January 2012
60 posts
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EPIC Challenge (Day 17):
Post a picture of what describes you the best
in spiritual matters, worldly matters…I am: worrier-> warrior pleasepleaseplease mold me, God. :(
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EPIC Challenge (Day 16):
Take a picture of yourself
ello it’s elljo wanna be friends
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EPIC Challenge (Day 15):
God Hunt. Where did you find God in your life today
accidentally overhearing my parents’ conversation and prayers. at home we rarely express these things to one another, but it’s comforting to be reminded that God still works and speaks to us individually.
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EPIC Challenge (Day 14):
What are you looking forward to next semester
discipleship with the bethohog and the maximus. absolutely, yes.
EPIC Challenge (Day 13):
If you could fix one thing about yourself, what would it be
“When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, ‘Do you understand what I have done to you?’” -John 13:12
Do I truly understand what Christ was doing here? He was demonstrating His love and the weight of service, because He valued people. I don’t consistently value people and human...
December 2011
62 posts
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EPIC Challenge (Day 12):
How have you changed over the past semester
Opening up and practicing vulnerability has made a huge difference. I never did it before college. I hated and was scared of letting people in on my life, my beliefs, my struggles, anything that had to do with myself on a more meaningful level, because it meant I had more reflecting and correcting work of my own, and with that, responsibility and...
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Cirque du Soleil (complete 18-album soundtrack) →
in awe of such artistry.
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EPIC Challenge (Day 11):
Name 5 of your strengths/things you like about yourself
1. I’m fine being alone and hermiting. I imagine life would be a lot harder if I always had to be with others.
2. The international childhood and experiences placed me with countless irreplaceable people I never would have met if I’d grown up sheltered.
3. I’ve got relatively secure and agile limbs, so I don’t injure myself a lot.
4....
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attention: elljoisdisco tumblrees & tumblrettes →
“musings”, a new page for more personal/God-centered posts. it’s mostly for organizational purposes to separate the two groups of followers I currently have. SO, DEAREST TUMBLRKINS i encourage you to follow both if you so please, but mostly be aware of the musings page (http://kalelandthewhale.tumblr.com/)
thanks, all. and have an excellent life.
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alone, not lonely
No, I don’t want to play nor have I really felt the need to reconnect with acquaintances, old or new, since coming back. That bright yellow ball of yarn is enticing, but not quite enough to lure me out from the comforts of my quiet, singular life at home. Here, I am alone but not lonely, and it feels right.
I do maintain a substantial number of connections, but it’s different in...
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Mowgli’s Road- Marina and the Diamonds