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About Me

my name is cassie jo anne.

i am devoted to jesus and headoverheels in love with all that he is.

there's a certain boy i like to spend a lot of time with; he teaches me a lot about what the Love of God looks like with skin on. we're getting married on june 20th of this year, & i can't wait to spend the rest of my life falling more in love with him.

i love to write songs and spend as much time as i can on my guitar and piano. music has the most beautiful way of dancing in to your heart and through your veins.

creative writing is also something i enjoy; reading books with dead authors is one of my favorite things to do.

i am a youth pastor, and this past year my kids have stolen my heart and changed my life forever.

i have high aspirations of spending the rest of my life as a starving artist.

'...if we have lost kindness, we have lost it all...'
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My Interests

.finding jesus.
.a certain boy.
.my guitar.
.piano.
.writing.
.^songs&stories^.
.chicago.
.books.
.music.
.laughing.
.lifelong friends.
.concerts.
.museums.

I'd like to meet:

i try to believe that everyone is interesting and worthwhile, in their own quirky way. anne lamott says she believes that we're all mosaic pieces of the One. i like that.


Music:

.:alexi murdoch:.
.:nickelcreek:.
.:brandi carlisle:.
.:ingrid michaelson:.
.:fionn regan:.
.:a fine frenzy:.
.:mutemath:.
.:mat kearney:.
.:coldplay:.
.:kt tunstall:.
.:ray lamontagne:.
.:brooke fraser:.
.:the fray:
.:josh rouse:.
.:damien rice:.
.:the beatles:.
.:ryan adams:.
.:norah jones:.

Movies:

.juno.
.little miss sunshine.
.tiger & the snow.
.elizabethtown.
.royal tennenbaums.
.almost famous.
.the terminal.
.running with scissors.

Television:

kill your tv.

Books:

books?
how about writers?
.anne lamott.
.f.scott fitzgerald.
.donald miller.
.rob bell.
c.s. lewis.
.leo tolstoy.
john steinbeck.
.jane austen.
.herman mellville.
.kierkegaard.
.ee cummings.
.charles dickens.
.mark twain.

Heroes:

.my pau-pau.
.my parents.
.the living room.
.amy conner.
.my little brother.
.nancy honeytree.
.mary magdelene.
.all the really old couples that are still in love.



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My Blog

winter wonderland

there is simply nothing like the first serene moments, possibly hours, rarely days, when a blanket of fresh snow lies imperfected by dirty cars or plow trucks or playful kids. surely you have exp...
Posted by cj. on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:14:00 PST

hidden treasure

this past wednesdsay i returned from nine days in sunny, beautiful florida. after a full year without a break or vacation, marco island was calling my name...turns out i was much in need of some serio...
Posted by cj. on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:39:00 PST

even breathing feels alright.

if not already, going to concerts needs to be a huge priority on your list of 'things-to-do-on-a-very-regular-basis.' this past thursday j and i (has anyone noticed i like to call those closest to me ...
Posted by cj. on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:30:00 PST

oh christmas tree, oh christmas tree...

once upon a very merry christmas, there was a beautiful christmas tree.                 unfortunately, this beautiful christmas tree was also a pre-lit chris...
Posted by cj. on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:18:00 PST

cracktwirlsnap

grey skies grey empty skies grey skies threaded through and through with white strings of clouds weaving moving in slow motion taunting earth with dreams of wet kisses or perhaps damp cotton balls wai...
Posted by cj. on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:14:00 PST

purple socks & wedding rings

i have a lot of work to do this afternoon, but the guilt from consistently neglecting my long friend of xanga has finally eaten away at my soul long enough. the duty of paper-writing is calling my nam...
Posted by cj. on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 10:34:00 PST

my good friend john

i'm sitting in a lovely coffee shop, sipping on a raspberry mocha (caffiene buzz of choice) & gazing at the gorgeous sky in its brilliant shade of violet, showering the earth with its sloppy ...
Posted by cj. on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:40:00 PST

fat faced martyr

i hate my face.   mostly just in pictures. when i'm smiling.   ...ok, maybe not my whole face. i lied. my cheeks. i hate my cheeks.  in pictures. when i'm smiling. i'm definitely one o...
Posted by cj. on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:08:00 PST

pastor cassie?

    www.cmiyouth.com 'pastor cassie' :) if nothing else, it's just funny to listen to and make fun of me.
Posted by cj. on Fri, 28 Jul 2006 09:26:00 PST

the poetry of pornography: desperate for life in my bones

i went with someone to a doctor's appointment today. the report was a little more alarming that what was initially expected...i find that doctors and nurses justify their lack of tact to ha...
Posted by cj. on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 05:38:00 PST