tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:21:24 +0000A girls minister with red hair who just writes about every day life and thinks it's great if her ramblings connect with you to give you some hope in this crazy world.http://www.amyjogirardier.com/noreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)Blogger450125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-4038751058229744631Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:10:00 +00002008-12-31T21:10:56.450-06:00We are now in Miami to say sianara '08 and Hola '09.Thumbs up to miami for the 78 degree weather.http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/12/in-miami.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-627277436603147919Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:05:00 +00002008-12-30T13:06:40.316-06:00"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly." Matthew 11:28-30 MSGhttp://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/12/sabbatical-verse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-5748185891385786970Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:40:00 +00002008-12-27T15:42:52.074-06:00We are seeing some amazing animals. I saw my first bearcat! That's my college mascot.http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/12/san-diego-zoo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-4098058639571996027Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:42:00 +00002008-12-27T13:44:15.918-06:00San diego/del mar at Americana cafe!Darrel gets a little sad when his amazing breakfast is over.http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/12/americana-breakfast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-584170286439382217Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:55:00 +00002008-12-24T15:57:00.499-06:00Yay for good times at panninkin coffee!http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/12/visiting-our-fave-coffeehouse-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-6132729727015611024Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:51:00 +00002008-12-22T17:52:52.813-06:00http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/12/seattle-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-1200872743643136804Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:39:00 +00002008-12-18T17:40:01.927-06:00 As the fog has moved away from my brain and jet-lag has begun to pass...I have had many thoughts that I have processed and still many more that I am processing.  HERE ARE JUST A FEW THOUGHTS I HAVE HAD:1. I have developed an addiction to oranges.  I'm not sure where it came from but the 1st Thursday I was in Asia, I reached for a bowl of cute lil oranges and I haven't stopped since. In fact, it http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/12/pictures-and-thoughts-from-asiapart-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-3015657611519855364Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:28:00 +00002008-12-17T10:45:26.609-06:00My mom just left Nashville on her way to her home in Illinois. We've spent the last 2 weeks together out of the country. I love my mom a lot. She is awesome. She let me take her out of the country for the first time in her life. She was stretched way outside of her comfort zone the last 2 weeks but I am so proud of her.  We slept on trains, we rode bicycle taxis, we rode water taxis, we got in http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/12/mom-goes-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-1652176496609882605Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:05:00 +00002008-12-16T18:12:09.326-06:00After about a 20 hour nap...I'm finally back to the states. We left Bangkok at 1:35am headed for Seoul and the Red protesters started their Monday with protests to make clear that they were not happy about this whole new prime minister voting thing. I just think they were sad to see us leave...:) But some of you had wondered if we were caught up in any protests. Nope. Mom and I are safe at http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/12/returned-home-from-bangkok-thailand.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-7083345725205847072Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:51:00 +00002008-12-12T07:59:42.725-06:00Mom, Bonita, and I arrived in Bangkok last night at midnight. I have had a wonderful experience and look forward to sharing stories of my first week in Asia with you in person. Due to being in a restricted access country, I am unfortunately unable to share stories, pictures, and details on this blog, facebook or any web posting. Thailand is the country I am now in and we are having a great http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/12/asia-update-i-was-in-prison-todaybut.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-5009026194056515607Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:55:00 +00002008-12-02T10:56:45.362-06:00Yes...I'm in the middle. Servants heart award goes to me for sitting in the middle of two women for 13.5 hours. But they are my elders so I must give them comfort and sacrifice:)http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/12/my-other-seat-mate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-5477313262296296308Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:44:00 +00002008-12-02T10:45:27.240-06:00Here's mom and I with our Korean air water. Getting ready for my 13.5 hour flight.http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/12/korean-air-pix.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-2721697963700038756Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:29:00 +00002008-12-02T10:30:02.811-06:00I'm in line at Atlanta airport to go to Seoul Korea and hitch a flight to another country where I will be on holiday with some friends. I may be able to document parts of my trip but others I'll get to tell you about later due to lack of Internet in the area I am going to. I ironically just heard that Thai protests are ending as I am in the airport. Gotta go.(Sent via iPhone)http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/12/out-of-country-and-away-from-blogger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-8995137355524025623Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:03:00 +00002008-11-30T20:10:59.001-06:00I've been listening to a lot of hold music the last few days as I have been trying to determine whether I would travel to Bangkok due to protests. I've also had to register my credit cards with a travel notification so they don't flip if I start making purchases in "Ten buk two". So here are my basic thoughts: Korean Air---your hold music sounds like your representatives just started a techno http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/11/hold-musicand-my-personal-tips-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-8019333398140881502Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:16:00 +00002008-11-30T10:45:48.666-06:00Anti-government protesters gather in front of the departure terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, Thailand, on the morning of Nov. 26 Chumsak Kanoknan / Getty Image Due to the continuing escalation of the protests in Thailand, I have made the decision to not postpone my journey to Southeast Asia anymore. I was supposed to leave tomorrow for Bangkok,Thailand but recent news reports that http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/11/oh-thailandmaybe-next-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-5401803732126564735Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:21:00 +00002008-11-28T19:35:06.036-06:00I am getting packed for a trip to Thailand to visit with some friends. Currently though, I am awaiting news for the airport I am supposed to be flying into to be reopened. It is one of 3 airports that has been closed due to protesters since Tuesday. I am still planning on going. Please pray for the people of Thailand as this is causing them great economic stress to have their country transit http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/11/so-i-have-my-visanow-i-just-need.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-1076659501253236245Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:57:00 +00002008-11-27T10:58:08.864-06:00http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/11/happy-thanksgiving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-4879901459113836147Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:01:00 +00002008-11-26T11:01:52.906-06:00Here is Jacob Girardier...the coolest nephew.http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/11/hanging-out-with-coolest-nephew.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-656012490529106541Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:25:00 +00002008-11-23T11:30:18.986-06:00http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/11/fall-retreat-prayer-experience.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-2224623233576174298Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:29:00 +00002008-11-22T20:33:14.221-06:00http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/11/fall-retreat-08.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-7281886099163060020Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:21:00 +00002008-11-20T23:30:23.429-06:00Tonight some friends and I tried out a new excercise class called Zumba. From the experts that went with us, (and they are truly experts as they know latin dancing straight from Guatemala) we got more of a ZALSA and less of the umba. :) Actually that's my way of communicating that they said it was more of a SALSA class. Regardless, I sweated. Yeah---I'm not ashamed to say that. It was a cardio http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/11/zumba-and-hijacking-of-my-twitter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-4397134927571834543Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:11:00 +00002008-11-17T18:13:13.223-06:00My husband is sarcastic...but I love him. IF you know anything about The Girardiers, you know our detest of paper and love of the digital world. Darrel makes a little joke of what some movers randomly placed in his office during moving week without his asking...and it spurs some sarcastic thinking which led to this video:Going back to Paper from Darrel Girardier on Vimeo.http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/11/my-husband-is-sarcasticbut-i-love-him.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-8718238322606809975Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:39:00 +00002008-11-13T21:52:35.739-06:00Here are the 3 screws that were in my foot holding my bones together until they re-formed.  I had completely forgotten that it stinkin' hurt to have screws removed from your foot.  I think I blocked the pain.  I also had forgotten that i had to wear a surgical shoe again while I had stitches and swelling. How can someone forget all of this? I mean seriously why didn't I remember this.  I wasn't http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/11/today-i-can-say-i-have-couple-of-screws.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-2394302792663269682Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:39:00 +00002008-11-13T11:40:23.401-06:00http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/11/staff-meeting-in-marketplace-restaurant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646644.post-1451762270788250797Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:28:00 +00002008-11-11T22:38:17.084-06:00 I haven't listened to all of Sara Grove's Christmas album but as I was doing some writing, I needed some new inspirational tunes so I downloaded the song "It's True" and I'm not sure if I was just in a sappy mood but to hear her little boy reading the christmas story to intro the song somehow just brought the gospel story alive to me in a fresh way I wasn't ready for. I am now mad at Sara http://www.amyjogirardier.com/2008/11/its-truesara-groves-christmas-album.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy-Jo)0