Not Just My Notes App:
A Blog
by Grace Shaw
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Top of the Ferris Wheel
. . . the Ferris wheel of my mind. A handful of things that are, as the title of my blog suggests, no longer lonely in my “Notes” app.
Spirit, Who Could Not Be Broken
My favorite movie of all time is DreamWorks' 2002 masterpiece Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. Hear me out: Not only is it a movie about horses… narrated by Matt Damon… scored by Hans Zimmer… accompanied by a soundtrack of nonstop original bangers by Bryan Adams…...
Like a Dove
I have such an affection for the image of the Holy Spirit depicted as a dove. This is just one of the many images of the dove that litter my life: I know the term “Baptism of the Holy Spirit” can lead many Christians to pause, and for good reason -- especially if...
Long, Not Forever
Do you find yourself drawn to the seasons of Advent and Christmastide? Because honestly, I never really have. Easter on the other hand? Gosh yes. I can’t help it; the hype is visceral for me. I wake up on Easter Sunday with adrenaline coursing through my body....
Both Sides Now
Welcome to the mess. I have loved this song in every way a person can love a song. Worn it out on repeat. Handed it out like candy. Committed it to memory. Now, old friends, they’re acting strange. They shake their heads; They say I’ve changed. Well,...
Jessie
Something else you might not know about me is that Jessie from the Toy Story movies is one of my favorite characters of all times. I *almost* convinced my community group at church to do a Toy Story group costume for Halloween this year. (The four-year-old in our...
Pam and Jim
Favorite plot in television? Pam and Jim will always win. I love love 🙂 The Office is excruciatingly life-paced. And in its life-paced nature, I think the show becomes a kind of blessing to all of us who are bound in time. The pace of our complicated, messy,...