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| I've always wanted to do one of these, so here goes!
IF SOMEONE SAYS, "ARE YOU OKAY?" YOU SAY?
It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This - Eugene Edwards
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
Back at One - Brian McKnight
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
No Scrubs - TLC
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Die Alone - Ingrid Michaelson
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Sorrow - Levinhurst
WHAT'S YOUR MOTTO?
I Try - Macy Gray
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Here for the Party - Gretchen Wilshon
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Guest List - Brandtson
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Prodigal Son's Prayer - Dierks Bentley
WHAT IS 2 + 2?
Don't Know Why - Norah Jones
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Steady as She Goes - Lil' Cap'n Travis
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Be As You Are - Kenny Chesney
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Like That - Black Eyed Peas
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Fictionary - The Blamed
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
First Love Song - Luke Bryan
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Enough is Enough - Eli Young Band
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY?
No Strings Attached - N Sync
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?.
Elvis Is Dead - MXPX
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
My Roots are Showing - Crystal Shawanda
WHAT DO YOU WANT RIGHT NOW?
I Don't Want to Change the World, I Just Want to Change Your Mind - Squad Five-O
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Clumsy - Fergie
WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
An Explanation Is Worthless - The Young and the Useless
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| Funny story: it's been so long since I've done this, that I literally just spent two minutes trying to figure out how to compose a new blog!
Anyway, I think I'm going to do the stereotypical thing here, and simply post a set of song lyrics. Please don't take this deeper than it's intended to go. I recently attended a Call+Response screening, and may eventually write on that. However, for the moment, this is a song that was highlighted with the movie, and has really stuck with me for some reason:
Incompatible, it don't matter, though.
'Cause someone's bound to hear my cry.
Speak out if you do, you're not easy to find.
Is it possible Mr. Lovable is already in my life?
Right in front of me, or maybe you're in disguise.
Who doesn't long for someone to hold?
Who knows how to love you without being told?
Somebody tell me why I'm on my own
If there's a soulmate for everyone.
Here we are again, circles never end.
How do I find the perfect fit?
There's enough for everyone,
But I'm still waiting in line.
Most relationships seem so transitory.
They're all good, but not the permanent way.
Who doesn't long for someone to hold?
Who knows how to love you without being told?
Somebody tell me why I'm on my own
If there's a soulmate for everyone.
I guess my thinking is that a lot of people feel lost in this way. What are we doing to help them see the answer right in front of them? How are we showing them that they're never truly on their own?
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| We put our dog down today, the same one we've had since I was 8. The thing is that I don't really know how to react; I have so few memories from before she was in our home and I never realized all the little interactions I had with her.
It sounds so ridiculous for people who don't have pets, but I'm just really sad. normally, when I was sad, I would always go to her and hug her, and I eventually felt better. Now that I'm sad because she's gone, I don't know how to make myself feel better. I know it was time, but that doesn't make the process any easier...
I know it's been awhile since I wrote anything on here, and this wasn't the most entertaining blog to come back to, but it's all I have for the moment.
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| As it's been forever since I've updated, I think this is an important change in my life at this point, and you may want to know about that:
My position at Elgin corps was finally approved yesterday. I begin work on Monday. I am now the Educational Services Director for the Latino Literacy Program. This all sounds fancy, but is a fairly basic and exciting program. It's pretty grassroots at this point. The corps has been offering classes two times a week to Mexican immigrants so that they can receive their primary and secondary diplomas from the Mexican education system.
As of this fall, I will be coordinating the expansion of this program to include more classes and to reach 80 adult immigrants, provide one-on-one tutoring for 30 primary-aged students, and about 25 high school dropouts who will be receiving diplomas through Mexico. In January, we hope to open up a satellite office and begin offering services to clients in Carpentersville. This is a wonderfully exciting opportunity for me to get in on the ground level of an amazing program. At the same time, it is a very overwhelming task that lies ahead of me. In these next few months especially, I can use a lot of prayer support, as I enter into this new phase of life!
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| Trying to figure out some summer plans (it's early, I know)... Anyone got any good ideas of what to do with my free months, as it's something I'll have to fill for the next forty years?
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