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GWilder

we spend a great deal of time conjugating the verbs to want, to have and to do when we should be foc

About Me

I am amused by crafty, witty and smart humor. I laugh until I cry most every day. I think about life in big and small scopes and seem to always have 49 plans for the future happening at the same time- but still have trouble deciding what I want for dinner.One day I will hike the whole AT. One day I will hang glide. One day I will see the Rockies. One day I will have an informal and awesome conversation with Emily Saliers about spirituality, music and the awesomeness of a loving God.I enjoy a good glass of wine (okay, maybe half a bottle), a good selection of music, a home cooked meal, a saturday on the trail and a night of playing or listening to music.I am currently in the discernment process for seminary and ordination in the Episcopal Church- which is why you will see alot of God stuff in my blogs.I am also in love with the very best one ever. Yep, we are talking love, yall. The good stuff. The stuff that gets you out of bed early or keeps you in until the very last minute. I am the luckiest one, yall...This profile was edited with Edit Your MySpacea.navbar:link{color:FFFFFF;} a.navbar:active{color:;} a.navbar:visited{color:FFFFFF;} a.navbar:hover{color:;} I will not accept unsolicited friend requests without a message first or in tandem. It's not that I am a snob, just picky.

My Interests

I love really broken in jeans. I love the way my dog yawns. I love the smell of freshly cut grass, the sound of a cold beer being open and the feeling of freshly shaved legs on clean sheets. Lately I have enjoyed board games- But Marcella keeps kicking me in the pants and I can't catch a break- or a Monopoly.

I'd like to meet:

Surprise me. Thrill me. Fill me. Shake me by the collar and wake me. People who aren't too cool to admit they don't know it all. People who don't take their lives, their gifts and their talents for granted. People who make me laugh until my sides hurt. People who make me shift my peripheral view. Finally, people who can find the beauty in the most simple of moments.

Music:

The Duhks- love, love love the duhks Coldplay Tegan and Sara Garrison Starr Jazz on Slow Saturday mornings Girlyman Damien Rice Catie CurtisSo many more but who has time to really write it all out? Local music in Asheville Stephanie's ID Laura Blackley The Electric Pearls Bubba!check me out at www.cdbaby.com/cd/ginny3

Movies:

Some Kind of Wonderful, Fried Green tomatoes (okay, I have a thing for Mary Stuart Masterson),2000 miles to Maine Anchor Man, Shawshank Redemption, GI Jane , Places in the Heart, 6th Sense, Oh, the list could go on and on and on and on...

Television:

We currently are watching a great number of movies but have rented a few tv shows as well. Totally love the Sopranos, Weeds, of course the L Word, Lost and a guilty pleasure would be American Idol and Cops! Bad boys Bad boys watcha gonna do? Watcha gonna do when they come for you?

Books:

The Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Jesus's childhood friend, Christopher MooreLovely BonesChristianaity for the Rest of UsFrom Nomads to PilgrimsAnything that has to do with the ATOf course the Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood and Little Alters Everywhere by Rebecca WellsAgain, the list could go on and on and on...

Heroes:

My Mom and Dad- cheesy i know!Val Collins- director of helpmate in AshevilleEmily Saliers- for her ability to intertwine her faith with her music in a wonderful patternBishop Gene Robinson for having the courage to love god and his partner in the same breath

My Blog

I’m home!

I'm home!  Actually I got home late last night.  After a couple of days in the woods- carrying everything I need on my back and sweating up a storm- the shower felt good, the beer tasted col...
Posted by GWilder on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:24:00 PST

Campout Virginia

We are home!!!! We just got in a little over an hour ago from one of the best weekends we have ever had.  I'm a little sleepy, road weary and in need of a nap and some clean clothes- BUT- I wante...
Posted by GWilder on Mon, 26 May 2008 02:40:00 PST

Taking a moment to catch up...

So.  I've been sitting with the new information of being officially a Postulant for 2 weeks now and to be honest- I'm still pinching myself.  I've taken it in and I have just been easing my ...
Posted by GWilder on Thu, 22 May 2008 07:56:00 PST

And the answer is...

Yes! I have been granted postulancy and will be going to seminary in 2009!!!!! Marcella and I are both overjoyed to finally know, have an answer and we can begin building our future with this new info...
Posted by GWilder on Sat, 03 May 2008 11:19:00 PST

The time is near

So- the time is near.  I really can't belive it to be honest with you.  December 5, 2005 seems like sooo long ago but that is when this whole part of my journey began.  An email, a phon...
Posted by GWilder on Thu, 01 May 2008 01:36:00 PST

Sermon for March 30, 2008

Sermon for March 30, 2008  John 20:19-31  ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in...
Posted by GWilder on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:26:00 PST

I can see the light of a clear blue morning

Ladies and gentlemen, friends and family, today I am closer to knowing what happens next than I have ever been.  I give thanks to my beloved for being so patient, so supportive and so understandi...
Posted by GWilder on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:10:00 PST

What does the future hold?

What does the future hold?  On this the first day of a new year, this question circles around my tongue, my mind, my heart and my soul.  Does anyone really know what will happen?  I mea...
Posted by GWilder on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:35:00 PST

Happy Thanksgiving

I am just now getting home from the Thanksgiving Mass at the Parish I am interning for and as I spent some time in quiet reflection a feeling of much gratitude danced across my soul.  I am gratef...
Posted by GWilder on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:10:00 PST

Discernment now has a sound track

I haven't written a song in a long, long time until a few weeks ago.  Some of the anxiety, stress, wonder and what's next have manifested themselves in song lyrics.  2, yes 2 new songs- all ...
Posted by GWilder on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:35:00 PST