Today I am thankful for:
cool breezes [as opposed to cold wind] -
red nail polish -
beautiful literature -
finding lovely new favorite songs from TV commercial clips -
the simple kind of love that makes you happy just to be here, there, wherever you are -
Facebook (yes, I said it) -
the moments when God feels near enough to touch -
crazy professor reading my essay answer aloud to the class even though it was nothing special at all and just what he already told us
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I now have a hair appointment for Tuesday and I think I’m going to get it cut. Cut cut, short enough to notice. I haven’t had short hair in so long I can’t even remember and I’m almost nervous about cutting it, how ridiculous is that? To become so attached to my hair that it makes me feel sad to think of not having so much of it anymore, honestly. Haha but I’m excited to have something new and different, and also to maybe not have to spend so much time fixing it in the mornings because it really does eat up a big chunk of my time and that is also quite ridiculous. Anyway enough about my hair.
I don’t really feel like saying anything else right now because I’m tired and frustrated and a little bothered, but I wanted to post something from my newest book. It’s the Ann Spangler one, 52 Women of the Bible and I think I’m going to love it. A lot. It’s weird and very pretty, like this.
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The woman stirred and stretched, her skin soft and supple as a newborn’s. One finger, then another moved in gentle exploration of the ground that cradled her. She could feel a warmth filling her, tickling her throat as it tried to escape, spilling out in the glad noise of laughter. She felt herself surrounded by a thousand joys at once. And then a touch calmed her without diminishing her joy.
Her eyes opened to a Brightness, her ears to a Voice. And then a smaller voice, echoing an elated response: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” Adam took hold of her, and their laughter met like streams converging.
The man and the woman walked together naked and unashamed in Paradise, at ease with themselves and God. No shadows filled Eden, no disorder, discord, or fear.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 2:59 AM
Chelsea! Add me on FB or something.
Anyway, I’m excited for your hair
Trust me, you’ll love it especially if you haven’t had short hair since.. well forever!
“Short enough to notice” was definitely what I wanted too
Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 1:08 PM
I will add you!
Think I’ll be going back next week to see about getting it just a little showrter haha.
Oh I do love it, love it. I didn’t get it quite as short as I wanted because I was a little nervous about how it would turn out, but it’s wonderful. It’s been probably seven or eight years since it’s been short so yeah, big change.
Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 3:28 AM
haha I was gonna do the exact same thing for my hair. Get it shorter. (x
Add me, Eve Hoon.
Man my blogposts have become so draggy and pointless of late, I somewhow can’t get myself to write something meaningful I feel like I’m just anxiously recording down what happens in case I forget in a year or two.
Anyway what I meant to say is I like your posts, how you write about your thoughts but don’t overcomplicate it. It’s very sincere.
Cya Chelsea!
Monday, March 16, 2009 at 1:37 PM
Oh thank you, I’m glad someone gets something out of what I write. And I always love your blogposts, even if you’re just frantically writing down everything that happens it’s still really interesting.