these people were searching for something…and somehow ended up here. thank you awstats for providing me with search keywords. i just can’t believe the stuff people want to look up:

do not disturb on forehead drawing
pictures of evil leprechauns
dallas diabetic cat sitters
david crowder does drugs
how much poop in my intestine
nose snot porn
catbutt
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infrequent booty calls

wow, if you have a way of doing this for your blog - i suggest you take a look.

let me know what you find!

so, if you are part of the facebook group “fight mad church disease” or you’re subscribed to the mad church disease blog, this news is about a week old. but with the new job news last week, i thought i’d wait until now to let you guys know that mad church disease officially has a publisher!

i’m going to wait a little bit to reveal what publishing house it is as the MCD website is going through a bit of a lipstick makeover, but i couldn’t be more excited. after hearing their enthusiasm for the book, some of their design/marketing ideas, the choice was clear.

the release date is set for february 2009 - i know - it seems forever from now, but we are going to be coming up with some really cool stuff in the mean time that will start the discussion…

if you haven’t yet, sign up here to be notified when the book is available for presell.

thank you guys so much for your prayers and help in spreading the word about this book. i found out earlier in the week that whenever the website launched and you guys blitzed the internet, msnbc’s “clicked” (a part of msnbc that picks up things that are heating up the web - it’s about a quarter of the way down) had taken note! who knew?

they didn’t exactly get the concept of the book right (ok, they got it entirely wrong and i emailed them to explain the idea), but it goes to show you that there is a huge need and people are responding to it! that couldn’t happen without you, so thanks!

i need your thoughts - is this sad?

i have restarted the diet that helped me lose weight over the last year [read about it here]. not because i need to really lose any more weight, but because i know the holidays are coming and i will be eating like a freaking pig. i’d like to lose say, five to eight pounds before thanksgiving simply so i can be gluttonous carefree in my eating habits for two months.

peppermint mochas (an anonymous blogger sent chris and me a starbucks gift card - to you, i say thanks! to the rest of you, i say let that be an inspiration…i kid, i kid.) christmas cookies. christmas cupcakes. anything with red and green sprinkles i will pretty much devour.

it’s just preparation, right??? please say yes.

I’ve been staring at this screen for an hour trying to think of some clever way of announcing this.

I’ve got nothing. So I’ll just say it.

We’re moving to Edmond, Oklahoma on January 3, and I’ll be working at LifeChurch.tv beginning January 7.

I will have the great honor of working alongside the great Bobby Gruenewald. Fetching his Chick-fil-A; scavenging for Diet Cokes, and hopefully taking all that great stuff his brain creates and putting it into action. At the moment, We are still exploring title options…ninja was already taken, so we’re on a quest….Any suggestions? :)

So how’d all this happen?

A few months ago, you couldn’t have paid me a million bucks to move to Oklahoma. I am a city girl. I am a Texas girl. Oklahoma has horseshoeing schools. And red dirt. And Sooners.

But in June, all of that changed. It started as a simple trip to help with some copy writing for YouVersion.

We had no plans on moving. No plans on changing jobs.

But three days later, we knew our lives would never be the same.

We knew we’d end up there.

We just didn’t know when. Or how.

And it all worked out.

And we couldn’t be more excited.

And we can’t wait to see what the future holds!

yeah. i’m totally kidding.

but my husband sent me this story.

Pittsburgh-

(AP) Change for a million?

That’s what a man was seeking Saturday when he handed a $1 million bill to a cashier at a Pittsburgh supermarket. But when the Giant Eagle employee refused and a manager confiscated the bogus bill, the man flew into a rage, police said.

The man slammed an electronic funds-transfer machine into the counter and reached for a scanner gun, police said.

Police arrested the man, who was not carrying identification and has refused to give his name to authorities. He is being held in the Allegheny County Jail.

Since 1969, the $100 bill is the largest note in circulation.

Police believe the $1 million note seized at the supermarket may have originated at a Dallas-based ministry. Last year, the ministry distributed thousands of religious pamphlets with a picture of President Grover Cleveland on a $1 million bill.

if you’ve been around a while, forgive my redundancy. i’ve been on a sleep/anxiety combo medicine since january and a “stress” medicine (did you know they made those?) as well. you can read about some my attempts at medication through some stressful transitions here.

a lot of people - christians in particular - have questions on whether or not medication for depression and/or anxiety is biblical. shouldn’t you just snap out of it? my personal experience with taking my doctor’s advice, and working with a therapist as well as discussing all of this with my husband led me to decide that going on medication temporarily as i worked hard core through some issues in counseling would probably be best. and i think it was. if i felt healthy enough, i would be off the medication in a year.

so because of the kind of medicine i am on, i have to gradually wean off. over the next eight weeks (beginning last night) i will be cutting back by eighths on one medicine, and thirds on the other.

how do i feel about it? i am so looking forward to what’s on the other side. my emotions have never felt more stable, my sleep is back to normal, and i’m not stressing out a ton. it may not seem like the best month to start this withdrawal, with all of the stress of current events, but i really think i am in a good place. with the support of my friends, family, husband, therapist, YOU GUYS and undoubtedly resting - really resting - in God’s promises of truth, justice, confession, and provision; i am not too worried about it.

my final week of medication is november 26. i’ll occasionally post updates of how i’m doing if i think about it, but i am really looking forward to taking this next step!

on a side note, this weekend in alabama went great. it was all a little bit of a blur to me but after speaking with several people after the message or getting emails from them over the last few days, i know God did a great work through everyone - the volunteers, the band, the teams that set up, dave, and even myself. i love seeing god move!

that’s about all from flowerdust land. i hope you all are having a great week!