My reality

In previous blogs, I spoke about things that I saw across the fence, and thought, "Ah, how I would love to have that." Then I dreamed up all aspects of that life, which was really no life at all. Today I realized how LAME those thoughts are. And, right on time, (like God always is) my mum gave me her devotion of the day, which pointed me back to ACTIVELY THANKING GOD for all that He HAS given me.

So I did.

And people? God IS so good.

Things that I love:

JESUS, God's incredible love, family, down comforter, Mercy Flights, new days, bluebird days, cloudy cuddly days, my patients, the opportunity to go to college, my brain, the way God is so practical and so unpractical all in one, a healthy body, stars, books, other people, open facial expressions, my apartment, my soon-to-be roommate, biking, lilacs, fuzzy green grass, accounting, a reason to "balance" my checkbook, Oregon's ecological diversity, growing up in Chiloquin, growing up with God-fearing parents, being the middle child, having a little sister who wishes I would never have to go back to Medford, boxing with my 3 yr old brother, the bible, the way God gives me power in Him, spring days, running, dirt, fresh paint, morning coffee, being a paramedic...

You know the list keeps going. Really, I have so much to thank God for. More then a running list though, this, people, IS my reality.

Thank God, for that!

the day I fell in love

...is today. People, could it be possible? The perfect little house, on the perfect little road, with the perfect little pasture for my perfect little horse.

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Oh, no. It can't be. But it is a glimpse, and perhaps, one day... One day, when I finally pop my roomie's personal space bubble; and develop (at the minimum) a green pinky.

Life is a strangely beautiful thing.

Brookings/Bandon

Bouldering

Chelsea beginning the ridge route

Denver took this just as I was clearing the top...

I love the curvature of the boulder that Chelsea was able to capture in this shot of the Denver.

Never complete without a "gear" shot.

Haglestein out-of-focus

windy, nutty, fluttery

a conversation

See me, see you

5 years big

Fire glow

My yesterday

Work late.

Run an emergency call that rocked me rather then me rocking it.

Spend an extra 15 minutes working through charting problems.

Break the ice that has formed over a puddle in the parking lot.

Realize I forgot my coat.

Find out my bike has a flat -a complete rim against the pavement flat.

Smugly know that I did NOT forget my apartment keys.

Relish a cold walk home,

with sparkling frost covered leaves,

and bright stars,

wrapped in the love of God

and attempt to sculpt my frozen face into different facial expressions.

Fall asleep cozy in my down comforter.

Know that I could not be loved more.

Source of lights

my brother is a boarder

fireside

Happy New Year!

Day 40

Day 39

Outside my window, looking in with a reflection out.

Day 38

This is me. Saving lives. In my 30 seconds of fame... or whatever you want to call it. I'm the one in the green coat, facing the camera, providing stellar emergency care:

It's 1915 (o'clock not year of our Lord) and I finally get to go home after a normal, crazy, fun, and long day on the ambulance. I had just thrown my boots in the locker and striped myself of any identifying name tags, happy to return to "civilian" status.
"You owe us ice-cream girl." One of my FTO's and part-time supervisor stalks towards me.
What do you mean?
"Did you see the paper today? ...Front page? Your face." This is the same FTO who docked me in my evaluations the previous weekend for driving 10 miles under the speed limit (I know, pitiful, right? I am, after all, driving an ambulance!)
It can't be that obvious... just a small picture of me behind some firefighters... or so I'm told.
"Ah no. It's obvious. I like chocolate." Another medic comes towards us, chuckling and nodding his head. "I like vanilla."
Okay, so those are really lame flavors, people. If you're going to make me buy you icecream, you may at least try something exciting, like Peppermint Bark! or Blueberry! or Dulce Leche!
"What?! You don't know about our tradition?"
Ah, no. I guess I missed that part in our policy manual. Besides, I'm the one who took the hit for our team, shouldn't all of you treat me? A Cold Stone's gift certificate should work.

So, friends, that's my story of the day, included with a slightly embarrassing photo on the front page of the Mail Tribune in a derogatory article about the exhortation of ambulance services.
You can check out the full article here, at the Mail Tribune Online.

Ice-cream is on me. Enjoy.

Day 37

Another view of another road