tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.comments2023-10-31T10:39:05.130-05:00Dealing with today...Renéehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809092665478470675noreply@blogger.comBlogger965125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-28117087786813019412018-10-23T21:19:13.848-05:002018-10-23T21:19:13.848-05:00Loved this Renee! You have been transparent for as...Loved this Renee! You have been transparent for as long as I have known you and I have always loved you for it! It is a part of you that I wish I had myself 😘Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13665524403571339051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-58052305236844013412014-08-27T13:22:20.523-05:002014-08-27T13:22:20.523-05:00Have you tried usajobs.gov - there are a lot of ad...Have you tried usajobs.gov - there are a lot of admin and techy jobs on that site.<br />Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019364333876469130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-68071098002155029262014-01-10T16:58:46.255-06:002014-01-10T16:58:46.255-06:00Do you know how I can see his work? As it clearly ...Do you know how I can see his work? As it clearly cant be around for viewing for too long! Would I have to contact him or something?<br /><br />xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043044229410214768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-27963612570533678092013-08-20T08:29:54.298-05:002013-08-20T08:29:54.298-05:00You could be a librarian?You could be a librarian?teacher philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09146466455058093714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-59102532490119028792013-05-27T19:54:53.748-05:002013-05-27T19:54:53.748-05:00Hey. I loved this. You are strong, and I'm s...Hey. I loved this. You are strong, and I'm so glad you have someone in your life now who recognizes that. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468881865772390593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-66104935357434767552013-03-05T13:22:56.719-06:002013-03-05T13:22:56.719-06:00I'm visiting them in April... maybe I could in...I'm visiting them in April... maybe I could install a backdoor onto their home network.Jonnybothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11738230062943985375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-46609021902802724362013-02-28T11:15:32.597-06:002013-02-28T11:15:32.597-06:00Bribe Josh.Bribe Josh.teacher philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09146466455058093714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-6693100815920640082013-02-27T20:27:35.327-06:002013-02-27T20:27:35.327-06:00*thumbs up symbol* Renée likes this comment.*thumbs up symbol* Renée likes this comment.Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809092665478470675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-53224059288489387112013-02-27T20:25:15.321-06:002013-02-27T20:25:15.321-06:00You are cool. I'm really glad you are enjoying...You are cool. I'm really glad you are enjoying school. I look forward to reading your books, someday!Dream_Smarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254669463528018619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-42557977753257058092013-02-26T17:49:27.412-06:002013-02-26T17:49:27.412-06:00And in Philadelphia I hear they will deliver other...And in Philadelphia I hear they will deliver other types of food beyond pizza and Jimmy Johns... I have no proof of this, though.Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809092665478470675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-49607484506453358432013-02-26T13:24:21.159-06:002013-02-26T13:24:21.159-06:00I forgot about how awesome ordering pizza was. I t...I forgot about how awesome ordering pizza was. I take delivery for granted now, but there was no place that delivered where I grew up. Thanks for the reminder of how awesome living in the city is :-DMatthew Stublefieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913827156568205973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-28394634684763725182013-02-19T10:56:06.837-06:002013-02-19T10:56:06.837-06:00As it happens, I have also been on a country music...As it happens, I have also been on a country music kick... though I seem to be steering hard into the bitter. More Slaid Cleaves and Kasey Musgraves (and even her "Honky Tonk Heartache" got a downvote on my Pandora station), less Gary Allen (though I gave "Every Storm Run Out of Rain" a pass until Pandora played it too soon the second time).<br /><br />Still, I feel you. Not being a student of music, I feel a little more liberty to enjoy things songs just because I like their lyrics, cheesy or otherwise.<br /><br />Besides, where would irony be without sincerity? If ever there was a yin-yang relationship, it was those two.Jonnybothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11738230062943985375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-14479831676774953402013-02-12T08:52:35.427-06:002013-02-12T08:52:35.427-06:00Yep. It's like when you're dancing and hav...Yep. It's like when you're dancing and having a good time, and then suddenly you start to worry that someone is watching you & you're dancing weird. You have to just kind of close your eyes and think "No one is looking at me, no one is looking at me, no one is looking at me...." <br /><br />I just started leading a Bible study and this is what's in my head like EVERY SECOND of it. Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11118190693184491316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-74129323461592438392013-02-09T13:55:01.794-06:002013-02-09T13:55:01.794-06:00Nothing more frustrating than seeing a post after ...Nothing more frustrating than seeing a post after the superbowl about how "disgusting" the halftime show was and remembering that I had previously blocked her pinterest board "I'm just gonna sit here... and drool." that features only pictures of men.Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237838665104245100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-22975041193538333802013-02-04T10:35:24.954-06:002013-02-04T10:35:24.954-06:00When I was in high school, at a speech & debat...When I was in high school, at a speech & debate tournament, I was out during semifinals and got tasked with carting everyone's debate tubs to a central location while a number of people watched the round. A female squad mate and I sat outside the room after we finished, since the round had already started, and she said, "Tell me your life story."<br /><br />There was no way I was going to tell her the whole truth, but I carefully edited it and gave her the safe-for-public-consumption version. And it was pretty great, because I got to talk about stuff I never talked about.<br /><br />On the bus ride home, we sat next to her and I fell asleep. I woke up two hours later when we got back to our school, head on her shoulder, with drool all over her sweatshirt.<br /><br />I was mortified, horrified, apologetic. I was an underclassmen, a novice, and she'd been so nice.<br /><br />And while everyone else was standing up and getting their stuff and shuffling off, she turned around and gave me a hug. It was the first hug I'd received in over two years.<br /><br />Like you noted above, it wasn't romantic. It was just contact, and it was... there is no word in English that does it justice. It was like salvation.<br /><br />I'm a big believer in hugs and physical contact now, but like you said, guys have to be really restrained with that or we come across as creepers. It makes me sad, because I think the world would be a better place if we weren't all so repressed and scared of physical contact. There is a reason Christians of old laid on hands and shared a holy kiss--because touch is a blessing, and we need it regularly.Matthew Stublefieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913827156568205973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-62596769326823342332013-01-30T05:55:22.656-06:002013-01-30T05:55:22.656-06:00It is good to remember his faults as well as his v...It is good to remember his faults as well as his virtues. He was just as you described. You know that his temper would bring me to tears, but so would his sweet apologies afterward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-73081960729699750462013-01-29T02:37:58.403-06:002013-01-29T02:37:58.403-06:00Did you go to the movie thing? How was it/you?
I...Did you go to the movie thing? How was it/you?<br /><br />I had a dream with Nathan in it the other night. Seemingly random but probably spurred by cleaning the area on top of the tv where we have a picture of him in a frame. :-) You were there too! It was happy...but also a little sad....That's how I felt when I woke up, anyways. (Also not overly weird, but definitely interesting.) You can ask if you want me to share more, but I'd understand too if you don't.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622031911387641865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-8258802336522336852013-01-28T07:04:52.959-06:002013-01-28T07:04:52.959-06:00I think it's a lot like asking your minigroup ...I think it's a lot like asking your minigroup to pray for you about...well, anything, while Renee's husband is fighting cancer. This might be one of those "all pain is the same" times. :)Katiebrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332512117956084582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-67892546341831738902013-01-28T00:23:20.970-06:002013-01-28T00:23:20.970-06:00You are not shallow.... You're dealing with yo...You are not shallow.... You're dealing with your feelings in your own way, quite well if I do say so - from an outsider looking in :) <br /><br />Hugs to you!Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05494833234638967268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-90914936848782838032013-01-21T18:10:53.361-06:002013-01-21T18:10:53.361-06:00My friend. Love for you fills my heart.
Nathan...My friend. Love for you fills my heart.<br /><br />Nathan's life was beautiful, with a tragic ending - in which I find solace, but I don't know if you can. He didn't exactly go quietly into the night you know? He had too good of a sense of humor to be all dignified about it. Instead he talked about free slippers and shivs... such a generous soul. I feel like he received an abundance most of his life - lots of love, lots of talent, lots of intelligence, lots and lots of friends. And when the abundance gotten taken away, when he suddenly didn't have lots of good health - it made absolutely no difference. It wasn't his charmed life that made him charming. It was just who he was, and b/c of that he was able to fully enjoy his blessings, but it turns out he was never addicted to them, never dependent on them in order to be a good person...<br /><br />I don't know that I've ever said this to you, but I've always admired that Nathan died well. He died as he lived. The definition of integrity.<br /><br />Anyway - love you and thinking of you this week.<br />Kara Goekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16821572145112231334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-1746185394710445772013-01-21T10:33:09.116-06:002013-01-21T10:33:09.116-06:00Thinking and continually praying for you friend!Thinking and continually praying for you friend!Lowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073464487025698571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-34997799923699385482013-01-21T09:49:32.348-06:002013-01-21T09:49:32.348-06:00lol. I didn't realize I was signed in as Jonny...lol. I didn't realize I was signed in as Jonny. I have decided to leave it because I think it might make you laugh.Jonnybothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11738230062943985375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-82927922953898054512013-01-21T09:48:45.613-06:002013-01-21T09:48:45.613-06:00Thank you for sharing. Much love.Thank you for sharing. Much love.Jonnybothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11738230062943985375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-39605912907661992722013-01-15T16:58:46.999-06:002013-01-15T16:58:46.999-06:00I struggled for a long time with the tension betwe...I struggled for a long time with the tension between strength and weakness. I was raised to not cry, to not rely on anyone else, and to always do things myself.<br /><br />I didn't make the connection on Sunday, but Tim's last sermon really hits home to me on that subject. I needed to cut myself some slack and extend grace to myself. These days, I handle it a lot better... I think it becomes a sort of zen: it is possible to be weak while also being strong for others. You absolutely deserve to feel sorry for yourself sometimes and to break down.<br /><br />The important part is making sure that state is temporary. There is a time for weakness and a time for strength. We can have both. We pretty much have to, actually, because humans were made that way.<br /><br />I sort of assume you have friends with whom you talk about this hard stuff, and it's not just all blog posts. I similarly assume you have someone to sit with and cry and who will listen and not judge, and who can take all that in without it hurting them. I've gotten that impression anyways.<br /><br />If I'm wrong, and you'd like someone to sit with, let me know. You may feel sometimes like you don't want to vent, or cry, or share feelings with someone because it might bring them down. I'd encourage you to not worry too much about it. My mind vise is mighty. (I couldn't find an elegant way to end this paragraph, so I thought maybe a 30 Rock reference would work. Did it? Darn.)Matthew Stublefieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913827156568205973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589083446741803697.post-71068095760129052672013-01-14T22:21:29.060-06:002013-01-14T22:21:29.060-06:00I just reread this and I don't know if I ever ...I just reread this and I don't know if I ever gave you credit for "how do you building these points? Quests!!!" I don't think I ever used that word - but it is brilliant.<br /><br />Plus, as I was reading, I thought, "3 night away from her husband? Who did that?" Then I remembered that it was me. I mean - it's not like I forgot that I did that, but it seems like a nice thing to do in retrospect, but at the time, it just seemed like, you know... Nathan died, so I'll breathe in and out and I'll sleep at nighttime, and I'll be with Renee as much as she'll let me. So yes - those points were immeasurably small. Unless I think someone else did it - then it seemed like - wow, what a great friend! But for us - eh. Should be taken for granted.<br /><br />Anyway - I'm worried now that this post sounds like, "I'm AWESOME!" when I meant it to be, "our friendship is awesome, b/c that was no big deal, but when I read it before I remembered it was us, I thought it was nice - we're such good friends that nice is our native language.... I mean - with each other." <br /><br />Heavens - I'm just gonna post this as it is, and assume if anyone ever reads it, it will only be you, b/c who goes back and re-reads blogs on the off-chance new comments have been posted a million years later? But maybe blogger will tell you about this...Kara Goekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16821572145112231334noreply@blogger.com