[ g.i. joe-ing ]

I'm sporadically available. sometimes here, sometimes gone, and I'm not just talking about my mental faculties. know that if I don't respond, or if you don't see posts, it's not because I've lost any love for you.. it's just because I'm not exactly working a nine to five anymore.

that being said, I've missed you all--though I must admit I've missed writing even more. (:

welcome back, self.

| book list |

I’m reading:

Xenocide by Orson Scott Card

On tap:

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

Ishmael by Daniel Quinn

Jesus Wants to Save Christians by [...]

| oh orson |

I’m in love with an author. yep, finally found one that I can confidently use as my answer when people ask me who my favorite author is. favorite book is still far outside my ability to identify, so you might as well not even try.

why orson scott card? because he’s a brilliant sci-fi writer, but he [...]

| reverting back to elementary school |

hallie and I spent a good chunk of last night on the porch while it was raining; I love that it’s nice enough to sit outside and enjoy life while it’s raining outside.

I started out with a book and a cigar, and ended up cutting out “snowflakes” with hal that ended up looking like strange, buglike [...]

| yes, I'm a bookworm. |

I’ve got a lot on tap, yet I just bought a couple more I’ve been itching to read. see, there’s something unbelievably comfortable about having books I want to read in the house, even if I know I might be months from finishing them all. I stockpile, if I had to define it, but I only [...]

| why yes, I am neglectful. |

I’d love to make up some story about how my mother’s father’s aunt’s grandma’s best friend’s dog had to have six surgeries recently, so I just haven’t been emotionally stable enough to blog.. but I’d be lying. inventively, yes, but still lying. 

so to be honest? I’m just lazy. forgive me?

good. let’s move on.

I enjoy coffee, I [...]

| ta da! |

it’s here.

I started reading it, and it’s really good. I don’t know what other verbiage to use right now, cause I don’t want to go overboard with the “amazing”s and “incredible”s. but I will give you this little excerpt that I read at least three times. 

The great theologian Karl Barth said that true prayer is primarily [...]

| my library shenanigans |

hallie and I had a date at the library today, and I rented a book I’m actually quite excited to read. too bad that’s not saying much.. I’m the type to read a grammar manual front to back like a top twenty-five novel. 

anyways, I picked up The Pen Commandments: A Guide for the Beginning Writer. I [...]

| library fines |

I’m horrible at remembering to turn library books in on time. actually, over the seven years I’ve had a library card, I’ve probably racked up and paid over $200 in fines. (well, the paying part was usually a combination my money and my parents.) yikes. so needless to say, I haven’t been there in almost two [...]

| God On Mute |

engaging the silence of unanswered prayer

there’s a book called God On Mute that’s in the mail and on its way to me (half.com style), and I’m almost trembling with excitement.

I walked into my local Family Christian bookstore the other day to peruse the devotionals, and happened upon it. I opened it and the quote on [...]