NO BOUNDARIES

Not just the brand name of wal-mart shoes, I think that is where you can find the ever popular no boundaries apparel, but a love that knows no bounds from God.
I call this NO BOUNDARIES
Love knowing...
it can't be reciprocated
they might not love me back
or they might love me back (which is scarier?)
Jesus first loved us
it covers over a multitude of sins
you/I might see the good, the bad, the ugly
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
they are beautiful to God
I might mess it up
God can use it for His perfect and good will
I can replenish the source by asking
it's a process, a learning experience
it takes time, energy, work
no BS
no beating around the bush
betrayal is possible
ultimate betrayal is not possible
no boundaries.

Bullfrogs and Fireworks

I love the north side of the city. I had become quite accustomed to it and all it had to offer. Now I live on the south side. I am learning the roads, the faster shorter ways here and there...stuffs a lot more spread out, a lot more hillbillyish, which might explain why I am able to adapt so quickly. For instance, the Wal-mart close by has great characters to make any normal female feel uncomfortable if she waltzes in alone. Luckily miles away in my new dwelling place I feel quite safe. The night sounds mix and mingle on these warm summer nights...well almost warm summer evenings, a blanket and hot tea do the job well to take care of the almost part. If someone were to camp out on a porch or sleep with the windows open they might even hear the bullfrogs sing their song beside the fountain water works dribbling inbetween the loud revving of an engine. If one's really lucky on a night of celebration and holiday such as this she can hear fireworks exploding in the distance...and b/c of the location she is quite sure they are indeed beautiful bombs and not bullets shot as some other residents of this fair city live with regularly.
So, tonight I sit, enjoying the humm of the computer (George) (yes, I name random inanimate objects for kicks and giggles) cooling itself competing in and out with the sounds of the great developed outdoors where bullfrogs and bulldogs for that matter are a sweet escape from the constant droan of traffic that you can get good at tuning out if you try hard enough.
Happy Memorial Day Friends

I-N-T-E-R-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T

I'm just sitting here on my workout ball jamming to INDEPENDENT; velma knows what song I'm talking about:) As I thought about it and started to get all pumped up like, "Yea, dat me," I realized heck no there's no way I'm even close to being on my own. First off, how many times a day over the past month alone did I sit confounded about the life circumstances of myself and friends and say, "God, I have no clue what to say, how to pray, how you are going to work, but I'm relying on you for this." A lot, that's how much. Contrast that with how I sat down with Jesus yesterday morning over scrambled eggs and toast and was astounded at how many blessings and answers to prayer God provided in a period of a week. I know all happens in His timing, but man, does He prefer the month of May to make it all culminate or what? Or did it just take this short sighted fallen human to recognize all of them at this time...I venture to say it is most likely the latter option.
Needless to say, God is at work and I get excited to watch his plans fall into place around the states, around the world, and all we have to do is look around, ask someone what He's doing and wait for the results. Verse of the day Lam 3:22-23 ...His compassions never fail, they are new every morning...
hasta luego
shorty get loose

cds and swim lessons

shutter to think it has been close to a month since I last spewed my thoughts on this screen that mysteriously enough can appear at millions of places and on lots of different computers all at the same time...stop and think about that one. Makes me a little jealous as sometimes I'd like to be multiple places at once. Take right now for instance, if I could I would have these 10 cds burning copies of themselves and spend these two plus hours swimming and lifting in training for my upcoming x-terra triathlon...date yet to be set in stone (or shall I say dirt and sweat and blood). I think August will be the month, I'm attempting to secure a training/triathlon buddy, dlovept, who is not so hard to convince. After a few lessons on how to breath correctly while swimming we should be well no our way to being listed in the hard core hall of fame next to all the other off road triathletes.
Even if I wasn't out there physically exerting myself I could be infront of another computer arranging forms and packing info into this little brain to secure a passing grade on the upcoming OSCE. Ah, yes, the OSCE, the test of all tests, the right of passage to the next year; the thing that makes one earn the title "Second Year". In all honesty, I think I will pass, this gal has got the guts, she's got the grace and compassion and blood of Jesus covering her and obviously His strength through it all. And besides that after I have all the forms made, hopefully I'll have paper backup for the fleeting moments my brain may decide to take as the rush of adrenaline and weak knees take over any brain power that might have been there in the first place.
"What else ya got?" you ask
whahaha, well, in case you wanted to know...there's always spanish to be learned, let's be honest, I spend more time dreaming about how it will work out than actually learning any...but hey I'm moving along the steps of readiness like any good ACSM trained exercise scientist when it comes to evaluating people on their way to exercise and this will definitely be an exercise of the mind.
Let's just put in a plug for all the ways God is good. He gives us shelter, food, friends who are there at the push of a button and the connecting of cellular phone signals, towers, and satellites in outerspace. Therefore, thanks God for technology that can connect us with amigas in multiple states.
In non-related news...the movie Crash is highly recommended for a good view of how messed up and fallen this world really is.
In the weather report...cloudy skies are a way of God saying, "Dori, sleep another hour today, you need it. YOu can swim Friday morning instead."
In the literature...shoulders and knees are the most common ortho thing ever so I'm starting to put it all together and incorporate generic interventions for the like....a.k.a. Flash is in part described multiple times during the day:)
In international news...Velma is leaving us soon for a thanksgiving getaway and will come back having walked the grounds we read about hopefully daily. And I await mighty cool stories about how it compares to the pics I have in my mind from my own imagination.
In local times...God is good and provides opportunities to serve Him and His people all I gotta do is get out there and take the time and do it! whew, good to know.
And all of that in the time it takes to burn some cd's...who knew