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IloveyouGod

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I can imagine that. We get very nice spring days sometimes such as today. The fresh air takes your breath away especially in the morning since I'm a morning person, listening to the birds singing. I'd imagine someone like me who LOVES all activities related to nature (that includes hiking of course :)) If I'm hiking in this beautiful nature you sent pictures for it, I'd be SO happy, refreshed, like you said a great time to clear your mind n' just be with God saying everything you wanna say to Him. Do you go hiking by yourself? Is it safe?


just_monicat said:
actually, it stays pretty mild here (most of the time) especially near the beach.

but it's MUUU-DDDDY!!! i had to hose off my running shoes and boots and everything else went directly into the washing machine.

a lot of people like to hike in the summer, but i really enjoy hiking in the spring. everything lovely about spring flowers and foliage is magnified by a million in a giant, old growth forest. we're talking 25 foot rhododendrons, about a million unfurling bleeding hearts, the start of forest trillium, and pristine, bright greens everywhere. it's almost like "day-glow" green. the air smells amazing and pure.

no better place to make decisions, give thanks, ponder life's questions and worship in a cathedral made by God.
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just_monicat

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IloveyouGod said:
If I'm hiking in this beautiful nature you sent pictures for it, I'd be SO happy, refreshed, like you said a great time to clear your mind n' just be with God saying everything you wanna say to Him. Do you go hiking by yourself? Is it safe?
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just me and chloe, my dog. frankly, i've done a lot of things in my life that weren't exactly "safe" but i take reasonable precautions, and leave it at that.

and then there's my attack dog, all 15lbs of her...

i do occasionally hike with friends, but more often by myself. i find a lot of people don't like to hike as much as i do. meaning, they're all in for a 2 mile hike, but not many want to do the nearly 9 mile hike that cape lookout has (or simply the adventure of driving some place and what that entails).

also, it's a good time for me to be quiet, leave my phone off, and just be alone with God. my days are spent with so much interaction and noise that sometimes the best thing for me is just to be in silence.
 
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IloveyouGod

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Let's do camping n' hiking adventure and add to it some spice of dangerous activities such as zip-line!! :eek:


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just me and chloe, my dog. frankly, i've done a lot of things in my life that weren't exactly "safe" but i take reasonable precautions, and leave it at that.

and then there's my attack dog, all 15lbs of her...

i do occasionally hike with friends, but more often by myself. i find a lot of people don't like to hike as much as i do. meaning, they're all in for a 2 mile hike, but not many want to do the nearly 9 mile hike that cape lookout has (or simply the adventure of driving some place and what that entails).

also, it's a good time for me to be quiet, leave my phone off, and just be alone with God. my days are spent with so much interaction and noise that sometimes the best thing for me is just to be in silence.
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adekruif

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Sleep deprivation really affects me. Partially snapped at a co-worker today. I don't normally get perturbed by pretty much anything at work, but kinda flew off the handle. Now I feel terrible and i'll have to apologize tomorrow.

In other news, done working nights for a while. Yay! Also not as good at pingpong as I thought, and confirmed that my basketball skills are still non existent. Haha
 
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just_monicat said:
is it pi(e) day or thigh day? mine are killing me, but in the very best way. there's not many better feelings than being entirely spent. since it was sort of dark (overcast) for pictures, i'm sharing ones from another day and some i didn't take.

so, i went hiking today at one of my (easily) top 5 favorite places.

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p.s. no sign of bigfoot. : )
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Breathtaking... I don't have words adequate to describe the feelings these pictures inspire without sounding like a total weirdo. I have this park bookmarked and I am going to visit it one day.
 
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Be right back, going to visit just_monicat and hike that gorgeous trail.

Just kidding, actually this weekend I'm going to Missouri for less than 24 hours (long drive, short trip) and I will be seeing my siblings as well as get to see my sister's puppy and her and her husband's house they bought not too long ago. There's also apparently some guy my sister wants me to meet. I wasn't supposed to know, but my mom told me when she wasn't supposed to. :rolleyes:

I do still want to visit where Monica is, though. :)
 
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oh, i almost forgot. early this morning when i was retrieving some things from my shed, i found *this* having breakfast. i thought it was super cool, so i had to take a picture.

as much as i hate spiders in my house, when they're outside, i think they're pretty cool. much more so than bees.

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^ I wish I could un-see that. lol *looks under my bed*
 
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just_monicat said:
is it pi(e) day or thigh day? mine are killing me, but in the very best way. there's not many better feelings than being entirely spent. since it was sort of dark (overcast) for pictures, i'm sharing ones from another day and some i didn't take.

so, i went hiking today at one of my (easily) top 5 favorite places.

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Man no Bigfoot! I didn't know you lived in Oregon I have 2 brothers in Portland. I might be going to one of their weddings there in September, I hope.
 
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I'm not sure why, but lately when I type on my keyboard my right hand falls asleep. I wonder if I'm pressing on a nerve when I type of what, weird.
 
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Arlene89 said:
I left my church after 14 months. Let's just say I will need a whole lot of healing after that messiness.

My friend from another church has taken me under her wing and has tried to get me involved in the young adult night services and has invited me to get to know other Christians my age. She is insistent on playing match maker and sees my singleness as her own personal mission to overcome (I've had to gently tell her that God should handle this one). This is all well and good, she's gone out of her way to help me feel at home and appreciated and loved, and I love her dearly for this, but I don't know... right now, there's nothing more I want than to sit with mature aged women who love God and to just simply talk, and will let me listen.

I just want to hear stories. I just want to take it in and look through someone else's eyes for a little while. I want to learn. I want to be encouraged by someone else's life stories, I want to appreciate someone else's second hand life lessons and take them on board.

I am saddened when I come across posts by women anywhere from 40 years - 80 years of age, and there seems to be this cry out that they feel useless, or undervalued, or that they are unable to give anything of good worth (Not every woman in this age bracket, but I've come across a few to notice a pattern happening). To those women, I wish you were close to me, I wish I could sit down and have coffee with you, I wish I could hear your stories and see your eyes light up when you tell them to me. There are people out there who need you, and I am one of them. You have so much to give.
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It's good to identify with others who identify with the Lord Jesus. In Acts, the early Christians 'continued steadfastly in the Apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers' (2.42). When those who love and trust the Lord Jesus, Who died at the Cross for sinners, have fellowship with each other, their faith is strengthened and encouraged. John says that 'If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another'; 'Truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ' (1 John chapter 1).
 
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savedbyyourmercy

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Looking outside the window.. in a star filled night sky...stars... they have shone for so long... the same stars that Jesus saw when He was still on earth... I wish I could be there.. during that time... I would just like to hear Him.. listen to His parables... perhaps be there when He fed the multitudes... I would tell Him my struggles... my loneliness... how i missed my mom... how I still mourn for her... but I know He listens... I know more than anyone He cares and understands... beyond this grief I hold on to the hope He gave... and I could still go on because of that hope...
 
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Might be a bit early to tell...but today feels different. Today I feel better than the past few days. I guess time will tell!
 
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IloveyouGod said:
I don't understand, why are you a coward? :rolleyes:
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I just am. I'm a coward when it comes down to the line on some things. I'd rather just ignore things at work, laugh off discussionis or questions, than say what I really think and risk making things uncomfortable and awkward between my coworkers and I. Perhaps it's only a perceived notion that it would make things awkward when in reality maybe they wouldn't care, but I find it hard to take the risk so far.

There's a certain balance. It's like I know they aren't Christians so I can't expect them to act like it, but I need to be more bold.

Edited to add: They don't ask questions about my faith. If they did, I would answer honestly and boldly. But in other areas that they talk about, I have opportunities I could use to talk about it or what I believe, and I don't.
 
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It's weird...I ignore someone whenever they private message me, and my box says, "I'm not a fan of private messages." and then after about the 6th time this happens, I decide to call them out...and they act like they didn't know. Well, obviously the person can read or else they wouldn't try to private message me...

I dunno. This seems to happen a lot. I don't even have a picture of me as my avatar and I don't have one up anywhere on CC. I don't talk to them...so I don't get what attracts them.


Anywho....I think I should do dishes now.
 
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zaoman32

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lil_christian said:
It's weird...I ignore someone whenever they private message me, and my box says, "I'm not a fan of private messages." and then after about the 6th time this happens, I decide to call them out...and they act like they didn't know. Well, obviously the person can read or else they wouldn't try to private message me...

I dunno. This seems to happen a lot. I don't even have a picture of me as my avatar and I don't have one up anywhere on CC. I don't talk to them...so I don't get what attracts them.


Anywho....I think I should do dishes now.
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Tell them they can deal with me next time
 
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Kind of a roughish morning. Went to a men's group this morning, and the guys leading it passed out a paper regarding husbands behavior after marriage and all that stuff. Nothing wrong, nothing I disagree with, but since I'm not only single, but also divorced...kind of awkward...and put me in a slightly bitter mood. Oh well, I'll get over it.
 
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