Archive for the ‘Writing’ Category

So close, yet so far!

Today could have been one of the coolest days of my life. Hands down. But it wasn’t.
Why you ask? Well let me tell you.
So I’ve been following @donaldmilleris on twitter since I found out he had one. That’s the author Donald Miller, for those who don’t know. I’m a big fan of his books: Blue [...]

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How I Survived My College Break

For many, the winter break from college is a great time to relax and be with family, while for many it may be a time to work harder than ever to make some holiday money. I however have had a little of both. I work in the dorms where I live, and since my real [...]

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I’ve Left My Heart In China

…but I’ve never even been there.
Each Monday, Wednesday and Friday I fall in love with China all over again. See, I’m taking an Elementary Chinese course this semester, and I have just grown so close to the culture and language. My professor is an amazing lady from the Shandong province of China. She has such [...]

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Journey to the #10 Swimming Hole in Texas

Recently the magazine Texas Monthly published an article about the top 25 swimming holes in the state of Texas. These ranged from the literal swimming hole to even water parks. This article was published at a prime time, when the heat of the summer is at its highest of the season and when people are [...]

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Breaking Bread with a Man of Many Talents

People have always fascinated me. Any kind of people. I find interest in people who spend their lives in and out of prison, people who have traveled the world over, people who live to experience, and people who’s lives are full of stories from all they have done. Today I was lucky enough, though it [...]

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Count Your Blessings

Continuing on with my walk through the New Testament of the Bible, I read Mark 5 today. Here is what I feel led to say about it.

Jesus, in the first part of this chapter, heals a man who is demon possessed. The man, once he sees Jesus, runs toward him and begins to worship Jesus. [...]

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Ok, here it is…

So I’ve been trying to figure out what I wanted t o write about my recent trip to Los Angeles, California, but have struggled so much with what to write. Several people in the group have taken lots of liberty in writing, and have 10-15 pages in their journals and such, and I’m just sorta [...]

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A New Goal

This weekend was pretty awesome to say the least. Jackie drove down to visit me on Friday and spent all weekend with me, for which I’m pretty stinkin’ thankful. We had a lot of fun, and did some cool things. A friend of mine was nice enough to let Jackie stay in her apartment which [...]

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It’s Been Awhile

Well, It’s been awhile since I last blogged or wrote anything on here. I felt the urge to write something today, but am at a lack of what to write.
Here is what’s going on in my life right now:

School is wrapping up finally
I’m looking for a part time summer job
I’m planning out my schedule for [...]

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Tagged Again

Welp, I’ve been tagged again, it isn’t the same as the last one though.
Here are the rules:
1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.
My nearest book was actually a collection of books on a [...]

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