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Sep 112011

I realize that posting quick little things about the kids on Facebook isn’t nearly as good as posting them here. I won’t be able to look back as easily and remember how awesome they are. So… I’m going to look back through my profile and save a few right here.

Sarah just said I’m the best mom. I told her I’m not, I’m sick all the time and can’t do fun stuff with her. She said, “The best mom would praise God whether she’s sick or not, treat her kids when she’s finally feeling better and love them no matter what. That is you. You are the best mom.” – Sep 2

 

Jeremiah has been begging to go to the water park. Each day this week I’ve not felt well enough to take him. Today (without telling me) he prayed that someone else would take him… Gloria came over this evening and offered to take the kids tomorrow. He’s very impressed with God. – Sep 1

Posted by Amy at 6:49 am

5 years in the Army

Chaplaincy 1 Response »
Sep 102011

Five years ago today, I took an oath and became an officer in the United States Army Reserve. I expected to become an Army Chaplain by now but apparently that wasn’t God’s plan.

I’m still a Chaplain Candidate and I treasure every moment I’ve spent in uniform. I looked forward to today with excitement. My unit has Battle Assembly this weekend and I couldn’t wait to hang out with my soldiers. Unfortunately, I had to call in sick. I’m being held together with ankle and wrist braces, kinesio tape, tramadol, tylenol and dexamethasone. I keep a cane by my bed just in case. Needless to say, I’m not feeling so hot.

Since joining the Army, I’ve been diagnosed with numerous ailments with the word “Chronic” in them. Most of these irritations are due to Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome, a genetic connective tissue disorder that is generally a pain in the neck and any other joint or muscle.

I’m on my way to a medical discharge and I hate that. I know God has amazing things planned for my life, but I really hoped his plans involved the Army chaplaincy. A little over two weeks ago, I caught a ride on a chinook to go see my unit during AT. I loved every moment, but carrying my assault pack to and from the chopper left me cuddling on the couch with an  ice pack for the next couple days.

So there’s my update. I guess it’s kind of sad, but I’m mostly just thankful for the things God has taught me during this time and most of all the people he has brought into my life because of the Army Chaplaincy.

I’m not sure how much longer I’ll get to stay in the Army. It could be as little as six months. I’m going to make the most of it though! I love this job!

Posted by Amy at 7:07 pm

Random Obsession

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Jul 212011

Earlier today, my closest friend called and asked me what I was doing. “Researching Kinesio taping techniques,” I replied. She seemed amused.

Rachel proceeded to point out my tendency to obsessively research random topics… until I get tired of them or distracted by the next interesting thing. She then listed off a hand full of previous ‘obsessions.’

This didn’t bother me… I know it’s true. I’m sure my longtime readers (those of you who are still left after my year long absence) have noticed this about me. So, I thought I’d have a little fun and see if you can name any of them in the comments. Meanwhile, feel free to diagnose whatever it is that makes me so… um… briefly single-minded…

Posted by Amy at 7:44 pm

So much to do…

Recent Ramblings 3 Responses »
Jul 202011

After over a year, I’ve finally restored the old gentlewhisper.com blog including 2,041 posts. The old theme is really buggy and the site needs lots of work. But the content is here, and I’m working on the rest. I’m excited to have it back. Maybe this will motivate me to start writing again. Talk to you soon…

Posted by Amy at 9:17 pm

Morning Prayers on a Military Installation

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Jul 202011

7 a.m.

With a cup of coffee and Kindle in hand, I step out my front door. Looking for a “quiet” spot outside to read and pray, I pick a tree near my house. Finding that one unsatisfactory, I choose another a little further away. I settle down beneath it’s branches and face the Eastern sky.

“Lord let my soul rise up to meet you as the day rises to meet the sun.” *

As I read these words, the sun shining in my eyes seems more appropriate than irritating.

Day 2 of The Message Solo New Testament (Which I only downloaded because it was free…) says to “find a quiet, secluded place” to pray. Usually, I think of the great outdoors when I read instructions like that. This is probably why I found myself reading “Day 2″ out in the yard on this muggy morning. It’s not so quiet though… or secluded.

There are birds and bugs making bird and bug noises… but these sounds are quickly drowned out by the cars driving down the roads on each side of me. A train goes by, while something prepares for take off at the airfield next door. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to hear artillery either.

THIS is my quiet morning on a military installation. Perhaps I could find a more secluded spot somewhere else on post, but not in my neighborhood.

Tall tree, wet grass, 75 degrees and a good cup of coffee. Planes, trains and automobiles. This is as good as it’s going to get. It’ll be 90 by lunch time. I should get up earlier tomorrow.

* Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne

Posted by Amy at 1:01 pm

I’m back!!

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Jul 202011

My old blog is back online! It needs a lot of work and I need to import my recent posts.

Posted by Amy at 10:33 am

How to turn a partial rss feed into a full length article on your Kindle.

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Jun 212011

The Problem: I want to read articles from a certain site on my Kindle.

How I had to do that:

Each article shows up on my iPhone feed reader app as a partial content post… only a teaser. Click through to the main post. Wait for it to load. Click a couple buttons to send to the Safari browser. Wait for it to load. In Safari, after the page loads, hit bookmark then choose the Send to Kindle bookmarklet. (That yours truly figured out how to put on there.) Hope it works… Ice overworked thumbs… Read on Kindle.

My new solution:

Convert the partial feed to a complete text feed using: fulltextrssfeed.com. (I don’t even have to go to that site, just add the old feed address so it looks like this: http://fulltextrssfeed.com/www.example.com/feed) Subscribe to the new rss feed on http://kindlefeeder.com. Sit back and wait for the full articles to show up in whole on my Kindle without any additional effort on my part… (Okay, this is the plan anyway… I’ll let you know if it works…)

Update:

I think you have to pay for a premium membership at KindleFeeder in order to get automatic scheduled deliveries. Too bad, I don’t feel like paying 20 bucks a year. I think I’ll try Calibre.

P.S. I created a site on Squidoo called Kindling that lists lots of helpful Kindle related sites and tools.

Posted by Amy at 9:45 pm
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