Hello from Atlanta, Georgia. I am turning Orange. You know. Learning to combine the love of the family (red) with the light of God’s church (yellow) to create an environment of dynamic change in the way that we are training up the children of our next generation (orange). red + yellow = [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Nobody Gets to Just Watch the Parade
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ministry, Francis Chan, Donald Miller, Bible, Christianity, religion on April 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Back in school
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged anatomy, education, school on April 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last Wednesday, I started taking this introductory online Anatomy/Physiology class through Mira Costa Community college. It’s a non-credit class to get my brain warmed-up for taking “Gross Anatomy” this coming fall, cadaver dissection and all.
As I began taking notes on my first lesson this afternoon, I soon stumbled upon a brilliant nugget of truth. The [...]
on flower fields, kettle corn, and being just plain silly
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Brian Kiley, Carlsbad Flower Fields, Kettle Corn, life on April 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Today, Brian and I decided to have a date afternoon. He met me at my gym at noon, right when I finished coaching, and we headed over to the Carlsbad Flower Fields. I have always heard about the flower fields and how cool they were, but I was never convinced that it was [...]
Sick and Lonely
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Brian Kiley, sickness on April 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ever since Brian left for Mexico on Friday, I have been a busy little beaver. I feel like the subject of the song from Cinderella, where the little mice sing about all the things she has to do: “Make the fire, mix the breakfast, wash the dishes, do the moppin’.” I have weeded [...]
Pugs are so weird!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Mo, Pugs on April 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So my family has a pug named Mo. He is the funniest, weirdest, fattest little creature ever.
Mo is distressed that he didn’t get as many presents as everyone else on Christmas day, 2007.
Mo wanted to help Rachel prepare for marrying Billy by celebrating with her at her bridal shower in the spring of 2007.
Mo [...]
Embracing My Domestic Side
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged domestic, feminism, gardening on April 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I have always been the type of female who never really liked to do…well…female things. I like hanging out with guys. I like lifting weights - I used to be able to squat twice my body weight. I like belching really loud and putting males to shame (it’s true, I do). [...]
Words to Ponder
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged prayer on April 6, 2008 | No Comments »
“I pray because I can’t help myself; I pray because I’m helpless. The need flows out of me all the time - waking and sleeping. Prayer doesn’t change God; it changes me.”
-C.S Lewis (from the movie about his life, “Shadowlands”)
“Prayer is the central avenue God uses to transform us . . . The closer we [...]
Hi, my name is Mrs. Kiley
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged kids, sunday school on April 6, 2008 | No Comments »
March 18, 2008
Sunday was an exceptionally bad day in the first service of the K/1 Sunday school classroom at New Song. Three of the 1st grade boys were punching, kicking, and jumping all over each other, and they were intentionally yelling out”funny” things in the middle of the Large Group teach so that all [...]
Squeezes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged God, gym, kids, lessons on April 6, 2008 | No Comments »
March 11, 2008
I have never heard God audibly. But this morning, I felt him physically.
This morning was not the best of mornings.
After experiencing an unusually tough time pulling myself out of bed, I hurried to get ready for work, sloshed my coffee into a leaky travel mug, and then bolted out the door to [...]
