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Friday, January 13th, 2012
Guarding Empathy
Empathy is a good thing. Empathy is necessary. There’s not enough of empathy in this world. The fighting in the world would probably cease to exist if everyone had empathy. Right?
Well, I have a problem controlling my empathy. Yes, this is a bad problem.
I’ve never known empathy to ever be a problem. As [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Family, Friendship, Hope, Love, Mentoring, Ministry, Parenting, Personal by jen
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Real Life is the New Facebook
I deactivated my Facebook account yesterday. What a freeing (near-year) venture! I’ve been pondering getting rid of Facebook for almost a year but I have always delayed because I, so desperately, want to shine a light for people. I’ve always felt that human and tangible light has been so absent in my own life. I’ve [...]
No Comments » - Posted in 411, Being a wife, Family, Friendship, Hope, Mentoring, Ministry, Parenting, Personal by jen
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Sing
I feel I’ve ran this train into the ground with speaking to humans so I’m gonna toss all of these thoughts into the web of the world and keep walking.
I’ve shared my love of, and issues with, singing – for years. More recently, the latter has been more of a conversational piece and it’s becoming [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Hope, Ministry by jen
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Unsettled
There’s been a stirring in me for quite some time. A restlessness unable to be transcribed. A rerooting of sorts. A split-second glimpse of part of the finished puzzle comprised of pieces of my life, finally fitting together after years of rolling them around in my hands.
I’ve become unsettled and it is good.
Attending the We [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Contemplating, Creativity, Family, Friendship, Hope, Love, Mentoring, Ministry, Parenting by jen
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
This Skin
I’m learning so much about me. You know how people say you go off to college to really, finally, learn who you are? Well, I feel I’ve been doing the same for the past several years. I mean, I dropped out of college after the first semester so it makes sense that (as with Life®) [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Contemplating, Hope, Personal by jen
Friday, September 2nd, 2011
F*#% Fear and Shame
My prayer is that this will help at least one person and that person may not be you… so look away, hide me, delete me, or ignore me if this makes you feel uncomfortable.
I was raised in San Diego. My family (immediate and generational) had some very strong convictions with the Baptist and Evangelical [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in $.02, Being a wife, Family, Friendship, Hope, Love, Mentoring, Ministry, Parenting, Personal by jen
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Friends, Mentors and Margaritas
I’ve been on a blog-surfing kick lately. Partly to do with researching all I can on the clinical side about Asperger’s Syndrome as well as reading stuff from parents of children with Asperger’s. But I’ve also been popping around on sites of Mommy + Motivational-Speaker sites. I need as much encouragement in my life and [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Contemplating, Friendship, Personal by jen
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Vulnerable Passion
It’s a lovely thing to be comforted in a time of confusion and heartache.
Lately, I’ve been contemplating my #1 passion, my singing. For the first time since beginning singing in 1991, I’m considering stopping for good. Which terrifies me. Not so much as it would strip an identity in me since I’ve made sure to [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Hope, Personal by jen
Monday, August 29th, 2011
Now what?
More than just a cry for mercy, this title is also an update on the latest happenings in my life and the lives of my family. And boy is it a DOOZY!
It seems the roller coaster of life just keep on rolling, keeps on spinning and sending us on death-defying loops and surges. Life has been [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Family, Hope, Parenting, Personal by jen
Monday, January 31st, 2011
Reflection
Besides my life path change in 1996, 2010 was the most defining year of my life. I’ve learned so much about myself in the last year, things that I never would have believed were true. I learned that I’m judgmental. I learned that I am codependent. I learned that I cared more about trying to [...]