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Comment on Spilled Hot Coffee by Leah

Leah — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:58:23 +0000

christina! searching for a job is so frustrating–but don’t let it get you down. You WILL find a great job!! Praying for you!

Comment on Faking it by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:36:08 +0000

I read your article and your mom is right! It is very well written and balanced!!! As I read this I kept asking myself why I wanted to comment? I defiantly have an opinion about everything but rarely feel the need to contribute anything online. So, something you wrote was much engaging!

I won’t defend God or interpret those women, even though I’ve been in that exact situation with a very different reaction – not necessarily or entirely understanding but definitely feeling genuine in my experience. What I will say is two fold. What does this say about you…where in your life do you feel the antithesis of “faking it?” Where are you most authentic and sincere…in those moments and times recognize what you’re responding to. What allowed you to be raw or provoked a confident reaction? Take those elements and apply them to your search for God. (Now I recall why I never post, I sound like I think I have a clue…hopefully I’m just trying to be sure of what I believe while maintaining openess conserning all that I have yet to learn).

I’ll wrap it up here: Secondly, tear down your idea of God – and what everyone else projects onto you that He is. Start from scratch and question everything! It will take work! Everything that matters does. What is sin? What is grace? What are morals vs spiritual truths? Am I prepared to change? Do I believe in repentance or feel any conviction in my life? Do I REALLY care about truth or am I just trying to feel something for my own justifiction? What is righteousness? Esc. Just don’t be fake with yourself or your own heart

Okay, I’m just a stay at home mom…but I have run a marathon

Comment on 20 things I do not want to lose when I am no longer a 20 something by Betty

Betty — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:44:14 +0000

Hi there,
I found your website, because i was looking for a free domain of my own blog. Well no problem, it’s a German blog, no competitor of your blog
I love your list. It reminds me of all wonderful advantages of being twenty something.
Greetings from Germany
B

Comment on 20 things I do not want to lose when I am no longer a 20 something by cgraw12

cgraw12 — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:20:13 +0000

You have the right attitude! Don’t rush your life! It moves so fast! Enjoy high school as much as you possibly can!

Comment on 20 things I do not want to lose when I am no longer a 20 something by Orange Juice Crackers

Orange Juice Crackers — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:53:28 +0000

Thank you for sharing this. I’m only 17 at the moment, but I’ll be 18 in a few months and headed to college in the fall. Although I’m not 20, some of your points make my list. I usually complain to my mom that I want to be older, but, the more I think about it, the more I realize it’s nice to be the age I am now. I have a few months left to savor my high school days before I’m no longer under my parent’s watch. When you’re 50 or 60 years old, I’m sure you’ll sit down and make the same list again, except it’ll be revised and you’ll be happy you lived your 20′s the best you could.

Comment on Nicki Minaj and the Glass Ceiling by christian nicolau

christian nicolau — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:53:33 +0000

You wasted your breath here, what I mean to say the only good thing about this video is that, the video. The song is horrible, everything is just plain stupid. I think it was suppose to be a diss towards Lil Kim. Just the thought of Nicky Minaj defecates the long struggle of old hip hop queens such as Queen Latifah, Mony Love, Sistah Souljah, Lauren Hill, Yo-Yo, even Salt and Pepa, they all had sexuality but didn’t throw it in your face, they were appreciated for the skill of their wordplay and personality. Lil Kim has more personality than Nicky and funny that Nicky when she first came in seemed like a glimpse of hope that was gone when Pink Friday came out.

I am a feminist at heart and seeing someone like Nicky Minaj ruin the credibility of other female rappers bothers me to no end.

Comment on Faking it by patty graw

patty graw — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:43:15 +0000

Pattie Liptock Graw What a wonderful written article. Honesty is a beautiful and wonderful attribute and I love and appreciate that in you Christina. What I espesially liked about your article is how you were able to write it so consisely and yet with great care and kindness. You are a gifted communicator in many aspects . One of the many other attributes I love and appreciate in you is your desiire to be non- judgemental. I have benefitted greatly from your honesty and your insatiable desire to want to encourage and help others. I experience these attributes of yours every day and first hand. I also know many , many other people through out your whole life do attest to the wonderful joy, encouragement and happiness you have brought to their life. Thank you for being you. I am very proud to call you my daughter. Love mom { p.s. I most also say, I love your never ending love of learning , discipline and persistance.
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Comment on Faking it by Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:45:01 +0000

Christina — what you experienced was the Penecostal version of what they think is Godliness. They tend to think that everyone, if they are a true Christian, speaks or has the ability to speak in tongues. They are wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOME people may speak in tongues, but God gives out different gifts to different people. One example is the gift of prophecy. It makes me angry to think you went through that because of a bunch of neurotic zealots shoving that down your throat as a child. You may not have the gift of tongues, but you certainly will have another gift that God has bestowed you with. Just find out what it is and use it. Don’t give up on God. He hasn’t given up on you! Please don’t turn away from God because of what humans did to you. Keep your eyes on Jesus and not on people. People will fail you every time.

Comment on Faking it by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:06:13 +0000

Maybe you should examine whether or not god is real. You’ve clearly experienced that a life without a relationship with god or fellowship with a church is not necessary to live a completely fulfilled day-to-day… some people are unhappy in life and the delusion that god loves them and they need that fellowship with the church leads them to fill up their emptiness with the sort of social circle you acquire by regularly attending church activities. They are faking it too, some just don’t realize they are doing it as blatantly as you did.

You can’t feel god, because god isn’t real.

Comment on Faking it by andrea csia

andrea csia — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:43:20 +0000

Christina, He loves your honesty. I do too. I’m not very religious myself and I can’t stand the phoniness and legalism of some Christians and some churches.
I have been seriously wounded in my life and I think you understand what the pain of betrayal, rejection, and feeling completely let down by those closest to you feels like. And that is where we run into Jesus…because He gets it, and He is totally and completely FOR you, Christina.
You probably know deep down, in fact you called it a “burning desire,” that His love is your one and only hope to be able to forgive and to have your heart healed from the inside out, fully alive, grounded, with a destiny in God that only you can fulfill.
Sometimes our hurt and pain is so deep that it blinds us for a while, I understand that. I judge no one.I have done crazy, awful things in recent years. But I kept running back to the only One that will ever love me like I want/need to be loved. I feel whole and strong now. Content. Excited about my future,with or without a man. I’m here to love people well no matter where they are in their journey.
Feel free to call me if you want to get coffee and hear more. I promise to listen and never preach And no faking.