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Lauren

No, there are 52 weeks in a year and 48 hours in a day

About Me

I'm just a girl trying to do her best to live out what it means to love thy neighbor.

My Interests

Love, Poverty, Mercy, Compassion, Reading, Teaching, Doing, Living, Fair Trade,The Great Outdoors, Kayaking, Peace, Coffee, Music, Art, Hope, and Life in general

I'd like to meet:

Ava Crews!!!

Music:

Josh Garrels, Lovedrug, Ben Folds, Mewithoutyou, Dashboard Confessional, Snow Patrol, Sigur Ros, Sufjan Stevens, Jimmy Eat World, Coldplay, Iron & Wine, Damien Rice, UnderOath, Haste the Day, As Cities Burn, the list could go on...

Movies:

When Harry Met Sally is my classic fave.

Television:

Kill Your TV

Books:

Currently reading Sex God by Rob Bell - but you should also check out Don Miller, Shane Claiborne, Anne Lamont...they rock my world.

Heroes:

My family, unselfish people who serve others without much notice or thanks, and that One guy who loved me too much to keep me in the mire of all my fatal mistakes.

My Blog

K-wood

I never realized how much change can happen in one week - change that I was prepared for and change that I was not. First off, I can't even explain how much I LOVE living with my cousins. I feel lik...
Posted by Lauren on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:03:00 PST

I’m Movin’ On

So this is my official last week in the little red house. We had a good three years; in fact it's the longest I've ever lived in one spot since I was 18! I am really excited about moving and living ...
Posted by Lauren on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:34:00 PST

This Is The Countdown

2 more days.... Hey friends so its been awhile - not a whole lot has changed...unfortunately.  Still looking for avenues to develop and use my passions.  I really wished I was able to financ...
Posted by Lauren on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:47:00 PST

Rain

It rained this afternoon. A good summer rain. Actually, the first summer rain. The drops were light and warm and the earth gave off that wet soil fragrance. Breathing it in I felt a rush of memori...
Posted by Lauren on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 06:30:00 PST

This Night

There is something about being awake when everyone else is fast asleep. I feel that if you listen closely in the dark, you hear the secrets of life inside the whispers of the wind against the windows...
Posted by Lauren on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:34:00 PST

Would You Like That Made With Soy?

This morning I had an interview in Kentwood (near Grand Rapids) at a free standing Starbucks (as apposed to a Meijer Starbucks like the one I'm at now). Anyway I felt really good about it afterwards ...
Posted by Lauren on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:00:00 PST

Stolen Blessings

So a few weeks ago, I came into Golgotha to open it up for our girl's Bible study that usually meets on Mondays and was going to get some bills paid online with my junky old computer that I kept at th...
Posted by Lauren on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:27:00 PST

Clean Plate Club

So its been awhile - suppose that's how it goes with limited internet access eh?  I must say, things are good - life is full.  My very good friend and partner in crime, the lovely Miss Holl...
Posted by Lauren on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 01:27:00 PST

Horsing Around

This weekend is a big one for my hometown.  That's right friends, the Colts are going to the Superbowl!  I'm pretty proud of that and I hope we win!  How fun that would be for Indianapo...
Posted by Lauren on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:19:00 PST

Life In The Perimeter

Ok so I realize that lately all of my recent posts have been concerning the snow.  But seriously right now as I look out the window, I feel as though I'm inside one of those snow globes!  It...
Posted by Lauren on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:42:00 PST