February 2012
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helloevening:
**the following was taken from laurennicolelove.blogspot.com
and you need to read it.
Modesty, Lust, And Emotional Rape.
The slow thud of pounding bass through my bedroom walls shook me half-awake. I kept my face in my pillow and wondered why it was necessary for music this loud to be played in our family’s home at 7am on Saturday mornings. I pulled my comforter back over...
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Tonight.
I made ten billion sugar cookies and had my roommate check my head for lice.
(I’m in the clear.)
Welcome to the life of an elementary school special ed teacher.
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January 2012
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“The real takeaway from this Tigers road win: Missouri is no illusion. No. This...”
– ESPN Journalist Eamonn Brennan
Read his synopsis here.
I may be a bulldog now, but I will always love Missouri Basketball.
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READ THIS. →
End the r-word, people.
I will blog about things like this until I stop hearing it and seeing it everyday.
“I know that most people don’t use the word “retarded” maliciously. Most people I know use it in a self-depreciating way. And when I point it out, they go “Oh wow! I’m sorry!” and they truly feel like a heel. But the thing is, you’re still using it in the way that people who do use...
“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where...”
– Henry David Thoreau (via justbesplendid)
December 2011
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“The only place we have to see before we die is the place of seeing God. And His presence is everywhere for those who slow to see.”
(via)
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The first time I ever wrote something...
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“I never knew that so much love could come from one small organ that fits inside...”
– One of the current volunteers at Casa de Fe reflecting on her love for the kids.
I’ve spent first few hours post finals catching up on Ecuador.
My heart is always, always aching for them.
Read more here.
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Sometimes,
When it’s been a really long day and you’re having a bowl of cereal and you realize you lost the receipt for the wedding band you’re supposed to pick up tomorrow and maybe, just maybe, it might even be in the trash you took out last night and your ever so sweet fiancé digs through the trash for you and isn’t even mad when you can’t find it still and can laugh about it...
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Every blessing You pour out I'll turn back to...
Alaina (the nurse at the orphanage I was at this summer) sent an email update out on Thanksgiving and I haven’t been able to get it off my mind since so I thought I would share it with you all. She is one of the most incredible women of God I have ever met and I am so blessed to have made so many memories in Ecuador with her.
Of all the oxymorons out there, for many reasons this seemed the...
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November 2011
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malloryfisher asked: It is so encouraging to see someone close to my age pursuing Jesus so passionately and maturely. Also, I'm a part-time wedding photographer. I've photographed a lot of weddings for young couples, and every time I worry that they are too young and they don't know what they're getting themselves into. Your most recent blog post was so encouraging to me. It's a breathe of...
“But when a saga popular with pre-adolescent girls peaks romantically on a night...”
– NPR’s Linda Holmes reviews Twilight Breaking Dawn, Pt. 1 (via diandrabird)
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Adventures in Wedding Planning: How to Love Your... →
My latest post on Bow Ties and Bliss.
Wedding planning all the day long.
Tra la la la laaa.
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#1 — how harry potter defined the direction of my... →
My grand-little is one of the most phenomenal writers I know.
And has a love affair with words that rivals mine.
The blog world has become overrun by teenagers blogging pictures of skinny hipsters. Alex is a breath of fresh air in this smoggy blogosphere. It helps that she’s a raging feminist with a sharp sense of humor and a keen awareness for the world around her.
Oh, and that...
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We had a Thanksgiving dinner with our bible study...
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“Enlarge and purify the mansions of our souls that they may be fit habitations...”
– Knowledge of the Holy (A.W. Tozer)
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“And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They...”
– Steve Jobs
October 2011
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“Daddy, can we yisten to Bob Dylan?”
– Elliott. (So proud)
I need my future kids to ask that.
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morgangster asked: hey-yo. I have know of a few athenians who messaged me before that would be interested in meeting up as well... what do you say we start an email chain? that might be the easiest. ? maybe. I don't know. Ha. Thoughts?
rachelfh asked: hey! i just wanted to let you know that I'm also a student at UGA and I also LOVE JESUS!! :) So, just wanted to say hey and I'm so glad that I came across your blog! :)
alexlaughs asked: I love love LOVE you, grand big!
Anonymous asked: How did you and your boyfriend meet?
confessed asked: Do you live in Athens? My cousin lives there!
Anonymous asked: Hi Asia, I have come to your blog from BT&B and I just love it. I am also a Pi Phi (Vermont Beta) and your sweet love notes and engagement story have made me teary. I'm in love with the Emily Hearst song and have decided to use it as my processional music at my wedding, set for Sept 15, 2012. I can't wait to see what you write next! PPL&Mine, Shannon