tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189168012024-03-07T00:18:26.707-05:00I'll Sing Thy Power To Savea bunch of rambling thoughts, many of which relate to hymns and songs, theology and books, movies and tv, food and fashion, politics and the drama that is my life, but nothing really makes a consistent appearance except pictures.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.comBlogger425125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-4515574661735255732010-02-20T20:40:00.003-05:002010-02-20T20:42:05.904-05:00Theology in Heelshey, folks. i have no idea if anybody still checks this, but if you do.... i've started blogging regularly for the Houston Chronicle's religion site, HoustonBelief. <a href="http://www.chron.com/channel/houstonbelief/commons/theologyinheels.html">come visit. </a>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-7083728818714909422010-02-18T11:49:00.000-05:002010-02-18T11:50:01.951-05:00Serious BusinessYour ability to really love your enemies, to be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect, and to do generous good even to the ungrateful and wicked required that Christ learn obedience through what He suffered. It required Christ to die because of your natural enmity to God. It requires the Holy Spirit's power to give you a wholly new life. It requires the Father's patient hand to prune and grow you in a way of life that is otherwise impossible - even inconceivable. It requires nothing less than radical repentance, living faith, and renewal of your whole heart that you might learn how to really love. - David PowlisonLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-25024268735543176162010-02-05T13:57:00.003-05:002010-02-05T14:20:09.358-05:00dear blog,i know i haven't been around much lately. things have been crazy, what with the new job and moving 4 times in 6 months and making friends and establishing connections in a new city. and the truth is, i found someone else.<br /><br />now it's not that you aren't special and awesome and everything, but twitter is just so much easier! i only have to come up with something 140 characters long to say, and it can totally be a line from a song. the level of creativity and thought required by you is just not required by twitter. <br /><br />so, really, it's not you, it's me. but let's stay friends. every once in a while we can catch up. but at the moment, twitter is just meeting my felt needs more fully. you are kinda freaking me out with the intensity of your demands.<br /><br />we'll always have paris,<br />laurenLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-18500188360945670592009-12-09T18:04:00.003-05:002009-12-09T18:06:22.002-05:00My Fair Lady"with a little bit of luck" profundity:<br /><br />"they're always throwing goodness at you,<br />but with a little bit of luck<br />a man can duck"<br /><br />interesting to think about in terms of common grace...Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-17614953709798558682009-10-11T01:14:00.003-04:002009-10-11T01:18:58.972-04:00A Gem from Agatha Christie<span style="font-style: italic;">Nemesis</span>, p. 158<br /><br />speaker: archdeacon brabazon, a minor character<br /><br />"I know when a couple are really in love with each other. And by that I do not just mean sexually attracted. There is too much talk about sex, too much attention is paid to it. I do not mean that anything about sex is wrong. That is nonsense. But sex cannot take the place of love, it goes with love, but it cannot succeed by itself. To love means the words of the marriage service. For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health. That is what you take on if you love and wish to marry. Those two loved each other. To love and to cherish till death do us part."Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-77290130194245931722009-10-05T10:47:00.002-04:002009-10-05T10:52:14.962-04:00I can't believe I'm such a slackerit's been AGES since i last posted!<br /><br />well, let's see, what have you missed?<br /><br />i have read a lot of books.<br /><br />i have hung out with a lot of students.<br /><br />i have made serious progress on my Pauline epistles class<br /><br />i have attended a derek webb tweet-up - with about 250 other twitter fans.<br /><br />i have gotten sick. and gotten better. several times. (they say your immune system gets stronger after a while. i'm hoping it's been a while.)<br /><br />(it was never swine flu.)<br /><br />i have to a taylor swift concert with my brother and his friend ryan in dallas. <br /><br />i have been rained on a lot.<br /><br />good stuff, right?Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-45096760336315820822009-08-25T23:47:00.003-04:002009-08-25T23:55:56.834-04:00this is what i like to call...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVNua1vNgy75OK13DtQ-I5x3bz41TFQ4d_hjh2s-REv2TtPl5Gnj3-z7Sq59saB1WVP0iHYDA4Tutf9a4o5O1BMYCjUmn2anMWWgYr-LPbzuUaMVKQinYTkrTXvX6U6fiqcPP/s1600-h/IMG_0510.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVNua1vNgy75OK13DtQ-I5x3bz41TFQ4d_hjh2s-REv2TtPl5Gnj3-z7Sq59saB1WVP0iHYDA4Tutf9a4o5O1BMYCjUmn2anMWWgYr-LPbzuUaMVKQinYTkrTXvX6U6fiqcPP/s400/IMG_0510.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374115364461803314" border="0" /></a><br />freaking awesome. dad and i saw the most glorious rainbows - two of them - on our drive from atlanta to charlotte (post-RUF training, pre-move-stuff-to-dallas). i have never seen such vibrant rainbows, or such complete ones. you could see almost the entire arc!<br /><br />dad took a lot of pictures (since i was driving), but i like this one the best, even though the apparent sky-color-change is actually due to the tinting on my windshield. ;)<br /><br />rainbows are such great reminders that God keeps His promises, and that He has decided to take the blow for us, His people. after all, who do you think that arrow is aimed at, given the direction the bow is pointing?Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-6939669519048304932009-08-23T01:42:00.002-04:002009-08-23T01:57:14.361-04:00andrew peterson plug<span style="font-style: italic;">...i believe He is the Christ<br />Son of the living God<br /><br />all i know is that i was blind and now i see<br />that though i kick and scream, love is leading me<br />and every step of the way His grace is making me,<br />every breath i breathe, He is saving me...<br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Resurrection-Letters-Vol-2/dp/B001KO79UO">resurrection letters, volume II</a> is a brilliant piece of work - the songs are good (some of them are better than good), but together the album is stunning. lyrical and musical motifs are woven throughout (as andy p is wont to weave). right now, this portion of "I Believe (The Good Confession)" is what is stuck in my head, especially the line "every breath i breathe, He is saving me." knowing andy p's body of work like i do, i think what he is getting at here is not that Jesus needs to keep saving me all the time, but that my need for Him and His grace is ongoing. i need Him now as much as i did at 5 years old when i "prayed the prayer," but i also HAVE Him now as much as i ever have or will. <br /><br />we never stop needing Jesus. we never outgrow the Gospel.<br /><br />[also, i just bought <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/North-or-Be-Eaten/Andrew-Peterson/e/9781400073870/?itm=1"><span style="font-style: italic;">north! or be eaten</span></a> today and started it. looks to be even better than it's <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/On-the-Edge-of-the-Dark-Sea-of-Darkness/Andrew-Peterson/e/9781400073849/?itm=2">predecessor</a>.]Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-29351066273740876052009-08-18T19:50:00.003-04:002009-08-18T19:55:19.895-04:00a bit of excitement<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisO_5WeNsitSY4szvOIsebWz7AFr8MQGFxNrxP8zrrCToV2Dd1QG7nE8KrLOKb0ljgtlKiSVGnvjeMl3bXhZG-oSo2xNMA7frzb0xchCg2mr2V3aEmTehVS9pr_K2g72Vw64Ct/s1600-h/IMG_0525.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisO_5WeNsitSY4szvOIsebWz7AFr8MQGFxNrxP8zrrCToV2Dd1QG7nE8KrLOKb0ljgtlKiSVGnvjeMl3bXhZG-oSo2xNMA7frzb0xchCg2mr2V3aEmTehVS9pr_K2g72Vw64Ct/s400/IMG_0525.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371456485363124226" border="0" /></a><br />so a few days ago my poor car nearly missed being taken out by a toyota. so did the house. thank you, random rock in the yard.<br /><br />not so lucky: a tree.<br /><br />some poor girl who a) is new to the country, b) is living away from her family, c) had just recently lost her brother, and d) had only gotten her license to drive a week ago wound up getting herself into quite a crash in the yard of the house i am staying at.<br /><br />i feel dreadful for the poor girl, but am very grateful that shelly is still in one piece.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-87045525356255075392009-08-07T20:20:00.003-04:002009-08-07T21:56:49.056-04:00i'm on my way, just set me free, home sweet homeso the summer has been positively loco, but not in a bad way. just in a crazy way. i am kinda ready for it to be over, and to be in one city for more than a month!<br /><br />RUF staff training was last week, and it was most excellent. i really enjoyed getting to catch up with the other folks in my intern class and learned some extremely helpful things in the sessions. i also got to meet a bunch of other interns and campus ministers and got to spend some great time with billy and ashley, my new campus minister and his wife. they are pretty much fantastic.<br /><br />next week (on the 12th, to be precise) i will be moving to houston!!!!!! freshmen show up on the 16th. here we go - i can hardly wait! i even got a necklace with an owl on it to get into "rice mode."<br /><br />i am so excited to be moving to a ginormous city with fantastic food and old trees and an awesome home <a href="http://www.christtheking.com/">church</a> that is so close to home. i know, i know - 4 hours isn't exactly around the corner, but it beats 17 any day!<br /><br />we had this crazy adventure when we moved my stuff out of charlotte and to dallas that i will have to tell you about later. suffice it to say, none of the four of us (mom, dad, me, and kj) got a complete REM cycle in that night. <br /><br />in other news, i seem to have entered a new life stage. a few years ago, it seemed like my facebook newsfeed was full of weddings. now it's full of babies.<br /><br />sorry it's been so long! now that my life will be normalizing some, i expect i will be posting much more regularly.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-9118884969251749482009-07-09T20:36:00.002-04:002009-07-09T20:39:35.594-04:00My Parents' Printer Makes Weird Noisesit sounds like it needs some oil in the wheels. it makes such distressed noises and works so hard. unfortunately, it totally screws up at the whole printing-labels thing more often than not, and that is a trifle annoying when you need return address stickers to save your hand from FALLING OFF because you have already addressed more than 100 postcards!!!!!!!<br /><br />the point is, the printer is weird. and i am raising support. and it is hot in texas.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-64649960270781766152009-06-12T12:10:00.002-04:002009-06-12T12:11:22.133-04:00This Year's Incoming College Freshman...saw the entire high school musical phenomenon unfold during their own high school years. <br /><br />for some reason, that is weird to me.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-7804069162468440122009-06-11T17:58:00.003-04:002009-06-11T18:08:38.153-04:00And So It Begins...well, folks, i am officially living the dream. i mean, i'm not THERE yet, but we had new intern orientation last week in atlanta for RUF, and y'all, i am SO excited about all this! and i'm officially an RUF employee as of last monday! and now, in addition to taking 2 classes this summer (i'm on the tail end of one right now, and next week i'll be in dc taking the other one), my job = raising support! that way i can actually move to Houston and work with students!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><br />ok, so i am a little excited. anyway. if you think of it, pray for me and that God will bring in the money i need to do this crazy-awesome thing He has called me to.<br /><br /><br />way more updates coming soon, but i wanted to give the quick one. <br /><br /><br />(ps - if you are so inclined, you may follow the link in my sidebar now to donate money to my work with RUF at rice.)Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-28937368918817722862009-05-26T22:20:00.001-04:002009-05-26T22:21:46.386-04:00Ironymy used copy of <span style="font-style: italic;">the glorious body of Christ</span> smells of smoke. and by "smells" i mean "reeks to high heaven." <br /><br />can you count the ways?Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-53436688530444820132009-05-19T00:59:00.004-04:002009-05-19T01:35:43.631-04:00I LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!so, after sheer insanity, i finally am emerging from radio silence and giving you some pictures from my life for the last few weeks. they aren't very exciting. ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBmja4UJMuUQLU1w3NKl5xtcXauS3NvBMie-rz6wqyu3tio1iiZPPqP9z0iETG9lzV0FLZPhJVkpgdJiNZC1QGxxmayC0HXybC30ekQsRHL2WV4QTYS79BgRjeT0pUt0Po3SW/s1600-h/IMG_0339.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBmja4UJMuUQLU1w3NKl5xtcXauS3NvBMie-rz6wqyu3tio1iiZPPqP9z0iETG9lzV0FLZPhJVkpgdJiNZC1QGxxmayC0HXybC30ekQsRHL2WV4QTYS79BgRjeT0pUt0Po3SW/s400/IMG_0339.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337401034026993122" border="0" /></a>my sister came to visit in the middle of my paper writing. we had fun, despite the fact that i was working like a dog quite a bit of the time and sick as a dog for more of the time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQo7TLkecC4RtKCNIe3N415Tr2PaJ7yKuNbT7CfE5MjeI7q2542ZA6df8T5W_pmY6Lc40uUBG5I7fLNHRQzn_yk9Z6JTBAlCH_KfY92DVJc_0u0GYECwW5coj5jPBxO5t5W4b/s1600-h/IMG_0322.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQo7TLkecC4RtKCNIe3N415Tr2PaJ7yKuNbT7CfE5MjeI7q2542ZA6df8T5W_pmY6Lc40uUBG5I7fLNHRQzn_yk9Z6JTBAlCH_KfY92DVJc_0u0GYECwW5coj5jPBxO5t5W4b/s400/IMG_0322.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337401029029038594" border="0" /></a>not sure which roommate brought home these flowers, but they are beautiful, aren't they?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucjl1comPL5w48Qzl5-0N2ahWpxbc76PP91aMWrDjx8_LuuB4u0kDtLCCIIeHBpYu6R4rdfHCxVTHm7t8qLRezPmChmFXlZsxqa-ON8Ax6EjZL1sdFkv-t8tjktglbeorHDLV/s1600-h/IMG_0353.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucjl1comPL5w48Qzl5-0N2ahWpxbc76PP91aMWrDjx8_LuuB4u0kDtLCCIIeHBpYu6R4rdfHCxVTHm7t8qLRezPmChmFXlZsxqa-ON8Ax6EjZL1sdFkv-t8tjktglbeorHDLV/s400/IMG_0353.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337401028096759634" border="0" /></a>ruf support letters! lots of them!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhWUqm6_gAOpBIs_P2VVfTsVBvFt7Fd57k54AURksfxbUKneKFYmQezzlPnXuI3ncePKXKyc52ctmHARXnZHRy4b3iLi8bfz3VV6Isgih3QFDxCWzprN-3L4F_rG3Peugn93H/s1600-h/IMG_0352.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhWUqm6_gAOpBIs_P2VVfTsVBvFt7Fd57k54AURksfxbUKneKFYmQezzlPnXuI3ncePKXKyc52ctmHARXnZHRy4b3iLi8bfz3VV6Isgih3QFDxCWzprN-3L4F_rG3Peugn93H/s400/IMG_0352.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337401024095908194" border="0" /></a>studying is hard work! old exams help.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFihfukF1AfkofNQQHFfprJ03E-4udFYOAZEjNUgBPYy5dhuWfggZM-FQCk6GhasSel1uIcOSkVYq9JIQT5d0MHxHQ9TQqBUrsw5gr9fRBb7g7LMcTxHcWm0ux7Qx4hRpltCZ/s1600-h/IMG_0351.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFihfukF1AfkofNQQHFfprJ03E-4udFYOAZEjNUgBPYy5dhuWfggZM-FQCk6GhasSel1uIcOSkVYq9JIQT5d0MHxHQ9TQqBUrsw5gr9fRBb7g7LMcTxHcWm0ux7Qx4hRpltCZ/s400/IMG_0351.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337399603548540610" border="0" /></a>katie and i went out for a fancy seafood dinner. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9P-synlvruSz-lrFubFNikLqiUQQgz5ZZUvWTvUkGmBGXMhElwmo9mtaTdQkEHHTIQZChiZ2p-kfkSsIajnSmN9jFw_Akq5DC_aGSqj5VxQoRkFCb3fKIhR5U_z267iYZa0k/s1600-h/IMG_0328.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9P-synlvruSz-lrFubFNikLqiUQQgz5ZZUvWTvUkGmBGXMhElwmo9mtaTdQkEHHTIQZChiZ2p-kfkSsIajnSmN9jFw_Akq5DC_aGSqj5VxQoRkFCb3fKIhR5U_z267iYZa0k/s400/IMG_0328.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337399599299242290" border="0" /></a>we have had LOADS of storms and rain and craziness. beautiful, isn't it?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3lR4djVXzsG7PQG397YTQMEoBwnjtynM5YjcsWpfoIUPg-iRXiVlGENkf2Vz7X11aFEmahNXmVdO_U2pm5mJL_nwI1ruaRj9l80UZ1u7YjGMz9IroTj0isgROA8Np_ODAOZJ/s1600-h/IMG_0324.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3lR4djVXzsG7PQG397YTQMEoBwnjtynM5YjcsWpfoIUPg-iRXiVlGENkf2Vz7X11aFEmahNXmVdO_U2pm5mJL_nwI1ruaRj9l80UZ1u7YjGMz9IroTj0isgROA8Np_ODAOZJ/s400/IMG_0324.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337399595902437122" border="0" /></a>paper writing - this one was on the reasons for the differences between the blessings of the 12 tribes in genesis 49 and deuteronomy 33. sounds like it wouldn't be fascinating, but it so was.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJgy3ap2xWH7YvAEf3JThcl5XLs80_TuJju0ioS4rhon6vwm6psb94_poFE8SsnsyPL0Jpsvwputq-FVaTVmYGUkUMRJBVDOFLGolbiOaF6Q4l3bgfpj2nqs3XnobFDNqrc5K/s1600-h/IMG_0305.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJgy3ap2xWH7YvAEf3JThcl5XLs80_TuJju0ioS4rhon6vwm6psb94_poFE8SsnsyPL0Jpsvwputq-FVaTVmYGUkUMRJBVDOFLGolbiOaF6Q4l3bgfpj2nqs3XnobFDNqrc5K/s400/IMG_0305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337399593605939778" border="0" /></a>went to visit friends at wake. this advert for the lilting banshees comedy troupe made me laugh and brought back memories from times gone by.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIQg-24GzvLqbMHpx9Y5w-ABomWUG4In_Fye9IqMzbNps2LElWqoEIBeRcBuMCSy77gHFNHa5-aEujalGx5-T3xHTRB9k5tJYwyR9IQbtDUJ_t1V6xtlpk1HAETGUaLex0tc2/s1600-h/IMG_0303.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIQg-24GzvLqbMHpx9Y5w-ABomWUG4In_Fye9IqMzbNps2LElWqoEIBeRcBuMCSy77gHFNHa5-aEujalGx5-T3xHTRB9k5tJYwyR9IQbtDUJ_t1V6xtlpk1HAETGUaLex0tc2/s400/IMG_0303.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337399589463599650" border="0" /></a>this is what my bed looked like an awful lot during the past few weeks. lots and lots of books. can you tell facebook is up and there's an agatha christie book in the back? a girl's gotta have some breaks or her brain will fry.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-66776467754068597172009-04-30T01:52:00.003-04:002009-04-30T01:54:02.320-04:00hi!it's crazy paper-writing time, so i'm snapping pics and will add them sometime, probably after i write another 40 pages but before i take four exams, two of which are supposed to be the hardest of my life. we'll see which one makes me cry first. ;)<br /><br />just wanted to say hi. i know i've left unfinished business - like an argument for the authority and inerrancy of Scripture - but i'm working like a mad woman. <br /><br />i'll be back.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-29472198242054909442009-04-26T23:01:00.002-04:002009-04-26T23:03:50.960-04:00This is my left ear<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjut_XbrFy43CWD9kZL5yPAlp4DAEQ9TXfxTi3hTYpFHAH_wP8oLZNQwNtFLNQOPw0TIIqjJVJbmfgqtVCw6wUyaAXst3OAcjFhb43EIi53iQ3xhX1i5WA8SGm7_dcfu7a0RXRf/s1600-h/IMG_0295.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjut_XbrFy43CWD9kZL5yPAlp4DAEQ9TXfxTi3hTYpFHAH_wP8oLZNQwNtFLNQOPw0TIIqjJVJbmfgqtVCw6wUyaAXst3OAcjFhb43EIi53iQ3xhX1i5WA8SGm7_dcfu7a0RXRf/s400/IMG_0295.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329201394722367362" border="0" /></a>it has hurt really bad all day. ergo, this photograph appropriately captures my day.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-51919385054538612072009-04-25T23:09:00.002-04:002009-04-25T23:14:25.943-04:00mascara<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ27CkS02v7C49Yj0u-DIHcm3I7h5Znxl11LmNdPzqaLxUUY_4eDSwbGJC6CsF8ywKQRKqUckDOzVWUZl-CwrEW1oTlBIo6-xzw2TpSw9dYXmn5lwiI2yQRbP5QsnhqU5Pfm3W/s1600-h/IMG_0290.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ27CkS02v7C49Yj0u-DIHcm3I7h5Znxl11LmNdPzqaLxUUY_4eDSwbGJC6CsF8ywKQRKqUckDOzVWUZl-CwrEW1oTlBIo6-xzw2TpSw9dYXmn5lwiI2yQRbP5QsnhqU5Pfm3W/s400/IMG_0290.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328832712721829154" border="0" /></a>and people say blonde eyelashes don't make you look lashless....Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-26740754903742658962009-04-24T23:06:00.002-04:002009-04-24T23:17:15.931-04:00See This?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpxX9QAbcgFuygRaQ_fWOM4xAfZe5LmKxw6KJq-3O9nATpbxNdNCIrHvUzrB4wxzhcNjTKeYsdMpGlNZDk7dQB6T7-t7aioA3AW00hi7VT8_hB5hWl8FPhoravIESVx6-TPoJ8/s1600-h/IMG_0269.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpxX9QAbcgFuygRaQ_fWOM4xAfZe5LmKxw6KJq-3O9nATpbxNdNCIrHvUzrB4wxzhcNjTKeYsdMpGlNZDk7dQB6T7-t7aioA3AW00hi7VT8_hB5hWl8FPhoravIESVx6-TPoJ8/s400/IMG_0269.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328460534079157122" border="0" /></a><br />this is a married man's phone number. on my hand. (it's blurry on purpose.)<br /><br />i wish i could say there is a good reason for this, but i can't. we're having a women's conference at RTS this weekend (speaker: <a href="http://blog.christianitytoday.com/giftedforleadership/2007/01/carolyn_custis_james.html">carolyn custis james</a>, who thus far has been utterly fabulous), and there was some trouble with the sound system, so i was charged with calling a friend to get another friend's number in hopes that friend #2 would know what to do. i wrote the number on my hand - we were in a rush - only to discover that, in fact, someone else already had his number and had called repeatedly to no avail.<br /><br />so i wrote it on my hand for nothing. <br /><br />at least it's fading.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-11842118877875162662009-04-23T23:19:00.004-04:002009-04-23T23:29:06.811-04:00Multitalented, He Isuse the force, he must.<br /><br />of gravity, that is:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIU8SQxUCKHi5T9uA75iLJmEC30jdPLg4658bSs03e9RPwsEGktmrc1QyOEY2hfLH7UAsBkJ4P2BiEB3vPLqCPeGg0dAP9nyIovhGSJ10bqP_q7WWrzwyf_3H2VVdv8dApYTik/s1600-h/IMG_0264.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIU8SQxUCKHi5T9uA75iLJmEC30jdPLg4658bSs03e9RPwsEGktmrc1QyOEY2hfLH7UAsBkJ4P2BiEB3vPLqCPeGg0dAP9nyIovhGSJ10bqP_q7WWrzwyf_3H2VVdv8dApYTik/s400/IMG_0264.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328092820267613122" border="0" /></a><br />this is my friend <a href="http://joshincharlotte.blogspot.com/">josh</a>. he does magic with everyday household items!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-52472100218673104952009-04-22T22:38:00.002-04:002009-04-22T22:40:55.434-04:00My Roomieswatching L O S T.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLzTxkco6zEf9q8xKPk5LmpT2ZPjtcUvqsw09aKCEm3UqvBrRJ9o3xoSAesFN7LnJuSCivpeVEncjE1e-4UvAo54aKnX26VdMrh6JM1SFKJq6rguWirHvaF1nTfjpyjbXDICH/s1600-h/IMG_0261.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLzTxkco6zEf9q8xKPk5LmpT2ZPjtcUvqsw09aKCEm3UqvBrRJ9o3xoSAesFN7LnJuSCivpeVEncjE1e-4UvAo54aKnX26VdMrh6JM1SFKJq6rguWirHvaF1nTfjpyjbXDICH/s400/IMG_0261.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327711056795044450" border="0" /></a><br />sadly, just a clip episode this week.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-4688305997736122012009-04-22T14:50:00.001-04:002009-04-22T14:52:12.344-04:00Does It Matter If We Call God "He" or "She?check out <a href="http://arongahagan.com/our-father-who-art-in-heaven_723/">this great post</a> from aron's <a href="http://arongahagan.com/">blog</a>, wherein he quotes CS Lewis on this issue.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-65128013695998961262009-04-22T00:09:00.001-04:002009-04-22T00:13:39.118-04:00guess what was in here before i ate it?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTQc4tdqH18H7Z32QoOMcS00SK7DyN2k6zFES9ZxHAFiX3QkV7QJrnz0_RoXP62pogxU-vxZUNGbalzKjdotmU7W9FKreKYTNNNSLMesq2uGl1mDCSycCpt4xshlF9t1hZHJx/s1600-h/IMG_0255.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTQc4tdqH18H7Z32QoOMcS00SK7DyN2k6zFES9ZxHAFiX3QkV7QJrnz0_RoXP62pogxU-vxZUNGbalzKjdotmU7W9FKreKYTNNNSLMesq2uGl1mDCSycCpt4xshlF9t1hZHJx/s400/IMG_0255.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327363700661590482" border="0" /></a>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-19318826331179410772009-04-21T11:33:00.002-04:002009-04-21T11:37:26.055-04:00FINALLY!there's going to be a black disney princess (must say i like including mulan and wendy and all the other heroines), <a href="http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/21/disneys-first-black-princess/">tiana</a>. it's about dang time.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18916801.post-35874759779351100282009-04-20T23:31:00.003-04:002009-04-20T23:39:51.134-04:00RTS Is Pretty!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0b9UWoIAmhMBgkJa-HsBDbIVulIKe8oQKymaLbe5usAXiDH4b2JRZAqFpOwrrteVd3jitGodoRO3Ek7FOJ2FqVQluk7hwxJWJUxL8y6XifpnsEwvnTrApI3aq5U5Uep19btL/s1600-h/IMG_0254.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0b9UWoIAmhMBgkJa-HsBDbIVulIKe8oQKymaLbe5usAXiDH4b2JRZAqFpOwrrteVd3jitGodoRO3Ek7FOJ2FqVQluk7hwxJWJUxL8y6XifpnsEwvnTrApI3aq5U5Uep19btL/s400/IMG_0254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326983242299681826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jfcirEnO2caczZQh2c9RoIlrFTMK3Gf6p8Pj56dGItpp_jixTDhn-YRK6volwthYFeeIwu-yg-Vlv2f641-k2gyK9LWa0b0zILNFqumPJXOZooBb3mg6ph_zMoF3UR5TRSS5/s1600-h/IMG_0253.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jfcirEnO2caczZQh2c9RoIlrFTMK3Gf6p8Pj56dGItpp_jixTDhn-YRK6volwthYFeeIwu-yg-Vlv2f641-k2gyK9LWa0b0zILNFqumPJXOZooBb3mg6ph_zMoF3UR5TRSS5/s400/IMG_0253.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326983241027263938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWsfvxLr2vhuxjCfq8B9_QRqWHjsspr3Gx_CzTmi8_y6sWOmhCBqYRd7LqpU_aZGh6XXJ1QRyuKMUL48DJuTClNieoZCSHpjgi2RLplEaaeJkITxJAmapR-bNsqMwOK2LLOFE/s1600-h/IMG_0252.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWsfvxLr2vhuxjCfq8B9_QRqWHjsspr3Gx_CzTmi8_y6sWOmhCBqYRd7LqpU_aZGh6XXJ1QRyuKMUL48DJuTClNieoZCSHpjgi2RLplEaaeJkITxJAmapR-bNsqMwOK2LLOFE/s400/IMG_0252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326983234408575298" border="0" /></a>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102909012671511090noreply@blogger.com0