tear down the house

A few weeks ago I finished reading A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller. I think if someone tells you "it was good" or "insightful" then maybe they didn't really read it. Or get it. To me, the book was brave and provocative and new. It made me think about God and people and how we're all creating this story together.

We enjoy music, movies, and books that contain good stories. I believe good stories resonate deep in our souls because we were meant to live them. We were meant to have “life to the full”. However, that does not at all mean complete happiness or health or wealth. It means a good story. Friendship, changes, heart break, tragedy, peace, love, and joy. I believe we have a short life and we can waste it with a boring safe story... or we can do something. We can move. We can write a better story.

So, that's what I'm working on. One way I'm changing my story is going to Macedonia in April
and Guatemala in September.

There's more, and I will be talking about it in the future. Also, watch this video. It might change your life.

Negative Nancy

Today has not been so fun. I've been feeling sick since yesterday morning due to breakfast sushi. I didn't get to sleep until around 4am and got up at 6:30am. Work has been difficult today. And to top it off, I just found out my high school journalism teacher passed away this morning.

I'm having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. However, I'm trying very hard to not be a negative nancy. So in an attempt to be positive, here are some good things.

Pirate Radio! Ahhh! This is going to be so good.


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Cutie Donald Miller. I stole this picture from his twitter.


My new Florida playlist. Here's what I have so far:
old folks at home - gary karr (of course this is going on the list... also, i just think it's so beautiful)
california - copeland (i really feel like this song should be called florida instead of california)
the sunshine state - mike dunn and the kings of new england
orange blossom special - johnny cash
american girl - tom petty and the heart breakers

What else should I add to the list? No Jimmy Buffet please.