a hippy chick

I read about a zillion blogs, most of which I don’t link to, in part because I can’t be bothered to constantly update the blogroll, but more likely because they feel very private–as if those blogs say something about who I am that is too much to put out in the great wide world. It’s a silly notion, since I talk openly about pretty much everything, but there you have it. Gotta keep some secrets, after all.

I don’t talk much about my faith here, not because it isn’t real to me, but because I’m still sorting out the feelings from getting smacked in the nose about my latest transgression. I’ve long tried to separate faith from people, because people fail every time and are only human, after all. Still, it is hard to hear that God is waiting to zap you one if you don’t go back to your husband, but for the most part I’m able to put my feelings about people and my feelings about faith in separate corners.

That being said, there are two amazing, read-worthy blogs that I want to mention today in lieu of actually posting something myself. I’ve got a deadline, y’all.
The first is Molly’s Adventures in Mercy. She escaped a legalistic fundamentalist mindset, and her detailed workings through topics and scripture is really eye-opening and helpful to me. It can be tough reading unless you enjoy theology and intellectual ramblings, because it requires both introspection and a grasp of the church. For the most part, there are no pictures of horses or iced cakes or beautifully sewn aprons. She’s talking about real stuff, as a scholar and theorist might. After reading it last night, I just had to urge you to read this post.

The other blog I’m linking you to (I do have this one in the sidebar) is CFHusband. If you haven’t followed this story, spend a while getting caught up. It’s just your typical boy-meets-girl (who has cystic fibrosis, will die without a double lung transplant, and gets pregnant right before moving to the hospital, oh! and who has a preemie born at 26 wks that she’s never been able to touch without gloves and a mask) story. In his latest few posts, Nate says that Tricia may be getting new lungs–the transplant team is determining if she has a match–and then says that the lung match is “no good”. Tricia has been in the hospital for 3 months now, and I believe she has to have new lungs before she goes home.  I’m riveted, and I hope you will be as well.

Happy Monday everyone!