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kristin! that is so sad. so, when i come to california next (whenever that may be) i will have to teach you!
Great post. I hear ya. While I enjoy the quiet of "the middle of nowhere" if I can't jump in the car for a quick McDonalds run, my eye starts to twitch. LOL.
And bravo for your friend's husband buying a Mercedes. Good choice. I got in an friendly debate with a pastor once over the premise that IF a pastor had the money, should he drive a Mercedes.
My point: I lives simply, tithes and gives offering. His children are fed and clothed, and he meets all his needs with the church salary. But say his hobby is cars, and his great Aunt Helen dies and leaves him $100K. Why shouldn't he buy his Mercedes. He's not in hoc for it and he's not used church money or played on the heart of the people.
Oh, that pastor was so ruffled. His response? "He just shouldn't. He just shouldn't! What would people think? What about the poor?" Etc.
My answer? "They might think that God is a Father of blessings. And gives us what we don't deserve."
It was a fun lunch.
Anyway, praying and hoping for God's blessing in finding your future!
P.S. Nice!! Kitchen. ;)
oh i forgot to say... i currently live in the middle of nowhere (15 mins from a supermarket, kfc, and burger king, and a half hour from gloria jeans!!!! and the mall. which is where i work). it is sad.. you can't just go out for coffee at 2am without a long drive. or go anywhere at any time without a long drive. and i hate it. i am sooo not a country girl (living just outside the suburbs is way too country for me). but hey, i'm moving in january!!!! parents are kicking me out when they move 800miles away to the complete middle of nowhere... good for them, but better for me since i'm not going...
Yeah having Starbucks five minutes from me sucks! Oh wait.. no it doesn't. LOLOL Actually I have like 7 Starbucks all less then ten minutes from me. I'm in heaven. (And it doesn't hurt that I've already gotten two Starbucks gift cards for Christmas. LOL)
Love your kitchen!
Praying for your future... hey you should move to Texas! ;-)
Starbucks! We now have a Starbucks in Marion. I was thrilled to see it today. That's only 1/2 an hour from me. It's not a necessity because I have a great espresso machine in my kitchen, but it's nice to know there's one so close. :-)
Austin is so you Kristin. Come on over!
Can you train your husband to become a barrista? Mine is slowly working at it. He makes a mean vanilla steamer. His dream is for me to get a book contract so we can afford to splurge on a $200 espresso maker and he can dump his El-Cheapo machine in the Salvation Army pile.
I relate to your pain. Except the days when the neighbor's children are screaming in their backyard and feeding plastic toys to my dog through the fence.
Camy
Attention Starbucks patrons...we FINALLY got one within 20 mins of me! Okay, so it's IN the Kroger store, but I'm so not complaining! LOL
As for me, Kris, I'm such an anti-social type person that I wish I lived FURTHER out than I already do. Give me 20 acres and put my house in the very middle of it, and I think I might be in heaven.
Talk about the middle of nowhere - I'm surrounded by over 1 billion people, yet to get to the nearest coffee shop - NOT a Starbucks :( - it's a 40 minute walk. Yes, I said walk. :) Don't get me started on the 3 aisle "grocery story" in town. I sure miss the states at times, but doing what He has called me to...now that's the only place I want to be. Please everyone go an enjoy a Gingerbread Latte for me!
Being a girl from Orange County, CA...I never would've expected that I could hack it in the country. And then after some time in DC I moved to Eastern NC.
When I moved here the nearest Starbucks was in Raleigh which was three hours away from where I lived on the coast! We now have three Starbucks in Greenville which is quite an accomplishment! And all I'll say about that is, Praise Jesus. I can have my grande, triple soy toffe nut latte whenever I want.
Anyway all that to say isn't it funny how we thrive or don't thrive in different environments? I write so much better when I'm surrounded by my favorite woods or can easily wander down to the beach or the sailing capital of NC...Oriental. But I know friends from the OC who would shrivel up and die if they had to live in Eastern Carolina! :)
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