Lessons from Cinderella and Jake Barnes. I put my feet up on the empty theater seat in front of me, and let the whole thing carry me away. Then, late this past Monday night, I found myself on a little mental jag, when I should have been going to sleep. I lay in bed and thought about Jake Barnes in The Sun Also Rises. But then I laugh, because really, who am I kidding? April 26, 2015. As part of their prank, the seniors built a ball pit in the room.

I grew frustrated, crumpled a picture smudged with tears, and threw it away. I did not understand and stayed away from creativity for a long time. I put aside my art book and picked up a writing book instead but only years later. It was then as it is now.

Well, we have spent the last two weeks relaxing and getting settled back home in Texas. Its strange driving cars on roads with traffic lanes and lights, having cable, and a steady stream of internet! We do miss Ethiopia everyday though. What will be next for us? In Kingwood, TX on April 15.

For my new writing, check out joyclarkson. Happy to be back and tippy-typing away. Yesterday, I went to an ash Wednesday service. And what did they all come for? A simple hymn is sung.

What is the purpose of life? Thoughts, quotes, and songs on purpose, meaning, and destiny. Reading this Book of Life. You speak, Lord, to all men in general through general events. You speak to men in particular through particular events, as they occur moment by moment. For so long it feels my life has been. By my choosing I was aga.

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