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my life is a soap opera

my life is a soap opera

That’s what I’ve decided. It seems that every day, something new happens that twists the whole story around, shocking everyone! Well maybe not to the extreme that soap operas usually are, but in my dramatic imagination they are as extreme as they can get, and everything is oh so wrong or oh so good. So yeah. Last Saturday afternoon/evening I got a headache and it didn’t go away until yesterday. Yesterday morning I woke up with my head about to…

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frustrations

frustrations

(Originally published at Onward Christian Soldier) Sometimes I feel like I can’t do it, I can’t be the perfect Christian so why even try? I am so overwhelmed with all the sins in my life and all the characteristics about myself that You hate… and I want to just crawl into a hole and die. The road is unending and weary; there are no smooth spots… People say, “have hope” but for what? Hope that everything gets better? Is there…

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life as it happens

life as it happens

I think I am going to stop eating in the DC for lunch. Because my class doesn’t get out until 12:30, I always get there as people are leaving. One day last week, I sat with two Gerig people who talked to each other the entire time and didn’t even acknowledge me. Today, Matt sat with me and then someone else (a freshman) sat down. Matt (who had been done with his lunch for quite some time) left, and as…

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i can see!

i can see!

I am a proud owner of two new pairs of glasses. One pair I got last night… and for those of you who know me you are probably wondering why it took me so long to replace the last ones I had that broke. Last night I purchased a new pair of blue sunglasses. :-) So, I am cool once again and I’m excited about that. The other pair are real glasses that help me see and replace the ones…

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just when you think things can't get any worse

just when you think things can't get any worse

Just when you think things can’t get any worse, you fall flat on your face. Literally. I was walking to Fairlane last night and tripped on Upland’s wonderfully uneven sidewalks. I was unable to keep my balance and before I knew it, I fell to the ground. I don’t remember much… I know I hit my head, breaking my glasses. I cried all the way back to Fairlane and on further inspection I found I had ripped up my left…

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