methodist musings

it’s amazing what you find when reading people’s postings…
Mom: Well Ty, I was thinking and if you want to take some of your graduation money and have your big drinking party I guess that’s ok.
Son: What?
Mom: Well you told me that you didn’t want to have your graduation party at the church […]

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i found this on a friend’s facebook wall today, and i just had to share it with my readers
He’s Just Being Miley

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where does an 8 year old get this much talent??

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summarized statements from the pew research foundation’s report on teens and writing/electronic communication.
1. even though teens are heavily embedded in a tech-rich world, they do not believe that communication over the internet or text messaging is writing.
2. the impact of technology on writing is hardly a frivolous issue because most believe that good […]

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whether you like him or not, whether you care for his stance on issues or not, there’s no denying that barack obama has the gift of public speaking that draw people to him. received this video in my inbox today, and it gives some inspiration, hope, and even the chills.
75,000 Strong

Barack Obama. Portland, Oregon

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some people keep things for a little bit, the government requires us to keep taxes for 7 years…but this is crazy. one of the girls from my old youth group put this on facebook.
the caption reads “every single paper i’ve saved from 7th grade till senior year. ya know, just in case anything came […]

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I’ve noticed a trend over the past few years in wedding photography. There has been a shift in the type of photographs that families want taken, and I attribute some of that to the digital camera.
It used to be that a photographer showed up, set up his or her equipment and did primarily “traditional”, […]

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that’s what jeff elven said anyway…and i found it pretty clever, the fan of puns that i am.
i had gotten to the softball fields last night to umpire a game (summer softball for the asa via the bloomington-normal girl’s softball association), put on my plate gear, and had run the official coaches meeting. we […]

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that was the message header in an email i sent to tic long, president of events for youth specialties, mark oestricher, president of youth specialties, and michelle fockler, vp of events at ys…
i was working on keywording some images in a photo management program i use when a thought struck me. i figured i’ll […]

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i spent the day in champaign-urbana at the university of illinois photographing a graduation and getting equipment ready for the 4 (or 5) that we’re doing tomorrow. i came home, kicked back for awhile and went to start some laundry. got downstairs got everything sorted, started the washing machine, put in the clothes, […]

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hey hey! the new info is up! check outthe website to get schedule, dates, hotels, and travel information.
fyi…the renaissance hotel (if you’re going to the nashville nywc) is attached to the conference center and the hilton downtown is just across the street.

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i got this email today from one of my printing houses for photography called candid color systems
the subject line read”We are under a tornado warning and taking cover-Will be back on the phones shortly”
only a truly dedicated company would take the time to send an email to say they won’t be able to answer the […]

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