We've heard the phrase "Home is where the heart is." But have we really thought about it? I was today. What if your heart is in multiple places? Does that make all those places "home"?
Being recently married and relocated, I consider my home with my husband. But at the same time, it's hard to just abandon what I knew for so many years. That was my life, that was home. That's where memories and friendships were made. So I carry them with me. Yes part of my heart is still in WA and yes part of me is still there, but I don't think I consider it "home" anymore. Only when I came back to visit, did this come to my realization. The reality has proven to be very difficult, however, I feel a sense of peace.
When I first moved, I struggled to adjust and was so lonely when it came to finding friends. And if you know me, you know that's not the type of person I am. I enjoy the company of others and being with them. So being in a new place where I knew hardly anyone was rough.
Now having been back with friends/family in WA, I know where I belong. I love everyone back in WA dearly but I'm at a different place in my life. Those relationships and memories don't change but I have.
"Home is with your other half. Be it your spouse, family, friends, or Jesus." Home is not always where your heart is. Part of my heart will always be with those in WA, but home will definitely always be with my husband, and I'm not talking about the location.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Quotes by me
"Before you try giving advice about the shoes I walk in, spend a day in them first."
"You can choose the way you want to live, but when you cannot choose the circumstance, you can choose how you let it affect your attitude."
"Day by day
I walk with a twinkle in my eye
Knowing the reason behind my smile
Is the thought of you."
"I see but a mere canvas,
Painted for me by someone, not I.
A life stroked with narrow lines and a fine-tipped brush,
Creating a masterpiece of black overrun by white.
Artistery perfect only to the painter's eye."
"I'm going to live like I do when I leave this world...above it"
"Aim for perfection. The goal may seem impossible but you're still giving it your best shot"
"No doubties. No worries. It's ALL good!"
"Walk through the door God opens; Wait with anticipation behind the one He closes"
"The past has passed, the present is today, and the future? It's just beginning"
"God uses us in different ways for the same glory...His!"
(c)2010 Raina Lorentsen
"You can choose the way you want to live, but when you cannot choose the circumstance, you can choose how you let it affect your attitude."
"Day by day
I walk with a twinkle in my eye
Knowing the reason behind my smile
Is the thought of you."
"I see but a mere canvas,
Painted for me by someone, not I.
A life stroked with narrow lines and a fine-tipped brush,
Creating a masterpiece of black overrun by white.
Artistery perfect only to the painter's eye."
"I'm going to live like I do when I leave this world...above it"
"Aim for perfection. The goal may seem impossible but you're still giving it your best shot"
"No doubties. No worries. It's ALL good!"
"Walk through the door God opens; Wait with anticipation behind the one He closes"
"The past has passed, the present is today, and the future? It's just beginning"
"God uses us in different ways for the same glory...His!"
(c)2010 Raina Lorentsen
Friday, April 23, 2010
Southern Chicken and Dumplings
This is TASTY! Definitely warm and soothing on a chilly day too. Try it, you'll like it :)
1 small chicken (I use 1 pound cut up breast meat)
Water
Salt
Put chicken in water. Add salt to taste. Boil chicken until tender. Pull chicken from the bones and shred into bite-size pieces. Return to the cooking water. (Before you start to add the dumplings, you will need to return the water to a good boil.)
2 c. flour
3 T. butter shortening (I used our soft margarine)
½ c. buttermilk (I use ½ c. milk and ½ T. vinegar----stir together ahead of time and let sit on counter for about 10-15 minutes)
1 egg
Salt, pepper
Cut butter shortening into flour. Make a well in the middle of the flour, and add egg and buttermilk. Stir together into a dough. Put onto floured board, knead one or two times, and divide dough in half. Roll out half of dough into a thin sheet. Cut it into small squares –about inch by inch---or so. Make sure broth is boiling, and then slip the dough squares into the broth one at a time. Roll out rest of dough and cut and drop into broth. Add salt and pepper to taste. Allow the dumplings to simmer gently until tender and they thicken and make the broth creamy ---can be as long as an hour if you wish.
1 small chicken (I use 1 pound cut up breast meat)
Water
Salt
Put chicken in water. Add salt to taste. Boil chicken until tender. Pull chicken from the bones and shred into bite-size pieces. Return to the cooking water. (Before you start to add the dumplings, you will need to return the water to a good boil.)
2 c. flour
3 T. butter shortening (I used our soft margarine)
½ c. buttermilk (I use ½ c. milk and ½ T. vinegar----stir together ahead of time and let sit on counter for about 10-15 minutes)
1 egg
Salt, pepper
Cut butter shortening into flour. Make a well in the middle of the flour, and add egg and buttermilk. Stir together into a dough. Put onto floured board, knead one or two times, and divide dough in half. Roll out half of dough into a thin sheet. Cut it into small squares –about inch by inch---or so. Make sure broth is boiling, and then slip the dough squares into the broth one at a time. Roll out rest of dough and cut and drop into broth. Add salt and pepper to taste. Allow the dumplings to simmer gently until tender and they thicken and make the broth creamy ---can be as long as an hour if you wish.
2 people, 2 states, 1 love
In 2006, a friend of mine asked me to start listening to this online radio station called The Right Place and see if I can get music I had written played on there. I said sure I'll check it out, why not? So I started listening and having a great time. They have a live show with 4 djs and a chat room every Friday night and I would talk to them and joke around...it was fun!
January 2007 I started talking to Jason (one of the DJs) about music and the show and asked about my music. We would talk at first just on Friday nights then email/messenger about random everyday things then more in depth about life. At the time, I was in a bad relationship and going through a lot. He became the only friend I had to talk to (via online) and who understood and listened. I eventually ended the relationship with the other person when I came to my senses.
Jason and I started talking on the phone in June 2007. He then told me he liked me a month later....but agreed to meet first before anything went further. Finally, after talking for 8 months, we saw each other for the first time on September 18, 2007 and became a couple on September 22 (part of the reason our wedding was around the same time 2 years later :) ).
Life has been the best it has ever been! God is AMAZING! He took a hard time in my life and helped me get through it with my future husband, my best friend. I didn't ask for it, I wasn't even looking, and yet He knew just what I needed and put it right there in front of me for His glory. Can I get an amen?? Whew!!!
Friday, April 16, 2010
Beautiful Girl
To the girl who stares in the mirror with negativity
...(you are beautiful)...
To the girl who cuts her wrists
...(you are special)...
To the girl who starves herself; to the one who binges
...(you are the perfect size)...
To the girl who is alone
...(you have a friend)...
To the girl who has had her heart broken
...(you are loved)...
To the girl who feels lost
...(you have been found)...
To the girl who has been put down
...(you have been lifted up)...
And to every single girl who exists on this blessed world, you have a reason, a purpose, and a destiny. Take it on, embrace it, and make a difference. You are BEAUTIFUL! Let it SHINE! <3 <3 <3 <3
(c)2009 Raina Lorentsen
Beautiful Girl
(c)2006 Raina Lorentsen
V1
Gazing in the mirror
She questions herself again
"Will I ever be small enough...
The right size to fit in?"
V2
Tears flow onto her pillow
She cries out in the dark
Running away from herself
Fading into her broken heart.
Beautiful girl
With a beauty much deeper than skin
Beautiful girl
Don't be afraid to let go
To let loose of what you hide within
Beautiful girl
V3
Wanting so to feel whole
Can't relieve her discust
Another day lost, so lost
So she runs, just runs, she just runs
Beautiful girl
With a beauty much deeper than skin
Beautiful girl
Don't be afraid to let go
To let loose of what you hide within
Beautiful girl
Br
God does not see thick or thin
Just your heart
Just your soul
Beautiful girl
Beautiful girl
Jesus looks deeper than your skin
Beautiful girl
Don't be afraid to let go
To give Jesus what you hide within
Beautiful girl
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