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“We are not going to succeed in everything we attempt in life. That’s a guarantee. In fact, the more we do in life, the more chance there is not to succeed in some things. But what a rich life we are having!” -Susan Jeffers “When anger fills your heart, when in your pain and hurt…

It’s a coffee maker! It’s a toaster! It’s a skillet! It’s… it’s heaven! I present to you the Elite Cuisine 3-in-1 Breakfast Cooker… apparently designed specifically for me.

… from me, the driver, who, after the mayhem, felt it necessary to roll down the window, look into their terrified eyes, and offer, “I AM SO SORRY – that was absolutely MANIACAL.”

There is nothing like waking up to the gentle sunshine on your face, the birds chirping through the trees, and the racket of a jackhammer outside your window. All across town, the scales are falling from the eyes of Seattlites, and the truth is being illuminated. People are becoming aware of a grave deficiency here…

It is a very good thing to have dreams. In fact, I think that it’s imperative that we talk about our dreams, and foster them, and get encouragement from the people around us, and then run like hell after the desires of our hearts. God puts those desires there for a reason, you know… In…

Today, I am struck with all of the things to come, and all that must be done in the meantime.I woke up a little bit early this morning, allowing me enough time to go for a walk before going into work. Morning walks are unusual for me – typically, I walk in the late afternoon…

After a relatively uneventful flight (I only saw one man with a mustache dressed in an aqua blue Michael Stars t-shirt and high heels), I arrived in Colorado to 80-degree weather and my family. Becca and Spencer cooked us all fajitas for dinner last night, and then we spent the rest of the evening playing…

It’s almost 1am, and I am still awake. I’m flying to Colorado tomorrow morning, and I’m so frenzied with excitement that I simply cannot go to sleep yet. So I have spent my evening doing laundry and showering. Both of which I feel bad about doing. See, there is a sign clearly posted in the…

I have a crush on my new friends Bryan and Stephanie. So much so that I felt the need to post TWO blogs in one day.I met these two several months back, and yet our paths have not really crossed since. But due to the wonders of the Facebook, we recently discovered some crazy coincidences:1)…