Archive for November, 2007
Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I’m found
Was blind, but now I see‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believedMy chains are gone
I’ve been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, Amazing grace
i got this error message today while trying to go to somebody’s profile. flashbacks of myspace flooded my mind.
Do you prefer Facebook or Myspace or….?
out grocery shopping with chris:
anne – “so, i think we need to get….OOOH…sparkly christmas tree!….i think we need to get milk and maybe some….WOW!…is that lady’s eye all swollen?….we also need to get some bread.”
chris – “i’ve got a new nickname for you.”
anne - “oh yeah? what….do we still have cheese?….what’s that?”
chris – “distracto.”
yeah.
that’s me.
love,
distracto.
(bonus points for whoever can tell me who sings the song with the title of this post as one of the lyrics – no googling!)
a couple of months ago, i wrote about my gradual weaning off my sleep/anxiety medication (it’s one pill – a really strong sedative). i was a little nervous. one, i didn’t know what kind of withdrawal symptoms i’d have and two, i didn’t know who the person on the other side of this journey would be.
i’m still not completely finished with the withdrawal, but by this time next week i will be. i am so very happy to report i’ve only had some minor symptoms (mainly headaches).
i think that probably the biggest surprise is the fact the non-medicated version of me is SO MUCH DORKIER than the medicated version. i say that with as much emphasis as possible.
even though i had only been on the meds for almost a year, they were very emotionally numbing, and i didn’t even realize it. frequently over the last seven weeks, i kept getting these weird looks from my husband, like, “who is this woman?!” in a good way though (i hope)…at least he was laughing. hmmmm….
anyway, just wanted to update you all. if you want to read a little bit more of the journey over the last year, you can here.
thanks for your prayers & support!!
if you are on medication for anything, don’t make up your own plan for getting off of them. talk to your doctor. work out a plan. don’t just stop. my doctor has been great at helping me through this, as well as talking to friends and a counselor. disclaimer over.
i love time off and away from work. especially after an unusually hectic monday and tuesday, it was nice to relax with chris, my family, and have some alone time as well.
on the flip side, sometimes it’s difficult for me to have that alone time because i end up over thinking. do you ever do that? one thought leads to another, then to another, and another and soon you have all these thoughts piled up in your head.
as we spent time with my family (who live on the fort worth side of things) it reminded me of times past. i lived over that way from the time i was sixteen until i moved to kansas city when i was twenty one. lots of memories. some good. and some i wish i could forget.
on saturday when we were back at our place, we started packing our boxes. all of our decor is now packed away, as well as all of our books. i am so excited about moving! i only have four more weeks at lake pointe, then a couple of weeks off until a new chapter at lifechurch.tv begins.
even though i feel a little overwhelmed with memories of the past screaming at me from behind, and hopes for the future shining so brightly in front of me, this moment right now is the present.
and as quiet as it seems, it’s just as important as the things which have shaped me before, and the things that have yet to come.
i am still yet completely befuddled on what i am bringing to my cousin’s house for our thanksgiving meal tomorrow. last night i thought of making thanksgiving burritos. all the thanksgiving classics wrapped up in a tortilla. it couldn’t be that bad, could it?
chris thought so.
as with most people, i probably won’t be blogging too much until next week. we are wii-sitting for some friends who have a dog. and no, i didn’t switch the words “wii” and “dog”… :)
five things i am totally grateful for:
1) gentle, passionate grace
2) my husband (and his ability to cook)
3) amazing friends and family
4) people who are willing to take chances on me, believe in me
5) you
happy thanksgiving!
since i am still in my brain funk, i thought i’d share some good news with you guys before the holidays!
as you know, the book i am working on, mad church disease, will be released in february 2009.
i haven’t publicly (via blog) announced WHO the publisher is…
but why not today?
i am officially a zondervan author! woot!
the team there is amazing and they ooze creativity. they truly see this book as something that is needed in the church today! their excitement about the project keeps refueling my excitement about the project. i am so pumped to have such a strong partner for this adventure.
i am also VERY grateful for my agent beth jusino from alive communications. without beth’s knowledge of the industry, her passion for young writers and fresh ideas, and her willingness to hand-hold a rookie author, i would probably be neck-deep in things i don’t understand.
so those are a few things for which i am very thankful!!
what are you thankful for?
my brain has totally locked up. i have been trying to bust through as much mad church disease writing as possible, as well as finishing up some things for our move (we found a place downtown and it is totally smashing…and quite reasonably priced!)
brain-is-frozen!
texas, on the otherhand, is NOT frozen. it has been in the 80s for the last week. yet i have decided not to let the temperature outside reflect my clothing decisions. it is fall, and i want to wear a sweater. so i am today. and here is a goofy photo of me at-this-moment posing with my african autumn rooibos tea in said sweater.
that as about as interesting as it’s going to get here today. (and for you people who swear i look like kat von d…proof i really dont!)
what’s it like in your world?
