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Kristen

Come on courage, teach me to be shy.

About Me

I AM: a DREAMER. a nurse. a traveler. a sister. a best friend. a mum. a singer (even if only in my car at the top of my lungs). a daughter. a writer. a romantic. a helper. a mischief maker.MY HEART IS: compassionate. bold. honest. fierce. mysterious. worth fighting for. beautiful. confident. witty. authentic. natural. one-of-a-kind.I DESIRE: wisdom. laughter. affection. change. travel. danger. holiness. adventure. romance. passion. life. love.I LOATHE: insincerity. sluggards. insects. jealousy. materialism. sin. betrayal. birds. cattiness. loving and losing. alarm clocks. grudges.I LOVE: NICARAGUA y mi familla de Nicaragua. christmas morning. friends and family. Pancho and Lefty by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard. margarittas. learning new languages. caring for children. my jesus. fun shoes. sitting in my hammock while looking at the stars. road trips to anywhere coupled with good music. my eggs scrambled with cheese.I WILL: publish another work. go skydiving. become a photographer. live overseas. adopt children. recieve my masters. go on a safari. speak french, spanish, and one other forgein language fluently. passionately love a man. become a medical missionary. ride in a hot-air balloon. and if i must, lose my fingernails for jesus' sake.on top of all that . . . i'm CPR certified.

My Interests

i just graduated college and right now my biggest interest is figuring out what i am supposed to be doing with this life of mine. i do not want to waste it. i want each day to count. right now i work as a nurse in the BEST pediatric burn hospital in this country. it is truly an amazing experience- i have barely gotten my feet wet- and i feel so blessed, but part of spirit can't help but wonder what next?! my heart yearns to travel. to just pick up and go. to quite literally sell everything and follow Jesus wherever he'd have me go. i just want to GO!other than that . . . my interests are: experiencing other cultures. catching the most vulnerable and human moments on film. writing. cultivating deep and meaning relationships. driving anytime to anywhere . . . all i need is my collection of music. nursing. caring for and loving on children. nursing overseas. pediatric burn victims. traveling (did i say that already?!) laughing. crying. the theater. the symphony. a good rock concert. denim coupled with a fun pair of shoes. reading the classics and also my Bible. oh, and i LOVE reading memoirs and autobiographies! my idea of a great time is going out with friends and having a drink . . . and maybe even some soft pretzels.

I'd like to meet:

Jesus, face to face. Abe Lincoln. CS Lewis. Peter and Timothy (from the Bible), and John- Jesus' brother. Johnny Depp, (by meet i mean kiss on the cheek). Corrie Ten Boom. Donald Miller. Martin Luther. Ted Bundy, Charles Manson or Hitler (by meet i mean interview and psycho analyze) Tyra Banks. and last but not least . . . my husband, whoever that may be.Layout made by forgiven_2009 at CreateBlog.com .

Music:

my favorites are:Willie Nelson; Jesse Schlicher; NEEDTOBREATHE; Johnny Cash; Ben Lee; Over the Rhine; WILCO; Damien Rice; Aqualung; Luna Halo; Chris Thile; Autovaughn; BANG BANG BANG; Snow Patrol; The Fray; Eisley; The Killers; Griffin House; Patti Griffin; Buck Cherry; Rachael Yamagata; Brenn; Bethany Dillon; Shawn McDonald; Avril Lavign; Shane and Shane; The Shins; John Mayer; Keane; Matt Kearney; U2; The Beatles; Lynyrd Skynyrd; Kelly Clarkson; all the songs on the Garden State sound track; Josh Groban; . . . and so on and so on and so on.

Movies:

Garden State; The Usual Suspects; Dirty Dancing; SAW I, II and III; Kill Bill 1 and 2; Billy Madison; Monty Python Quest for the Holy Grail; Lethal Weapon Series; Star Wars Series; Indiana Jones Series; Momento; Primal Fear; Anything with Edward Norton or Johnny Depp; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Crash; Robin Hood (Disney version . . . practically every Disney movie); Phantom of the Opera;

Television:

Alias seasons 1-3; America's Next Top Model (i know . . . ); The Office; CSI

Books:

currently reading: the Word. Irresistble Revolution.

Heroes:

Pa. . . . my grandfather. The best example of Christian love I've ever known.

My Blog

my husband. . .

the Lord just reconfirmed in my heart this weekend how much of an adventurous heart my husband will have to have!!  i went white water rafting and camping this weekend for the first time in WAYY ...
Posted by Kristen on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:15:00 PST

God kicked me in the pants today.

Nehemiah 8: 9-18 is a great little passage in the Bible where the people of Jerusalem had spent the last six hours listening to the Law of God and were weeping- the result of a realization of their si...
Posted by Kristen on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 08:26:00 PST

Funk.

tonight i am in a funk.   i do not know why exactly.i spent the day in the sun by the pool with my best friend.i had dinner with two other close friends.a frozen carmel latte and good conversatio...
Posted by Kristen on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 08:44:00 PST

short update . . .

this week has been relaxingand just incredible.it started outwith a wonderful evening at the Shrineand then another on Tuesday.have i said before how blessed i feel to have a job there?!i also have a ...
Posted by Kristen on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:44:00 PST

RETARDED!!

THE TOP TEN REASONS TODAY HAS BEEN SIMPLY RETARDED!!! 10. There is a co-worker of mine that insists on treating me like a complete ass.9. My check at work today was uber crappy for the amount of hour...
Posted by Kristen on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 04:48:00 PST

a league of her own.

i just had a guy tell me that he has been trying to forget the fun time we had just the other daybecause he has been feeling that i am just "out of his league."and granted, i still don't know wha...
Posted by Kristen on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:50:00 PST

TRUE LOVE

    ushy smushygushy LOVE.   romance.passion.care.concern.beauty.peace.love.   the beautiful hills of tennessee.alive with wonder and romance.christy redom and lance stewart.best f...
Posted by Kristen on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:14:00 PST

Raspberry.

  i read a music review today about Needtobreathe's new albumTHE HEAT.it made me want to cry.. . .  for personal reasons.     then i get on facebookand have been voted:most likely...
Posted by Kristen on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:19:00 PST

my fumb . . .

  last night while attempting to help Mama Carter cook dinneri decided it would be a good idea to follow in Martha's footsteps . . . and cut my finger off.okay . . .  so not comple...
Posted by Kristen on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:11:00 PST

oooo la la.

I seriously just got a friend requestfrom someone who calls himself  . . . Krusty?! seriously?!? . . . if that is any indication of . . .     i think i just vomitted.     ...
Posted by Kristen on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:46:00 PST