simplicity

We Are Free, We Are Free We will dance in the deep even when we cannot find the water. [ Holga // Makayla, Summer 2008 – 2nd roll with my new plastic camera ] Jenelle No responses March 10, 2010
We Sing the Body Electric [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kSm-rGvcls] It is a rare and wonderful thing when you go to see a headlining band (the young Scottish boys of We Were Promised Jetpacks) only to be surprised and wowed by their opener. This happened to me Friday night at The Troubadour as The Lonely Forest took the stage. I could only find an acoustic […] Jenelle 2 responses March 2, 2010
Welcoming Lent; or, Being Grateful for 40 Days of Clean Water [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHPDFvn2ztg] Starting tomorrow, I am going to begin this 40 Days of Water thing (not a water fast, but a just-drink-H20 thing) to benefit Blood:Water Mission in Uganda. It is a really sweet thing. I think it makes Jesus happy being that Lent is such a season of preparation and cleansing and such. I, for […] Jenelle No responses February 16, 2010
Don’t Say It I won’t say it. I wouldn’t want it to become a useless burden. But I am thinking of how nice it would be if I could just put down a few words on these white spaces each day of this year. What a nice exercise for my little heart that would be. Twenty-four hour fitness […] Jenelle 4 responses January 1, 2010
All of the Trees Will Clap Their Hands [vimeo 5583313] This is one of the most compelling things I’ve seen in awhile. From Diego’s Vimeo page: “In the garden of my house there’s a tree with lots of randomly grown twigs. It looks odd and nice at the same time. One day I asked myself if I could create a piece of music […] Jenelle 6 responses August 4, 2009
And Unwind Well now. My sanity is now somewhat restored. 1. I turned in over 45 pages of papers at 4:51pm yesterday, thus fulfilling all requirements for this insane quarter at Fuller Theological Seminary. 2. Dear Elise drove down from Santa Barbara to insistently celebrate #1 with me. She picked me up in the old Volvo and […] Jenelle 5 responses June 13, 2009
Tell Me A Story, “Esklellent” Idea I can’t embed the video, so please click below to watch/listen/grin. You may thank me later. Au revoir. Jenelle 4 responses June 5, 2009
There Will Be Poems I am going to write a poem about this photo by midnight. I thought I’d invite you to write one, first, and share it. It is now after midnight, predictably. I found a spare business card with a back so bare. Feel free to still join in, as well. If you write it on your […] Jenelle 7 responses March 24, 2009
day 23 / peace is a river Schenectady, New York / Mohawk River / Cousin Alisa. Jenelle One response February 23, 2009
So, I’ve Been a Little Distracted From Blogging I get to ride a bicycle as my car everyday. This is a dream, people. Jenelle 3 responses January 15, 2009
Inbox Zero [applause applause] What a mental relief, honey. This scene took serious intentionality and an entirely new system, but in a matter of 2 weeks I went from 3000+ emails to zero. Zero! This video by Merlin Mann really helped me. It is 50 minutes long, but enormously useful if, like me, you need some serious counseling/therapy concerning […] Jenelle 3 responses December 30, 2008
Truths on a Tricycle Once again, thank you, Joshua Heineman. [ Good man of Cursive Buildings. ] Jenelle No responses October 18, 2008