So I have this wonderful friend named Caroline (oh, irony) who is currently living in China and who is, for lack of a more modern phrase, my “pen pal” of sorts.
We exchange emails pretty often, and so much of the time, I feel I work out my own heart in our correspondence. She is an [...]
Archive for the ‘Friendship’ Category
Seasons Change
Posted in Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes, Friendship, Life, tagged Ecclesiastes, pen pals, seasons on October 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Tales of a Former Night Owl
Posted in Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes, Friendship, Life, tagged friends, growing up, taking walks, walking at night on August 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
There is this path near my college campus that is still my favorite path in the whole world to walk.
Whenever I got close to a person or trusted them or liked them, showing them this path was like lifting up a corner of my heart. It was sacred, intimate, vulnerable. Reject this path and you [...]
Free AC, Friends, and My Big Plans for Living Alone
Posted in Friendship, Life, Traveling and Winding Roads, tagged air conditioning, California, Friendship, Grand Rapids, Heritage Hill, living alone, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket Baking Co. on June 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I know, I know.
I’ve been neglectful of you all.
But it’s been so darn hot here for the past week or so that all I want to do is lay in a bathtub full of ice water, drinking a beer. Add in the fact that my roommate Kim told me that Monsieur Bat is still lurking [...]
The Lethargy of Toasted Coconut Ice Cream, Among Other Things
Posted in Christianity, Foodie Nerdiness, Friendship, God, Life, tagged Christianity, Fenn Valley Winery, Fennville, God, Michigan, peaks and valleys, Saugatuck, struggle on June 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My friend Amanda and I spent the day in cute little harbor towns along Lake Michigan — a more accurate description would be that we ate and drank our way through these towns. We did a wine tasting at 11am at the Fenn Valley Winery (that’s right, I don’t feel guilty about it…it was free [...]
Why Is Being Creative So Hard?
Posted in Creating and Creativity, Friendship, Writin' Like a Fool, tagged being creative, creativity, Drops Like Stars, Rob Bell, the creative process, The War of Art, writing on March 26, 2009 | 6 Comments »
So whaddya all think of my fancy new header? I decided to try and stand out a bit more in the universe o’ blogging…plus I hate when WordPress makes me stick to limits and I hate all their font choices for headers. Anyway, I played around with Photoshop for a few minutes (which always makes [...]
The Cold Air is Enough to Make Me Want to Run
Posted in Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes, Christianity, Friendship, Life, tagged books, direction, friends, God's will, library, Life, The Sparrows, transition on January 27, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I live close to the most beautiful library. I stopped by after work today to pick up a few books that had been recommended to me. It was a swift trip, lasting only a few minutes, and as I was walking over to check out, I looked up.
Up, up, up my vision went, traveling past [...]
“The Kind of Friendship One Can Imagine Between Angels”
Posted in Friendship, tagged CS Lewis, friend, friends, Friendship, hugs, Jesus, Life, love, The Four Loves on January 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The more I think about it, the more I believe friendship is equal parts selfish attraction and selfless love.
We have friends for so many reasons — companionship, amusement, dependency, caretaking, love, growth, beauty, importance, power, convenience and pure, lovely destiny. In my thoughts, I constantly vacillate back and forth — do we make friends in [...]
The Gift of Being Given To
Posted in Christianity, Friendship, God, Life, tagged Central Park, Christmas, friends, gift, giving, humility, Jesus, joy, love, Luke 7, New York City, presents, receiving, Rockefeller Christmas Tree on December 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I love giving to people. When I say I love giving, it isn’t a quasi-modest pat on my own back about how sweet and loving I am. I truly enjoy it, regardless to how much it might bump up my karma or the needle on my “goodness”-o-meter. It feels extremely natural to me — perhaps [...]
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