Rock that candy shop

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Rock that candy shop's Life List

  1. 1. make my mom feel as amazing as she is
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    1 person
  2. 2. Have the kind of character that transcends whatever circumstances I'm dealing with
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    3 people
  3. 3. laugh even though everything around me is falling apart
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    4 people
  4. 4. Find a balance between the things I want to do and the things I need to do
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    2,202 people
  5. 5. live out Christianity in a way that lets people know it’s not just a bunch of stupid rules
    2 entries . 23 cheers
    5 people
  6. 6. read the whole Bible
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    620 people
  7. 7. document answered prayer
    6 entries . 9 cheers
    2 people
  8. 8. document real emotions
    4 entries . 2 cheers
    1 person
  9. 9. end up in a situation where I have to say "sorry, I have to go see about a girl"
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    1 person
  10. 10. inspire people that life will always be worth living
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    4 people
  11. 11. be a mentor
    2 entries . 7 cheers
    177 people
  12. 12. discover new music
    1 entry . 10 cheers
    227 people
  13. 13. graduate from college
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    5,046 people
  14. 14. meet my best friend, then marry her
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    1 person
  15. 15. wake up everyday and kiss every inch of my wife
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    1 person
  16. 16. buy a huge field and plant flowers in it so that I’ll have fresh flowers for my wife every day
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    1 person
  17. 17. incorporate more outdated, old-man terms in my vocabulary
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    1 person
  18. 18. Take more pictures
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    12,331 people
  19. 19. get a fancy pen with a distinct color ink so everyone can tell when something was written by me and when I sign my name it means something
    1 entry . 6 cheers
    1 person
  20. 20. tape glow-sticks to a kite and fly it at night
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    9 people
  21. 21. Get a copy of foundmagazine (.com)
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    2 people
  22. 22. send a postsecret
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    51 people
  23. 23. own a house with a swing on the front porch
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    15 people
  24. 24. build a house
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    1,030 people
  25. 25. Watch Clint Eastwood westerns
    2 entries . 4 cheers
    5 people
  26. 26. play more piano
    2 entries . 6 cheers
    59 people
  27. 27. Go to the drive in
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    33 people
  28. 28. have a secret underground lair
    1 entry . 4 cheers
    437 people
  29. 29. eat more sushi
    1 entry . 3 cheers
    196 people
  30. 30. Be brave and ask for help when I need it.
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    2 people
  31. 31. Learn how to remember peoples' names
    4 entries . 2 cheers
    1,486 people
  32. 32. Make my own t-shirt
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    6 people
  33. 33. go skinny dipping
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    2,601 people
  34. 34. hang glide again
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    2 people
  35. 35. have my own Harold and the Purple Crayon-like adventure
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    1 person
  36. 36. do a back flip on my snowboard
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    3 people
  37. 37. drive a bobcat
    1 cheer
    5 people
  38. 38. watch every episode of Scrubs
    3 cheers
    2,717 people
  39. 39. Understand quantum mechanics
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    46 people
  40. 40. play video games all night
    1 cheer
    3 people
Recent entries
document answered prayer (read all 6 entries…)
hey, hey, hey, buritto lady 8 months ago

Sorry so long between posts. Life is crazy…but I didn’t want to gloss over the way that God provided for me and really answered my prayer to get me food without money. In addition to the previous list of folks that gave me food there was about 6 others (including my mom, grandpop, my roommate, and my work). The one I wanted to accentuate was the free food I got from a Chipotle that wasn’t even open for business. They were having their grand opening about 2 days from when I ate there. I was walking along the street and asked a fella standing out front if they were open for business. He said they open in 2 days and they were still installing the furniture and stuff but to hold on a second. He ducked inside the restaurant for a second and came back outside and said to me (and my 3 friends) “come inside.” “We’ve been training our servers for a week or so but we need some practice customers so they can get a feel for what business is gonna be like.” So we went in, ordered whatever we wanted from the menu (steak fajita burrito in my case), and they paid for us, drinks and all. God has a special way of making me feel just like the adopted son He calls me in the Bible. He is so amazing!


document answered prayer (read all 6 entries…)
so far... 8 months ago

here is the list of people that have provided a meal to me this week:
Lee – Oatmeal
Doug – Quiznos
Jake – Slice o’ Pizza (Qty 2)
Kat – PB&J Sandwiches
Pat – Bag of Hot Peppers (works well with rice)
Lillie – Chipotle
Tom – Cupcakes

I’m indebted more than you could ever know. To my credit, I found a bag of frozen veggies in my freezer and some salad dressing which, in addition to the bag of peppers that Pat gave me, prove to be a modest adornment to my expected meal of…plain white rice. Attached is pic of Tom puking after he ate one of the really small, orange, hot peppers. One more week of “no food” to go.


document answered prayer (read all 6 entries…)
Sometimes being faithful hurts 8 months ago

In fact, it’s kinda guaranteed to hurt (John 16:33). And that’s where I am today. I’ve been completely faithful with my money. In fact I’ve kept arduous records of every cent I’ve spent for the past year or so with Excel. That’s why I’m not worried at the fact that, after paying all my bills this month, I’ve only got $9.81 in my checking account to last me for the next two weeks. I know I have only invested my money in those places where God would have me, and it’s His promise that if I’m faithful with the things He’s entrusted me with, He’ll be faithful with taking care of all of my needs(Matthew 6:31-33). So my prayer today will be that He make good on His offer. I’ve already gotten two PB&J sandwiches which where were left over from my church’s homeless outreach ministry, a free dinner last night (half a burrito that Lillie couldn’t finish from Chipotle), and my mom was insistent that she give me a few bucks for the road yesterday morning. I just wanted to present the circumstances…before God comes through in a big way (like He always does).


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