itchy feet

I can feel the itch grow in my feet... the restlessness becoming greater and harder to bear. Exotic and faraway places whisper my name and I long to see them....

But as the itch grows, the money dwindles....

the only trade-off of semi-consolation?
watching my debt wither away to non-existence.
Yes, it's happening, friends. Slowly, but surely, I'm painstakingly climbing my way to debt free with every day of rent-free-living-with-my-parents-commuting-from-the-nowheres.

then, what?
ha, like you had to ask.

I'LL SHAKE THE DUST OFF THESE ITCHY FEET!!
I'll get out to getting to see what's to seeing!

First stop is already scheduled, likely pre-debt-payoff, in Tybee Island. A quick weekend jaunt to run 13.1 miles with a few friends and a bunch of strangers, to get some sand between my toes, to eat some fresh fresh seafood and generally remind myself there is life to live outside the doldrum day to day.

skeptical dreamers

I am blessed to hold in my hands the new album from Over the Rhine, a fantastically magical group that never ceases to speak directly to my soul. They have a way of getting just the right words to play nice together, to get right to the root of your heart. I adore them. And I adore the new album.

One of my favorites from The Long Surrender:

All My Favorite People
-Linford Detweiler

"(As for) your tender heart-
This world's gonna rip it wide open
It ain't gonna be pretty
But you're not alone

'Cause all my favorite people are broken
Believe me
My heart should know

Orphaned believers, skeptical dreamers
You're welcome
Yeah, you're safe right here
You don't have to go"




I highly recommend you look into this group...and go buy their new album. Your heart won't regret it.

Really and Truly

I can only say ditto to this. I'm thrilled to have someone put it into words for me. Only, add to it an unmatchable love for Christ. I think {pray} over that often when I'm running.


In every other bit of my life is general chaos. Its week 1 of running study training and it's kicking my butt. I wasn't able to fit in my tempo run scheduled for last night so I've got to rethink the rest of the weekend to see if I can fit it in somewhere. I think the program has every potential to be a huge blessing for my running.

Christmas approaches and I'm knocking out my shopping list.

This weekend is art weekend extraordinaire. EVERYONE, or so it seems, is having a show either yesterday, tonight, or tomorrow. GET OUT THERE AND BUY SOME ART!