I am reading a book right now called “House Rules.” It is a memoir of a girl named Rachel who had a verbally and mentally abusive father. It is a fascinating book, but so sad. It’s the kind of book that makes me want to do research to find out her fathers name, track down…
Jesus Camp is a documentary that came out in 2006. It follows an Evangelical Church as they take their youth group to a summer camp to teach them about witnessing to non-Christians. I have never watched the film until this past week because I wasn’t sure if I would be offended by it. When I…
Today I have been thinking about pet-peeves. I have a lot of them. I don’t know if a lot of things just simply annoy me or if most of my pet-peeves are justified. Maybe there are universal things that are just plain annoying! I’ve been getting easily frustrated with co-workers lately so I feel like…
So about the title, I’m serious. I’m pretty sure you will not enjoy this post unless you 1. Have eczema yourself. 2. Are my mother 3. Have a random hatred for gluten. There have been a lot of studies that show that gluten actually makes allergies/eczema/asthma worse. I have read a lot of them and…
If you know me then you know my passion for animals. I am also extremely allergic to animals. Ohhhh the cruel irony. I have found one type of animal with fur that I’m not allergic to–sea lions! And dolphins? No reaction! I moved to the Florida Keys in late 2007 to intern at the Dolphin…
This evening I finished reading the book “Heaven is for Real” sent to me by my Aunt Po. This book has a lot of significance to my family. Three months before my cousin Timothy passed away, his mother read this book. Little did she know how important it would be for her three months down…
Yesterday my sister, Charlotte, sent me this devotional she had and I thought it was so great I wanted to share part of it! It is not necessary to be always speaking to God or always hearing from God, to have communion with Him; there is an inarticulate fellowship more sweet than words. The little…
Today I have been trying to think of the most embarrassing sleepwalking/talking adventure I have ever had. There was the time I was in second grade that my new friend Chloe had asked me to sleepover. Chloe was probably a little surprised when I got up in the middle of the night, walked straight to her…
For the past week my brain has been completely consumed with thoughts of my cousin Tim. I have been nonstop praying for everyone that knew Tim, and loved him dearly. As my mom said yesterday “sometimes prayer is all you’ve got.” So true. The past Easter weekend spent with family at Tim’s wake/funeral was one…
On April 19th, 2011, my beloved cousin Timothy passed away. It was extremely sudden and has left all of us feeling confused and heartbroken. My mom called to tell me the news yesterday evening. She started crying as she said “I have bad news.” Immediately I pictured Chester, my 13-year old Wheaten Terrier. I have…
The Other Courtney 