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Posted on Friday, January 27 th, 2012 at 8:12 pm by Christin WalkerPlanS
My dad sent me this in an email today, and it’s definitely worth remembering. Seeing as how my family is going through a pretty rough time and I feel like I’m just surviving day by day, this brings me at least a little bit of peace. It’s a devotional written by Michael Raypholtz, and it’s taken out of The Upper Room. Jeremiah 29:11 — “I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you h...
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Posted on Tuesday, January 03 rd, 2012 at 10:30 pm by Christin Walker2011: Major Memories
2011 has been (by far) the most memorable year of my life. I spent New Years on an island scuba diving, taught in Bangkok, ate fish&chips in London, saw Stonehenge, met up with a friend in Paris, drank beer in Dublin, and made my way home to Tennessee. I moved to North Carolina to be with my amazing man, got a job teaching and coaching at a local middle school, and started my American way of life. I got cancer and came out with nothing but a few scars; I bought a dog and began learning wha...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 11 th, 2011 at 6:29 pm by Christin WalkerWhen Life Gives You Lemons…
Life doesn’t always go our way. That sure is easy to say, but making the best out of what hand we’re dealt? Now that’s a different story. I don’t know about you, but I’m a habitual plan-maker. I make plans for the weekend, for my next holiday, for next summer…I’m always finding something to look forward to and always doing something to remind myself that I’m in control. I call the shots around here…right? “Ahem,” saith the LORD, &...
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Posted on Thursday, August 18 th, 2011 at 2:53 pm by Christin WalkerLife in Hickory
✔ North Carolina job? CHECK. ✔ North Carolina residence? CHECK. ✔ North Carolina drivers license? CHECK. ✔ North Carolina license plate? CHECK. ✔ North Carolina life? DOUBLE CHECK. Well, I’m finally moved in and settling down in the great city of Hickory, North Carolina. It’s pretty much a combination of Cleveland and East Brainerd, and I live on the equivalent of Gunbarrel Road. It’s a great location, really, and my apartment is conveniently right across...
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Posted on Sunday, June 26 th, 2011 at 7:15 pm by Christin WalkerUpdate: Back to life, back to reality.
It seems as though life has been a whirlwind since I’ve set foot back in the ol’ US of A. I had a pretty bad case of reverse culture shock upon my return, and caught myself crying for about 2 weeks straight for no reason at all. I also found myself slipping in to the grandma routine of watching Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy, and then finishing out each night with a good dose of NBA playoff games until 1 a.m. The disillusionment of my homecoming was hard to come to terms with…I ...
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