Posted by: Becca on: November 28, 2009
I know an increasing amount of people arguing against the commercialization of Christmas (besides Charlie Brown, of course). And I agree. In many ways, we have turned a day set aside to celebrate the birth (and subsequent life) of Jesus Christ, earthly God incarnate, something that could (should?) be a holy day for Christians into [...]
Posted by: Becca on: August 3, 2009
This is what I wrote down, word for word, during a sermon. That’s why it may or may not make sense. I just wanted it recorded, mainly for myself, (but also for anyone who likes to read my streams of consciousness…:) there’s some things I want to revisit.
Magnification, magnificence.
Clear eyes:
all the colors
and
movements
of light.
Vessel. Love Life, [...]
Posted by: Becca on: April 8, 2009
Last week, my husband lost his job. Last year, he was laid off and out of work for 8 months. I’ve been sitting on words and thoughts and emotions and I know we’re not the only people here. I know what I’ve learned from last time. I know we’ll be okay. Not because that’s what [...]
Posted by: Becca on: April 1, 2009
Passion inspires passion, my friend, Caleb wrote. We find what we seek. At our best, we are called to action by the action of others. And at our worst, we feel the need to criticize the action of others while safe in our little cocoon of inaction.
We have in our lives the things we have [...]
Posted by: Becca on: January 4, 2009
Natalie had a great birthday party. We made pink layer cake with sprinkles and colored marshmallows (using eggs from Cody’s chickens). We decorated with colored “Happy Birthday” balloons and pink and yellow streamers. I sat out the tents and tunnels, aqua doodles, beach balls, and the sit and spin to hopefully prevent everything from being [...]
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: October 28, 2008
Sometimes I feel like every little act of “normal” life is a treason against my self. And that the world moves too fast for me and demands too much. That I am suffocated, drowning, completely incongruent. That I am trying to distort myself to fit, to catch on and catch up. But I just can’t. [...]
Posted by: Becca on: October 10, 2008
Dear God,
I’M TIRED. REALLY REALLY FALL APART TIRED. You know this already, but I just wanted it straight from my mouth to your ears. I’m tired. I’m tired of knots in my stomach and crying till I think I’ll throw up. I’m tired of holding it together, me and everyone else and the life between [...]
Posted by: Becca on: September 15, 2008
I’ll develop this more later: There are few guarantees. It comes out all the time in tragedy, but it is true for everyone, all the time: all we have is whatever’s within us and each other. That’s it. No matter what you think you have, you aren’t guaranteed to keep it, no matter how many [...]
