I’m at the San Jose airport right now, and it’s such a weird place to be socially. There are all these totally different people that are trying the best they can to interact with people not in the airport. There is this guy on his cell phone that I swear called everyone he knew to Read More
I called home today to wish my dad a happy Father’s Day. My mom told me that my dog Winger died this morning. He was about 8 years old and got in a fight with my brother’s dog over some bones. My dad and brother split up the fight, and I guess Winger was really Read More
It’s incredible looking back on your life and thinking of all the other roads that you could have taken. You know, things like…what if I took that Chemistry scholarship from the U of MN instead of going to Bethel? What if I didn’t go to that dinner thing where I first met Josh? What if…??? Read More
With Father’s Day fast approaching, I wanted to reflect a bit. I’ve been told many times that a person’s father shapes their perspective of God. People who have had a bad relationship (or no relationship) with their father generally view God as being like their father and have a difficult time establishing a fond relationship Read More
I went to see Shrek 2 with the kids from Hyde’s Christian Club last night. It was a great movie (my favorite parts included the animation of Shrek hacking up his silverware, the townspeople running to the Farbucks across the street, and Puss n’ Boots’ cute kitty face). It was just cool to hang with Read More
They had this think on the radio this morning where they were letting people call in and say what rock star (living or dead) they wish they could be. It was funny to listen to people explain their reasoning. One guy said he’d like to be Duran Duran because of all the “half naked women Read More
My mother’s generation burned their bras. I think my generation is burning paper. Seriously, I’m starting to hate the stuff and all the waste. For example, twice a week Josh and I receive this “coupon mailer” and “bargain savings” pile of papers in the mail. We never look at it, it just goes straight into Read More
I’m an aunt again! I think I want to be Aunt Steffie…it just sounds cool. Looks stupid. But sounds cool. Anyway, my brother contacted me yesterday to say that they had a beautiful girl. They’re still squabbling over what they are going to name her. My students suggest that we name her Fantasia. You know, Read More
I was really looking forward to last weekend. I mean, really REALLY looking forward to it. There seemed like so much possibility in it…like an open book, a new day, a fresh start. See, when you’re bogged down in the middle of a week and you have to kick a kid out of your class, Read More
Being that today is Cinco de Mayo, my Crafts classes joined with the Spanish classes to celebrate. My classes made piñatas and the Spanish classes…well…they speak Spanish. Anyway, we tell them the story of how the Mexican Peasants kicked some French Boo-tay and how that battle has been a symbol of the strength and courage Read More