Posted by: Becca on: December 29, 2008
I just spent an hour practicing on the bowed psaltery I was (re)given for Christmas by my mother. It was my grandmother’s and after she died, it was given to me. I was in high school and though I played the piano and sang in choirs, I had little interest in playing it, so it [...]
Posted by: Becca on: December 24, 2008
I think, when identifying blessings, we shouldn’t tack on any “ifs, ands, buts or even thoughs”. Just the blessing, not the rest. The rest is a different kind of list.
-a warm home
-a caring family
-a healthy child
-a husband who works, doesn’t abuse drugs, alcohol or others, and who loves his daughter
-a job
-a promotion to salaried position [...]
Posted by: Becca on: December 23, 2008
So much of our life is about perception. How we perceive someone affects our interactions and our expectations. How we perceive someone changes them and their possibilities and places in our lives. I believe it is mostly the same with God. How we perceive God matters in how we talk to (or don’t talk to) [...]
Posted by: Becca on: December 18, 2008
- named her toy frog “Freddy Boosy”
- randomly started singing “that’s what you get when you let your heart win woah-aoh” (paramore)
-other current favorite songs include: love story by taylor swift, womanizer by britney spears, already gone by sugarland, little things by colbie calliat, whatever you like by t.i., this is my jam by flo [...]
Posted by: Becca on: December 18, 2008
Sometimes, I want to just disappear. To just fold up within myself and vanish completely. I can’t even write the thoughts that go with the rest of this. I mean, I can, I’m capable, I just won’t. I don’t like how it sounds.
I am heavy. I am tired. I am always confused. My mind won’t [...]
Posted by: Becca on: December 10, 2008
What to eat when you get home from school at night and have nothing meal worthy that doesn’t require way too much effort? Wine and cheese! Now, before you get an impression of me that may not be accurate, you should know this is twist top wine ($4.49 stuff again) and good old Food Lion [...]
Posted by: Becca on: December 6, 2008
There’s so much I want to write about right now, so so much and so little time.
I heard this today, over and over while worrying about how the bills are going to work out (or not work out) this month- it was: I’ve got this under control, stop worrying, let me do this, let it [...]
