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Ka·ren -noun.

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About Me


Lover. Daughter of the King. Daughter. Girlfriend. Sister. Athlete. Fighter. Listener. Singer. Writer. Tomboy. Peacemaker. Captivating. Artist. Food connoisseur. Cautious. Dreamer. Proser. Tickler. Hopeful. ...friend.www.reflectionsoftheordinary.blogspot.com

My Interests


mercy. real, broken people. jazz music. classic art. raw Beauty. loving others. living. doing something that matters.in my weakness He is strong.

I'd like to meet:


you. people tend to make me smile. inside and out.
people who help me learn to trust.
...and hope for the future.
...and like most girls, i'd like to meet my husband.
i think it would be amazing to have met daVinci. and Mother Theresa. and Jaques Cousteau. and Shane Claiborne.

Music:


whatever gets my heart dancin'.

Movies:


Freedom Writers, Amazing Grace, Deja Vu, To Kill a Mockingbird, anything PIXAR, the Lion King, Shooter, Mona Lisa Smile, Zoolander, Beautiful Mind, Ocean's 11, the Music Man, Emperor's New Groove, the Notebook, Fiddler on the Roof, the Muppets...

Television:


The Office. House. American Idol. not much.

Books:


the Bible, Blue Like Jazz, Velvet Elvis, Fresh Power, Boy Meets Girl, Blink, Ella Enchanted, the Poisonwood Bible, Passion and Purity, Black, The Great Divorce, Redeeming Love, Mere Christianity, Black, Celebration of Discipline, The Ragamuffin Gospel, Gift-Wrapped by God.

Oswald Chambers. C.S. Lewis. Don Miller. Shane Claiborne. Rob Bell. Shakespeare.

Heroes:


those who're willing to give of themselves no matter what the cost.those who stand up for a cause.

My Blog

Lent.

After much deliberation (and a little inspiration from Em), I've actually decided to take Lent seriously this year. Yes, thank you, I know I'm not Catholic, but I really like the idea of a fast from s...
Posted by Ka·ren -noun. on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:10:00 PST

The nobodys.

Didn't feel like Christmas until this morning. It wasn't until I heard the Christmas story told in a new way that I actually felt the "yes...this is the holiday feeling" feeling. Scott was genius toda...
Posted by Ka·ren -noun. on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:31:00 PST

Come stop your crying itll be alright...

Well if this whole Fresno Pacific thing works out, I think I know what I want to major in. Or perhaps...double major? Psychology (family therapy) and CCM (Contemporary Christian Ministries). Actually,...
Posted by Ka·ren -noun. on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:57:00 PST

Lets be salty, shall we?

Well now I can't sleep, so I might as well write. Not much, but some.disclaimer: these main thoughts aren't mine, they're those of Angela Thomas.We're called to be the salt and light of the earth, rig...
Posted by Ka·ren -noun. on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:50:00 PST

Flying time.

I've always thought it was strange that time seems to move at different speeds, and never necessarily for a specific reason.Going through different seasons in life has something to do with it.This cur...
Posted by Ka·ren -noun. on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:08:00 PST

i am a clumsy christian.

can't understand me.forget understanding other girls. or boys.i can't fathom myself. my own mind. why do we do what we do?why do i do what i do?we're such a fallen people. certainly i'm one of the fir...
Posted by Ka·ren -noun. on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:54:00 PST

State of mind.

Why do new verses suddenly fleeting come?By my side sits no oneand thus my good spirits are parted fast.New whims and fanciescome at speeds unfathomable.Yet here I sit.Why yearn? Pine? Dream? Long? Or...
Posted by Ka·ren -noun. on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:47:00 PST

Sights. Sounds. Thoughts. Deeds.

Oh, the things i miss already.and summer has only been gone a short while.no matter. it was all love while it lasted.i like learning things.it was/is beautiful. in many forms and faces.and will contin...
Posted by Ka·ren -noun. on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:35:00 PST

And thus concludes

the summer.You know? I hate goodbyes. I didn't used to. I used to just figure that a goodbye meant the implication of a hello down the road. But just plain don't like them, even if there will be a hel...
Posted by Ka·ren -noun. on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:30:00 PST

Losing is nothing when you have nothing to lose.

i think i say the right things.at least, i want to.today made me realize that. and not just right things, but the honest, hard, truthful things, too.because we're supposed to speak the truth in love.a...
Posted by Ka·ren -noun. on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:09:00 PST