hello, dear friends.
apologies for the delayed update. i’ve had a few blog topics rumbling around in my brain over the past 3 weeks.
i had every intention of blogging before our short trip home to OK.
and then after we returned.
and then after we returned from vacation.
but alas, it’s 25 days later & i’m just now getting around to it.
geez.
because i’m rotten. and so far behind, i’m going to tackle a few short tidbits. then i’ll feel ‘caught up’ and can wipe the topic slate clean. i'm giving myself a 20 minute limit to do this. otherwise, i'll get distracted & it will be 3 more days.
i'm a mess. love me.
let’s start with a few fun tidbits:
- # of concerts since the last update: 2
- latest album purchase: Kings of Leon- Come Around Sundown
- today’s weather forecast: Partly Cloudy. high 63. hello, autumn!!
- what i’m listening to as i type: Iron and Wine, Live on NPR November 2005
in early October, D and I made our first trip back to Oklahoma in 5 months. the total length of the trip was 44 hours, but we somehow managed to squeeze some love & life into every possible minute. i was overwhelmed by the effort people made to see us. it was much appreciated!! thank you all.
sandwiched in between lunches & hugs & drinks was a wedding for my sweet friend, amy. what a blessing to see love bloom in the lives of your dearest friends! i finally got to meet miss barritt lord, courtney's newest bundle of snuggles.
october 11 was National Coming Out day. D and i coincidentally celebrated the day at a jennifer knapp show. if you don't know jennifer's story here you go:
my adoration for this woman began in 1997 when i was a freshman in college. i spent many, many hours drowning in her lyrics. she exposed a transparency in christianity that i never knew existed. despite sounding cliche, jennifer's lyrics genuinely spoke to me. they still do 13 years later. i think it is safe to say jennifer and i evolved into people no one imagined we would become.
picture it. (because this picture does not do the experience justice.) me at a jennifer knapp show celebrating her coming out with my most genuine appreciation and admiration for her bravery. me drinking a beer or three. listening to her talk about jesus. sitting with my boyfriend that i live with despite being unmarried. (gasp!)
we've come a long way, baby.
suffice to say, i'm more at peace with my spirituality and with myself than i have ever been. as one dear friend told me once, I'm good with God.
time's up!!
i'm letting 'er rip!
xoxo
J
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