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Archive for July 2007

Tuesday Food For Thought

Posted by: ilovekenya on: July 31, 2007

“those who believe they believe in God but without passion in the heart, without anguish of mind, without uncertainty, without doubt, and even at times without despair, believe only in the idea of God, and not in God Himself.”
“The world of science lives fairly comfortably with paradox. We know that light is a wave, and [...]

its “good” to be back

Posted by: ilovekenya on: July 30, 2007

i have mixed emotions every time i have returned to the usa from kenya.
i love seeing family and returning to the job i love.
but i don’t like coming back to such a material society where we all end up taking stuff for granted.
i just finished hanging out with people who love with less [...]

its time to say good-bye

Posted by: ilovekenya on: July 12, 2007

but just for a while.
i leave tomorrow morning at 8:00am for the beautiful country of kenya. i love the people. i love their attitudes. i love their community. i hope to let them impact my life to make me a better person. i hope to share some love with them.
we are all missionaries in our [...]

8 days

Posted by: ilovekenya on: July 5, 2007

in 8 days, i will be getting on a plane to go hang out with some of the most grateful, happy, faith-filled people i have every met – kenyans!
i cannot wait! thank you to each of you who have been supportive of this trip! i appreciate you more than i can tell you. i hope [...]

community

Posted by: ilovekenya on: July 2, 2007

our neighborhood has displayed how i believe community should be. . .
the older lady who lives downstairs, the girl from apartment B, and the sisters from the next building over, and the girl who shares walls with our apartment, and the newer guy from apartment E and the guy from apartment C and my [...]

tell lombardi my husband doesn’t agree with him

Posted by: ilovekenya on: July 2, 2007

its hard trying to work overtime for 3 weeks straight to make up for the time i will miss during my kenya mission trip.
my graduate advisor is fine with me going, and i wouldn’t really have to work overtime and on weekends to please her.
the thing is i am ready to graduate. i have [...]


 

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