Friday, November 28, 2008

so my grandpa visited alaska...

i found this photo in our house.
and i was like, what the...
i was asking my grandpa under what circumstances....
and i became completely inarticulate....
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then he says it's a fake.
pheewwwww!

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Get Well Soon Lisa!

A prayer of thanksgiving

Advent Peace Prayer:
Lord, we know what peace is.
Peace is a mother tenderly holding her child.
Peace is a firm handshake of trust between friends.
Peace is complete emotional security.
Peace is living unencumbered with a full sense of joy.
Peace is expressing Thanksgiving for concrete blessings.

For the peace gained from the love and memory
of spouses and children, we thank you ..

For the peace gained from the love and memory
of parents and grandparents, we thank you ..

For the peace gained from the kindness and
support of friends, we thank you ..

For the peace gained when the music of the
Gods is sung, we thank you ..

Peace is elusive.
There are raging storms in every life.
Tragedy, grief, and pain will visit everyone.
Yet, each person's life is graced
by moments and periods of real happiness.
For these episodes of peace and joy ..
past, present, & future,
we offer our deepest gratitude.

Help us to understand that peace must be waged.
We must resist the gun, the bomb, "realistic politics,"
unkind words, personal betrayals,
anger, depression, despair, and rage.
Give us the strength to overcome these demons.
Help us maintain personal power within ourselves,
so we can pass this liberating power to others.

Give hope and courage to all who struggle
with debilitating illness, grief, and loneliness.
Help them to understand ..
ALL chains WILL be BROKEN.

SURSUM CORDA! Lift up your hearts!

QUI POTENS EST! God is great!

Amen

- John Devries

Monday, November 24, 2008

Happy Birthday to Tiffany!

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

"The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place"


i am
--------------speechless.
----------------------------------------thoughtless.
-------------------------------------------------------------------in awe.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------in tears.

Monday, November 10, 2008

invisible to invisible

1:02 AM Benny: JULS!!!!!!!!!
me: whoa
Benny: holy hell
me: so i'm on your facebook right now!
Benny: that was a total shot in the dark
me: this is like cosmic
1:03 AM Benny: it is cosmic!
me: yeah! none of that "like" nonsense. just plain IS.

Friday, November 7, 2008

BIG box of Lipton tea

=
one of the BEST investments I've ever made.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

I wish I'd had my camera!

The streets of Berkeley were ALIVE last night.
It was beautiful and inspiring and amazing!
I've never seen anything like it before.
so many marching, cheering, laughing, singing, chanting students.
All because their hope was fulfilled,
their voices were heard,
their votes counted.
GOBAMA!
I will not forget last night for as long as I live!

Tuesday, November 4, 2008


Monday, November 3, 2008

All Soul's Day

Feeling the need to post something on here tonight and not entirely sure why. So here goes the stream of my thoughts:

Today I was in the mood to wear my overalls, so I did.
And when I wear them it feels natural to put my harmonica in one of the upper pockets.
That way the music is near my heart.
I added my rock from david hernandez
(recently recovered from the bottom of the mason jar containing orange carnations from max)
to my other pocket.
It says blessings on it in gold lettering.
I put on my fish necklace from my auntie jean.
It reminds me of Jesus when nothing else does.
Yet sadly, like many of my treasured possessions, it is beginning to fall apart.
And my favorite shoes covered in rhinos and red and yellow suns protected my feet.

I like that my things aren't just "things".
They actually mean something to me.
They all have value.
But if they were taken away, I'd be completely fine.
It's like, enjoying the things that I own, without being too attached to them.
I think that's how it's supposed to be with everything in life.
Relationships, ideas, people, stuff...
Love what you have, and be okay with it if it goes away.
After all, even faith is fluid.
It goes away. It comes back.
God's really the only thing that's static.
And the only thing that has the capacity to be static.
Yet concurrently dynamic.
changing with and for all different peoples,
being what is needed during all distinctive times.
The God I know is everything I can and cannot understand.
The latter part is why I continue to believe.