Posted in Around G-Rap, Family Togetherness, Foodie Nerdiness, Justice for the Oppressed, Single Life, tagged babies, eating alone, family, homeless, hunger, Reeds Lake, Rose's Restaurant, ultrasound on June 10, 2009 | 5 Comments »
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I was driving home from work yesterday, and was waiting at a busy intersection near my office when I saw a woman handing a man grocery bags from the trunk of her car. At first, I was trying to figure out what in the world these two were doing in a dry cleaner’s [...]
Posted in All You Need is Love (and Possibly Chocolate), Around G-Rap, Life, Single Life, tagged being single, couple, farmer's market, Life, Madcap Coffee, marriage on June 7, 2009 | 8 Comments »
The time is 2:55 am and it is now that I am realizing that my self-proclaimed “caffeine immunity” is, in fact, fictional. Espresso at 9 pm was Not a Good Idea. Two Americanos in one day was also probably not wise. (But I finally tried Madcap’s coffee…and mmmmm, was it yummy.)
So here I am, after [...]
Posted in Around G-Rap, Eco-Friendly Experiments, Foodie Nerdiness, Life, tagged blueberry muffins, eating red meat, Electric Cheetah, garage sales, Grand Rapids, grass-fed beef, Heritage Hill, yoga on May 16, 2009 | 5 Comments »
It is a flawless late spring day. I spent the majority of today being uber-productive:
I woke up at 8am.
Did yoga.
Circulated two loads of laundry.
Baked blueberry-lemon muffins.
Took a shower.
All before 10am.
Normally, I am maybe half that productive on a full Saturday, but I was on a roll. My mom, Rachel, and Amanda came over, and we [...]
Posted in Around G-Rap, Life, Random Thoughts, tagged dreams, gardens, Grand Rapids, Heritage Hill, home, Michigan, taking walks, West Michigan on March 24, 2009 | 9 Comments »
I live in this lovely old neighborhood in Grand Rapids that has some of the most beautiful architecture in the city; funky houses from the 1900s on up that are like a bouquet of colorful paints and gingerbread-style trimmings. With the felicitous spring weather we’ve been having lately, I’ve taken to walking around my neighborhood. [...]
Posted in Around G-Rap, Life, Random Thoughts, tagged celebrate, celebration, everyday, God, Grand Rapids, Life, Mars Hill, melting snow, Random Thoughts, spring, wellies!, West Michigan, winter on February 8, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Here in west Michigan, sunny days are something to celebrate in the winter.
Today is bursting with light and pleasantly cool. Everywhere, I see people peeking out like bear cubs from hibernation, hoping it’s time to wake up and taste the spring-like air on our tongues, giddy and starving for some sunshine and a chance to [...]
Posted in Around G-Rap, Life, Random Thoughts, tagged flowers, hope, redemption, renewal, seasons of life, snow, spring on February 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It feels a little like spring today. Not a lot (it’s only 40 degrees), but just a hint, a gentle hand laying lightly on my shoulder, whispering in my ear that it won’t always be like this.
Even amongst the squashy, muddled snow and puddles that soak my boots and even my socks, I can feel [...]
"...we'll lie down on the mat and stare up at the vast blue sky above us and watch the clouds go by and listen to the breeze as it moves the leaves overhead. I'll be there, on my back, and say a short prayer: 'God, I can't believe I get to live this life.'"
-"Velvet Elvis," Rob Bell
