for sure cross the finish line!! (More on this later) The second thing and point of this post is….. SKYDIVING! Yes, you read that right. I am going skydiving. This is a true test to the fact that I am an adrenaline/adventure junkie as I really do not like heights. However, the thought of jumping out of an airplane 12,000 feet up in the air makes me so excited I want to squeal!! It is my…
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Poor and Humbly
Tweet Humbly You Came/To the earth You created/All for love’s sake became poor* Name that song. If you grew up in church, I bet you could not only name it, but sing the rest of it from memory. I will admit, I am not a big fan of the song because it has been so over-sung in our churches. But last night, as I sang the words of the song, I was overwhelmed by the weight of those words. What does it really mean that the light of the world came to earth? And how did He come? Poor and Humbly. Not in a flash of lights.…
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Restless at Heart
Tweet Most people probably have mixed and perhaps strong feelings on the topic of astrology. I do not believe in it, do not read my daily horoscope, or really ever pay any attention to it. But from a personality standpoint, oftentimes it is dead on. I have rarely held a job for longer than a year. And the few that I have had for longer than that, have been just one of many jobs I have worked during that time. I changed my major four times in college. I change my mind like the wind changes and I have as many interests as there are colors. I have always had this restlessness. unfortunately, I have…
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13.1 Miles-Here I Come!
Tweet Determined not to let my current land-locked state hinder me, I have set off to cross another item off my bucket list. The challenge: a half marathon. In eight weeks. Being back in Indiana, far away from my little island has certainly taken its toll. For the most part, I am thankful to be home and I am really thankful to be closer to my family, but there is rarely a day that goes by that I don’t find myself looking wistfully out the window hoping it will be blue ocean I see instead of traffic. I know coming home was the right decision, but it has been…
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Seeing Through the Blurriness
Tweet It’s amazing how much we take for granted our sight. Even if you wear glasses or contacts, you just never really think about the fact that you can see. Maybe it takes an extra step in the morning, but eventually you can see clearly and you go throughout the rest of your day not really thinking much about the fact that you can actually see. But what happens if that sight is gone? Or not as good? What happens when your prescription is out of date? Things get blurry. It is hard to see. Words are fuzzy. Life is cloudy. Welcome to my world. Things are a bit blurry.…
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Not a Part
Tweet Seems like lately life has been full of a million changes that are also revealing more of myself to myself. Weird concept I guess, but it seems the more the outside changes, the more the inside changes. Growth we will call it. But there is one thing that has never changed. I do not like groups. Perhaps cliques or clubs or small groups are better words. Regardless of what you call them, I have never been one that wants to attach themselves to a group. I can tell you exactly why. 6th grade. Rough year I think for a lot of people. I had just moved half-way across…