Tweet One holiday down..two more to go. I had a nice Thanksgiving. It was not what I expected it to be and made me realize how much I really miss my family, but it was a growing experience. And the break provided for lots of opportunities to ride my bike. I might be the only person who loses weight over Thanksgiving-40 miles on a bike will do that to ya!:) And I got to spend a lot of time with Kayla and Anna which was so nice! I wish I felt more full of holiday cheer, but honestly, I am just tired. And it just doesn’t feel like the holidays.…
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Training for "Hell"
Tweet This blog post comes with a qualifier. Up until about 6 weeks ago, I had not ridden a bike in almost ten years. Therefore, my friend Andrea and I decided it was only normal that we decide to participate in a 100k bike race. I am so thankful to find someone equally as crazy as I am. We talked about it one night and it was like, “You want to do it? Yeah sure. Ok!” We are entering as a team so we both only have to bike 50k. For those of you in the US, that is 31 miles each roughly. 31 miles is not that long of…
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To Share or Not to Share?
Tweet I have been reading the Gospels and I have started to notice something. A lot of Jesus’ life revolved around food. Whether he was eating with people, feeding people, or talking about food-it consumed a lot of His time. It was part of the community Christ lived in and developed. One of sharing and talking and learning around the idea of food. Food is an interesting thing. It has this incredible ability to bring together body, soul, and mind through its smells, textures, and designs. There is nothing quite like sharing a meal together. It is a sort of liberating activity in which all groups of people can meet…
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Scared? Yes!
Tweet So I have done a lot of scary things since moving to Saipan. I mean, aside from moving half-way around the world with zero friends. I jumped off a cliff, have snorkeled and swam more than I ever thought I could, taught students with names I couldn’t pronounce, crashed my bike, ran till my legs hurt, and the list goes on. I have conquered so many fears and had so much fun. I have done all kinds of things out of the ordinary that I have become afraid of the ordinary. Explanation. I have to drive to my race in the morning. We have a car for a few…
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Thank You
Tweet It’s that time of year…we start thinking about what we are thankful for. It should be something we do all year, but it especially comes up around this time of year. So here goes a thank you. Yesterday I had a very surreal moment. I was sitting in a circle with a group of junior high girls mediating a conversation about friendships, gossip, and life. As I looked around, I realized that I was now the authority. I was the teacher that these girls were talking to. No longer was I the junior high girl pouring out my heart, but the person on the other end. I am the…
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It’s That Time of Year
Tweet Everyone is gearing up for Christmas. Even on my small little island, the hotels are decorated with Christmas trees and the stores are getting ready for the madness that is Christmas. A few are even advertising Black Friday sales. My Twitter feed, Facebook wall, and e-mail inbox are filling up with ads and articles on Christmas. I love Christmas. It is by far my favorite time of the year. I love Christmas music, movies, decorations, and all that is Christmas. I love the sights, sounds, and smells. The lights, trees-all of it. I have so many fond memories of Christmas as a kid. Of our traditions, trees, ornaments, presents…
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You Think-Jenny and Tyler
Tweet My favorite new song! You know me so well | each and every part | so much better than i know myself | every layer of my heart | but it’s different with the world | i won’t let anyone come in | can’t let them know about my sin ‘cause what will the think of me | when they finally see | this little girl they know | doesn’t let her bruises show | what will the think of me | when they finally see | this little girl they know | doesn’t let her bruises show |what will they think of me the pastor speaks | and…
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26 Miles of Clarity
Tweet One of my friend’s challenged me on Wednesday to start thinking bigger than I was. To not sell myself short on that dream job and to recognize that I do have a lot to offer without going back to school. I looked for some jobs, re-opened my Twitter account, and am updating my resume. It was sorta a lot to handle and I got very excited/overwhelmed at these new possibilities. So since we had Veteran’s Day off and I have officially given up sleeping in ever..I got up at 5:45am and set out on a bike ride. My goal was to bike to Banzai Cliff and back-a beautiful lookout…
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Your Story Must Be Told
Tweet YOUR STORY MUST BE TOLD SHAUNA NIEQUIST | 09 NOVEMBER 2010 Share9 You tell what you know, what you’ve earned, what you’ve learned the hard way. You watch it fall on what seem to be deaf ears, and you mutter something under your breath, something about pearls before swine. But then 10 years later, you realize one fragment of your story has now been woven into someone else’s, a very necessary thing, a bridge to a new way of understanding and living. I didn’t need proof from a theologian or a tip from a church practitioner. I needed a piece of a story, something real and full of life…
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2nd Casualty Of The Year
Tweet ..a bike crash. I promise I am not normally injury prone and two accidents in four months are not bad odds. I was riding my bike Saturday morning and the roads were slick from rain. I lost my focus for two seconds and my bike slipped off the side of the road and next thing I knew, I was on the ground and the bike was about a half a foot in front of me. I didn’t look..I just made sure I could stand up and got back on my bike. I was only about halfway through my ride so I needed to keep going. I felt ok so…