it was a full weekend and this week will also be busy.
on saturday, i went to durham, north carolina for a wedding. meanwhile, will packed up his car and moved to louisville, kentucky for the summer. as you can imagine, it was a bit hectic.
although i am majorly sleep deprived from the weekend, i had a really good time. tony, one of the first all nations students, got married. a bunch of old all nationers went out and we had a reunion. it was a special time. i met these guys 8 years ago and a lot of them had never touched a bible let alone had relationship with god at the time. now they are leading small groups and teaching the bible to others. it really encouraged me.
i also roomed with my old supervisor and good friend YSL over the weekend. we were realizing that although we'd seen each other at weddings and such, we hadn't hung out in two years! there was a lot of catching up to do, thus the late night talks. i respect her so much! she is an awesome woman, in many ways.
we reflected on how you never know who will bear fruit when you are first scattering the seed. i remember after the very first welcome event, i took the list of people who came and just went knocking on doors. at the time, it was so random. now, some of these guys are my good friends and really faithful people. i was only 22 back then. i was so young, and yet god somehow used me. or rather, i think i was just there to be a part of what he was doing.
i've been off staff for 2 years now. i have not led anything in that time. not one thing. it's really been a season of anonymity. who am i when no one's looking? when i don't have an official role? sometimes it's not so pretty. i don't know what god has for me, but i'm grateful for the encouragement i got this weekend.
6/30/09
6/25/09
ha ha
i left a comment on the blog of a friend and got this email in reply:
Thanks Bo! I think blogging is sooo 2007, huh?!? My reader gets filled with my stuff and your stuff (sometimes Larissa)... No one blogs anymore, huh?!
it seems that blogging has become a thing of the past.
but that doesn't stop me from loving it!
;)
film
i really want a film camera. yes! the old school kind. but i do not want to spend the money! do you have a nice film camera or know someone who does that is willing to donate? or let me borrow? pretty please???
6/23/09
can i just tell you...
...how much i love chicago?
it is such a great city. one of the things i like most about chicago is how walkable it is. i remember being amazed by how many people were out and about when it was 20 degrees. imagine what it's like when the weather is nice. there was one day in winter when it hit 60 degrees. during the lunch hour, the streets were filled with people who were taking strolls, out for a runs or chilling at the park munching on their food. no bench, stair or potential sitting area was left empty.
it reminds me of my travels to other countries. when i was in italy i relished how people chilled outside in the evening and enjoyed being outdoors. it creates a community feel to be out like that, rubbing shoulders with people rather than being trapped indoors or being in your car. in LA, i feel like people only go outdoors to go to the beach or go shopping at the newly popular outdoor malls like the grove.
another thing i love is how great the public transportation is out here. when i lived in LA, i tried to take public transport. i took it to work everyday and used it to go in and out of k-town. there is still a special place in my heart for the public transport efforts in LA.
but MAN. here in chicago, i live car-free! well, i guess i cheat a little because will has a car. but i almost never drive. it is common for people to not have cars here, or to have one car rather than two. actually, i don't know any family who owns two cars. one friend moved here from LA and after a year he sold his car and got a bike. today i was walking out the front door to the bus stop at the end of my block and thought, how lucky am i that i don't have to drive to work every day! it is totally doable to live here without a car. imagine that! it is seriously a dream come true for me. ( that sounds cheesy :P)
even when we do drive, 20 minutes is considered far.
i am getting a bike this weekend. my friend from denmark is moving back home and offered to give me her bike. i cannot wait to ride it!
it is such a great city. one of the things i like most about chicago is how walkable it is. i remember being amazed by how many people were out and about when it was 20 degrees. imagine what it's like when the weather is nice. there was one day in winter when it hit 60 degrees. during the lunch hour, the streets were filled with people who were taking strolls, out for a runs or chilling at the park munching on their food. no bench, stair or potential sitting area was left empty.
it reminds me of my travels to other countries. when i was in italy i relished how people chilled outside in the evening and enjoyed being outdoors. it creates a community feel to be out like that, rubbing shoulders with people rather than being trapped indoors or being in your car. in LA, i feel like people only go outdoors to go to the beach or go shopping at the newly popular outdoor malls like the grove.
another thing i love is how great the public transportation is out here. when i lived in LA, i tried to take public transport. i took it to work everyday and used it to go in and out of k-town. there is still a special place in my heart for the public transport efforts in LA.
but MAN. here in chicago, i live car-free! well, i guess i cheat a little because will has a car. but i almost never drive. it is common for people to not have cars here, or to have one car rather than two. actually, i don't know any family who owns two cars. one friend moved here from LA and after a year he sold his car and got a bike. today i was walking out the front door to the bus stop at the end of my block and thought, how lucky am i that i don't have to drive to work every day! it is totally doable to live here without a car. imagine that! it is seriously a dream come true for me. ( that sounds cheesy :P)
even when we do drive, 20 minutes is considered far.
i am getting a bike this weekend. my friend from denmark is moving back home and offered to give me her bike. i cannot wait to ride it!
6/22/09
week 3
week 3 of my marathon training begins today. last week i made some adustments to the schedule. instead of doing 3 miles on tues and thurs, i ran it on wed. and i did the long run on friday, instead of saturday.
my long run went well. it was 6 miles. after the first 2 miles i felt pretty good. i ran it at 3:30 in the afternoon and it was hot. i was sweating cats and dogs as it was the first really warm day of the summer. also, i mixed up the path a bit. i ran up the lake and when i hit the river, i cut across through the river walk into the city. i ran the rest of the way back through the city. what i liked about running through the city was that it is much more interesting and there's a lot more to see, rather than just miles of lake. but there is more congestion and i had to stop at a lot of lights.
this week, i'll be making adjustments again, because i'm going out of town for a wedding this weekend. here are my scheduled runs, but i'll probably do the long run on friday:
mon: 3 mi [i think i skipped this one. i can't remember.]
tue: 4 mi [done]
thu: 3 mi [done]
sat: 6 mi [did 4 only]
my long run went well. it was 6 miles. after the first 2 miles i felt pretty good. i ran it at 3:30 in the afternoon and it was hot. i was sweating cats and dogs as it was the first really warm day of the summer. also, i mixed up the path a bit. i ran up the lake and when i hit the river, i cut across through the river walk into the city. i ran the rest of the way back through the city. what i liked about running through the city was that it is much more interesting and there's a lot more to see, rather than just miles of lake. but there is more congestion and i had to stop at a lot of lights.
this week, i'll be making adjustments again, because i'm going out of town for a wedding this weekend. here are my scheduled runs, but i'll probably do the long run on friday:
mon: 3 mi [i think i skipped this one. i can't remember.]
tue: 4 mi [done]
thu: 3 mi [done]
sat: 6 mi [did 4 only]
6/21/09
michigan
will and i took a quick overnight trip to michigan this week to celebrate the end of his first year of school. it was quite relaxing and good to get away for a night.
weko beach, michigan
weko beach, michigan
6/17/09
movie rec
last month i saw a really good movie: call and response. it's about human trafficking. some mainstream musicians and actors got together and created what they called a "rockumentary" - a documentary with music mixed in between. after the showing, the director, justin dillon met with us for some Q&A. i'm still trying to figure out what i can do. meanwhile, i'm writing a post to get you all to watch it.
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