there was a school shooting at M.E. Pearson elementary school in KCK on monday. a kid (age 14) was trying to switch gangs and his old gang came and killed him. the students at M.E. Pearson were inside, hiding with the lights out while they were being told what was going on.
hearing this i'm sure it seems far away, distant. sad, but is no more affecting than glaciers melting. i mean really, we live in a world where stuff like this goes on all the time? it's not that we don't care, but there is just so much we don't know what to do about it, so we move along.
tonight at kid's adelante (a ministry for hispanic kids in KCK) was somber. the majority of these kids go M.E. Pearson. i was met at the door with the bombardment of this news. tears in these kids' eyes explaining what happened, and that it gets worse.
tomorrow, the gang is supposed to retaliate. no one knows when or where, but the fear is there and it is real. a group of 4th grade girls i am close with don't even want to go to school tomorrow, but don't want to miss their valentines day parties. it isn't fair. they shouldn't live in fear like this.
my heart hurts for these kids. they are living this week in fear and anxiety, at the age of 10. i can't comprehend what they are going through. i came to kids adelante empty, hungry, tired. but i gave my all in prayer for these kids. i made sure not one of them left with the same fears. these kids have to know that they have a God who is fighting for them, and that there are adults who are fighting for them in prayer. i have been learning abut how powerful our prayers can be, and tonight i used it with everything i had.
God has the final word, the enemy will be silenced. i pray that he will be silenced tomorrow, and that my kids that i adore will get to love life and be filled with hope that God is faithful.
http://www.nbcactionnews.com/news/local/story/Teen-14-Dies-After-KCK-Shooting/yZEZfT7cTUuHLdfIsHaFSA.cspx
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Thursday, February 5, 2009
lookie here.
i have a couple things to share with you. the first is this story on the today show this morning. i watch the today show everyday, and when i turned it on this morning they were talking about the same ol crap. the economy and how big businesses will never learn not to buy huge private jets. i am so tired for hearing about it. but then, then an inspiring story. watching this clip brought tears to my eyes - then once i was composed brought tears to my eyes AGAIN. it left me with watery, frozen eyes as i left for work. take a look:
the senior who gave up his spot is amazing. he said for patrick's dream to come true, he would've done anything it takes. what a real example of love. blew me away.
the second thing i have to share is this, and there is one word for it. HILARIOUS.
Monday, February 2, 2009
it's groundhog day!
oh hai.
2009 is not the year for blogging. but it is the DAY for groundhogs. but first let's clear this up. it's not groundhog's day. just groundhog day.
today is one of my favorite holidays, and coincidentally one of my favorite movies. bill murray is absolutely hilarious. quote after quote this movie is hysterical. i had one of the longest days ever* and i am still managing to watch it. it's that important people.
like look here:
Ned... Ryerson. "Needlenose Ned"? "Ned the Head"? C'mon, buddy. Case Western High. I did the whistling belly-button trick at the high school talent show? Bing! Ned Ryerson, got the shingles real bad senior year, almost didn't graduate? Bing, again! Ned Ryerson, I dated your sister Mary Pat a couple of times until you told me not to anymore?
*i got back from florida today. pictures/story to come. when i have time to catch up slash desire to blog again.
love,
50-yard-line-sitter-at-the-super-bowl.
2009 is not the year for blogging. but it is the DAY for groundhogs. but first let's clear this up. it's not groundhog's day. just groundhog day.
today is one of my favorite holidays, and coincidentally one of my favorite movies. bill murray is absolutely hilarious. quote after quote this movie is hysterical. i had one of the longest days ever* and i am still managing to watch it. it's that important people.
like look here:
Ned... Ryerson. "Needlenose Ned"? "Ned the Head"? C'mon, buddy. Case Western High. I did the whistling belly-button trick at the high school talent show? Bing! Ned Ryerson, got the shingles real bad senior year, almost didn't graduate? Bing, again! Ned Ryerson, I dated your sister Mary Pat a couple of times until you told me not to anymore?
*i got back from florida today. pictures/story to come. when i have time to catch up slash desire to blog again.
love,
50-yard-line-sitter-at-the-super-bowl.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
dear blog,
i'm sorry that we've become less than friends lately. i will attempt to be more involved sometime soon.
i start rockhurst tomorrow. i go to the super bowl on friday.
that's about it.
sincerely,
karlie.
i start rockhurst tomorrow. i go to the super bowl on friday.
that's about it.
sincerely,
karlie.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
let me update you.
goodmorning. i would like to update you all on my life.
first of all, i have purchased 'a mom for christmas'. i found it on some shady website and bought it for $5, but it actually came and now i own it! i will treasure it forever. if you would like to watch it with me, i will watch it anytime.
my vitamin obsession is still going strong. however when paired with a complete lack of money, i am left with a few C's and some B's. maybe when i'm rich i will buy every vitamin ever. even rose hips, which i have no idea what it is but i am always interested. oh. and i bought a pill box. people, it is SO handy. it shaves hours off of my life, insteaded of constantly opening and closing bottles, i just snap open the day of the week and i'm done.
another tale from comanche:
kaiya: miss mann do you want to come to my chuck e. cheese party? you can bring your daughter.
me: i don't have a daughter.
kaiya: oh, you can bring your little boy.
me: i don't have a little boy either.
kaiya: your husband?!
me: nope, no husband.
kaiya: miss mann you're STILL not married?!
these things still inspire me. add to the list candles, spain, and cherry blossoms. and SPRING.
i got accepted to rockhust.
Master's of Education here i come.
good day to you.
first of all, i have purchased 'a mom for christmas'. i found it on some shady website and bought it for $5, but it actually came and now i own it! i will treasure it forever. if you would like to watch it with me, i will watch it anytime.
my vitamin obsession is still going strong. however when paired with a complete lack of money, i am left with a few C's and some B's. maybe when i'm rich i will buy every vitamin ever. even rose hips, which i have no idea what it is but i am always interested. oh. and i bought a pill box. people, it is SO handy. it shaves hours off of my life, insteaded of constantly opening and closing bottles, i just snap open the day of the week and i'm done.
another tale from comanche:
kaiya: miss mann do you want to come to my chuck e. cheese party? you can bring your daughter.
me: i don't have a daughter.
kaiya: oh, you can bring your little boy.
me: i don't have a little boy either.
kaiya: your husband?!
me: nope, no husband.
kaiya: miss mann you're STILL not married?!
these things still inspire me. add to the list candles, spain, and cherry blossoms. and SPRING.
i got accepted to rockhust.
Master's of Education here i come.
good day to you.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
just pay attention.
this work week i've exuded great effort in the morning. i wake up on time, get ready efficiently and have time to sit and watch the today show while consumning my oatmeal and coffee. i leave at a comfortable time and get to work with minutes to spare. it's been a good, stress free week of mornings.
until today.
this morning went as previously mentioned. however. as i was leaving my house i ran through my mental checklist. coffee? check. lunch?* check. ID? check. good to go. i turn off the lights, make sure the door is locked (from the inside), and shut the door. as i do this i realize my car is locked, my house is locked. and my keys are inside. i whispered a quiet curse word into the cold stillness of the morning and freaked.
i call my roommate, who at 7:40 is already teaching, no answer. i call adam who i know is sleeping, but phew he answers. what do i do? no one knows. so i decide my roommate's parents house is close by, i'm sure they have a key. after walking in the bitter cold down to their house, no one is home. so i asked adam what i didn't want to have to ask; to come get me. what a great bf.
but here is the glass half full part, the silver lining if you will. as i sat on the front porch of a semi-unfamiliar family's house FREEZING, i decided this didn't matter. i would be a little late to work, i would be a little cold, but this is not life-threatening. i am alive and fine. as decide this, i look across the still, quiet street and see a huge red cardinal sitting in a bush that is just twigs. it was stunning. then i looked overhead and saw a flock of geese flying just above the tree line. it was so still and quiet that i could hear their great wings flapping. the beauty of the morning had captured me. the line from the mary oliver poem just pay attention came to mind.
if i had chosen to become worked up, frustrated and obsessed with looking at the clock i would've missed it.
but choosing peace, choosing to be in the moment, i discovered a bit of life that i wouldn't have disovered otherwise. i thank God for that. also coffee.
AMEN.
*after finally getting to work, i realized i only remembered a part of my lunch - forgetting my lean cusine has left me with a diet coke, an apple and yogurt.
until today.
this morning went as previously mentioned. however. as i was leaving my house i ran through my mental checklist. coffee? check. lunch?* check. ID? check. good to go. i turn off the lights, make sure the door is locked (from the inside), and shut the door. as i do this i realize my car is locked, my house is locked. and my keys are inside. i whispered a quiet curse word into the cold stillness of the morning and freaked.
i call my roommate, who at 7:40 is already teaching, no answer. i call adam who i know is sleeping, but phew he answers. what do i do? no one knows. so i decide my roommate's parents house is close by, i'm sure they have a key. after walking in the bitter cold down to their house, no one is home. so i asked adam what i didn't want to have to ask; to come get me. what a great bf.
but here is the glass half full part, the silver lining if you will. as i sat on the front porch of a semi-unfamiliar family's house FREEZING, i decided this didn't matter. i would be a little late to work, i would be a little cold, but this is not life-threatening. i am alive and fine. as decide this, i look across the still, quiet street and see a huge red cardinal sitting in a bush that is just twigs. it was stunning. then i looked overhead and saw a flock of geese flying just above the tree line. it was so still and quiet that i could hear their great wings flapping. the beauty of the morning had captured me. the line from the mary oliver poem just pay attention came to mind.
if i had chosen to become worked up, frustrated and obsessed with looking at the clock i would've missed it.
but choosing peace, choosing to be in the moment, i discovered a bit of life that i wouldn't have disovered otherwise. i thank God for that. also coffee.
AMEN.
*after finally getting to work, i realized i only remembered a part of my lunch - forgetting my lean cusine has left me with a diet coke, an apple and yogurt.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
so this is the new year...
...and i don't feel any different.
blogging has been seriously slacking. blame it on my excess amount of time to make me too busy to blog. wait. that doesn't make much sense, but it seems true. too much time for other things.
like this:
i've enjoyed kansas city, wichita and cedar rapids. i've enjoyed movies and food and friends. i've slept less, watched wheel of fortune less, and worked less. all in all it's been fun.
tomorrow i go back to work, back to the real world, back to THIS.
something i learned at church today:
every gift you have is a spiritual gift.
amen.
blogging has been seriously slacking. blame it on my excess amount of time to make me too busy to blog. wait. that doesn't make much sense, but it seems true. too much time for other things.
like this:
i've enjoyed kansas city, wichita and cedar rapids. i've enjoyed movies and food and friends. i've slept less, watched wheel of fortune less, and worked less. all in all it's been fun.
tomorrow i go back to work, back to the real world, back to THIS.
something i learned at church today:
every gift you have is a spiritual gift.
amen.
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