Comments for Life's Tough in the Big City http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com So this is the Midwest... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:08:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Some More Things I Like by greg http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/some-more-things-i-like/#comment-160 greg Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:08:58 +0000 http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com/?p=109#comment-160 hope all is going well. katie & oreo say "hi". hope all is going well. katie & oreo say “hi”.

]]> Comment on Some Things I Don’t Like by Edward Carson http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/some-things-i-dont-like/#comment-159 Edward Carson Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:24:28 +0000 http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com/?p=104#comment-159 I see I might need to up my reading load. I see I might need to up my reading load.

]]> Comment on Some Things I Don’t Like by Ann http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/some-things-i-dont-like/#comment-158 Ann Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:24:48 +0000 http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com/?p=104#comment-158 I miss you. And sitting in the living room. And going to the gym. And sonic after gym. blah. p.s. try using a brita filter..that helped the water a lot for me.. I miss you. And sitting in the living room. And going to the gym. And sonic after gym. blah.
p.s. try using a brita filter..that helped the water a lot for me..

]]> Comment on Unpacked by Laura Keane http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/unpacked/#comment-157 Laura Keane Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:02:02 +0000 http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com/?p=96#comment-157 Kristi! Glad to hear that you're unpacked- well, mostly. Keep blogging so we can stalk your day to day movements :) Love you, girl! We already miss having you around! Laura Kristi!

Glad to hear that you’re unpacked- well, mostly. Keep blogging so we can stalk your day to day movements :) Love you, girl! We already miss having you around!

Laura

]]> Comment on Festivus… For the Rest of Us by Alisha http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/festivus-for-the-rest-of-us/#comment-153 Alisha Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:44:58 +0000 http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com/?p=93#comment-153 I just wanted to say hi! I read MckMama's Many Small Children blog and saw where you commented that you live in Maumelle. I do too, and I thought "what a small world". I just wanted to say hi! I read MckMama’s Many Small Children blog and saw where you commented that you live in Maumelle. I do too, and I thought “what a small world”.

]]> Comment on New Blog by Edward Carson http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com/2009/04/13/new-blog/#comment-147 Edward Carson Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:31:29 +0000 http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-147 Good luck with this! Good luck with this!

]]> Comment on 630 A.M. by Edward Carson http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/630-am/#comment-145 Edward Carson Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:11:39 +0000 http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com/?p=83#comment-145 Great post. Nice point! I find myself in this position too often. I have little to cry about; I was given a second chance at health. Good for you Kristi. Great post. Nice point! I find myself in this position too often. I have little to cry about; I was given a second chance at health. Good for you Kristi.

]]> Comment on Leaving the Church by Edward Carson http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/leaving-the-church/#comment-144 Edward Carson Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:04:54 +0000 http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com/?p=67#comment-144 I came back to this post in thinking about my own struggles with the church at times. I think we often times become so consumed that giving up a few hours of a Sunday is too much. For me, it is the struggle of identity and reflection. Do I believe what the rest of the congregation believes? Is it intellectual or just a program. A church's ideology has an impact too. How open is it to the non mainstream -- for example. Am I really comfortable? I came back to this post in thinking about my own struggles with the church at times. I think we often times become so consumed that giving up a few hours of a Sunday is too much. For me, it is the struggle of identity and reflection. Do I believe what the rest of the congregation believes? Is it intellectual or just a program. A church’s ideology has an impact too. How open is it to the non mainstream — for example. Am I really comfortable?

]]> Comment on Leaving the Church by Laura http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/leaving-the-church/#comment-143 Laura Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:58:48 +0000 http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com/?p=67#comment-143 Kristi - It's been a while. I hope that you're doing well, and I just wanted to say thanks for your blog updates. Keep em coming! I also wanted to contribute just a few words. I think I understand pretty well how you feel. You know me, my background, and my attitudes/lifestyle at least up until a few years ago. We come from pretty similar situations and are dealing with similar issues here. I'll admit that I too have taken some time to step back at least a bit over the past few years. After graduating and for the most part moving out of the RFCs, I knew that I needed a shift in my spiritual life or I'd quite possibly go insane or lose my faith altogether in the midst of a flurry of activity and obligation. I was always very involved in everything, and I am thankful for that involvement, as it has given me rich experiences, wonderful memories, and much to learn from. But now I am in a stage where my personal thoughts and values are changing somewhat. At times it feels as though I'm maturing in them, though there are plenty of times I feel (from that overwhelming sense of obligation and duty) as though I'm devolving. I don't know for sure where God will lead me through this process, but I do know that it is a necessary process in order for me to develop a more genuine and realistic relationship with him. It reminds of God's appearance to Elijah, not in the frenzy and noise as he'd expected, but in a still, small whisper. May he bless you with his whisper. Kristi -

It’s been a while. I hope that you’re doing well, and I just wanted to say thanks for your blog updates. Keep em coming!

I also wanted to contribute just a few words. I think I understand pretty well how you feel. You know me, my background, and my attitudes/lifestyle at least up until a few years ago. We come from pretty similar situations and are dealing with similar issues here.

I’ll admit that I too have taken some time to step back at least a bit over the past few years. After graduating and for the most part moving out of the RFCs, I knew that I needed a shift in my spiritual life or I’d quite possibly go insane or lose my faith altogether in the midst of a flurry of activity and obligation. I was always very involved in everything, and I am thankful for that involvement, as it has given me rich experiences, wonderful memories, and much to learn from. But now I am in a stage where my personal thoughts and values are changing somewhat. At times it feels as though I’m maturing in them, though there are plenty of times I feel (from that overwhelming sense of obligation and duty) as though I’m devolving. I don’t know for sure where God will lead me through this process, but I do know that it is a necessary process in order for me to develop a more genuine and realistic relationship with him. It reminds of God’s appearance to Elijah, not in the frenzy and noise as he’d expected, but in a still, small whisper. May he bless you with his whisper.

]]> Comment on Leaving the Church by kristisweeney http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/leaving-the-church/#comment-142 kristisweeney Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:35:46 +0000 http://kristisweeney.wordpress.com/?p=67#comment-142 Saij, I'm assuming your atheism is rooted in more than just hatred for pageantry and obligation. I hate it when people, myself included, let circumstances created by people ruin their view of God. That being said, while my congregation is not big on pageantry, sometimes it is remarkably easy to get lost there, despite it's relatively small size. I also think that it's important to realize that while I crave simplicity and, for lack of a better phrase, "ease of use" in a worship service/congregation, there are others that gain a lot from seeing others perform. Also, there are people that are gifted to perform and should use their gifts to glorify God. That being said, it's the feeling of obligation that is so exhausting. I've determined to spend this year not teaching Sunday school or volunteering for anything that is a significant time commitment. Not because I don't wish to serve God, but because I have spent so little time listening to him in the past two years that I have become unable to hear him. Saij, I’m assuming your atheism is rooted in more than just hatred for pageantry and obligation. I hate it when people, myself included, let circumstances created by people ruin their view of God. That being said, while my congregation is not big on pageantry, sometimes it is remarkably easy to get lost there, despite it’s relatively small size. I also think that it’s important to realize that while I crave simplicity and, for lack of a better phrase, “ease of use” in a worship service/congregation, there are others that gain a lot from seeing others perform. Also, there are people that are gifted to perform and should use their gifts to glorify God. That being said, it’s the feeling of obligation that is so exhausting. I’ve determined to spend this year not teaching Sunday school or volunteering for anything that is a significant time commitment. Not because I don’t wish to serve God, but because I have spent so little time listening to him in the past two years that I have become unable to hear him.

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