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mindlessness perhaps the opposite of mindfullness

I had an awesome day today. Starbucks, pick up people for church. I lead the service a church this morning (sermon and all) and I didn't die during the children's story. Children's stories are NOT my forte. After church I drove people home...

Published 28 Sep 2009 4:33 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker (with a little help from her Sophie Cat)

Filed under: church, holiday, life, thoughts
Blue sky

Today was a gorgeous day. I ignored all the calls from the shelter asking me to do a shift and enjoyed the sunshine. Our church put on a free family fun day for the neighbourhood and so I hung out at that, playing with the kids, cooking up some hotdogs...

Published 20 Sep 2009 5:01 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker (with a little help from her Sophie Cat)

Filed under: church, me, street ministry
It's SUMMER (almost)

You know, it's a big stereotype that Canada is cold all year round. However, my city has certainly lived up to that this spring. It has been so, so, so cold. Snow in May! So not fair. Anyway though, today was gorgeous. It was our church picnic and...

Published 15 Jun 2009 2:14 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker (with a little help from her Sophie Cat)

Filed under: church, detox, life, me, shelter, summer, work
thank you

Thank you guys all for your support. It really does mean a lot to me. I think I'm a bit calmed down now, I'm trying to see the big picture, to look at this from the outside instead of from my heart. Watching Sophie cat drink water with her paw...

Published 22 Mar 2009 7:18 PM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a (not quite) Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: church, crying, friends, me, mental health, work
crazy dream

I have always had really vivid dreams. It sort of goes in cycles for me. I'll have crazy dreams for a few weeks and then not remember a thing for months, then come to a dream cycle again. I also have dreams when I hit the snooze button, and that's...

Published 4 Feb 2009 4:32 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a (not quite) Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: church, life, me, sleep
I'll fly away

I need a holiday SO badly. I need to see best friend. I need to get away from this city, this snow and all the homelessness. I just need a break. A break where I don't have to clean my house, drive my car and worry about stuff. I've requested...

Published 21 Jan 2009 5:29 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a (not quite) Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: church, friends, holiday, homelessness, life, yoga
digging deeper - treating people as people

I'm not entirely sure why, but this photo evokes really powerful emotions in me. Tonight was my night off, and I spent some time working on a project for church. I was looking for photos which so a variety of different people from a variety of different...

Published 5 Jan 2009 12:38 PM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a (not quite) Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: attitudes, church, intentions, intoxication, IPDA, me, thoughts, work
what you do unto the least of these

There's a verse in the Bible which has been on my mind a lot lately. Jesus is telling a parable about the Kingdom of God and what things are going to be like in the end times. Jesus tells his followers, as recorded in the book of Matthew. In the story...

Published 30 Dec 2008 12:36 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: church, crying, emotions, homelessness, intoxication, necessary evils, nights, snow, whining, winter, work
overwhelmed - or something

I'm feeling a little overwhelmed these past few days. The enormity of the problems I see on a daily basis can be kind of consuming. For the most part, I'm quite good at maintaining a healthy distance, putting things in perspective and staying...

Published 16 Dec 2008 1:24 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: church, crying, emotions, first aid, firsts, homelessness, intoxication, IPDA, me, nights, social work, winter, work
sleepy social worker

i.am.so.tired. The VBS has been okay, except for the part where it happens in the morning. Work was decent the past couple days. But right now, all I can think about is sleep. And how much I haven't gotten. So I will write about homelessness, and...

Published 20 Aug 2008 6:50 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: church, life, sleep, work
vacation bible school

This morning I'm off to my church's vacation bible school. Two and a half hours of children and singing and games and such. I really do like children... but I'm not sure a week of this is quite my thing. My job at the church is over in two...

Published 18 Aug 2008 12:41 PM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: church, sleep, work
Lazy Sunday

I'm having an awesome lazy Sunday. Or well, I suppose it's not so much lazy as just very pressure free. I don't work tonight, so I have no agenda - well, i want to stay up late, but that's not the point... Church went really well this...

Published 4 Aug 2008 12:50 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: church, intoxication, IPDA, nights, sleep, work
writers block

I had an awesome night last night. I had a couple clients just really open up. It was hard to hear in some cases; hearing dealers talk about the young people, mothers, pregnant women they've sold to. But it was good. Good for them especially. Now...

Published 25 Jul 2008 6:38 PM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: church, detox, emotions, evenings, substance use, work

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