tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19553716344732278772024-03-19T07:42:53.185-05:00From Chicago to NashvilleRamblings of a one Erin M LeeErin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-70187038544460276962011-02-02T23:16:00.003-06:002011-02-02T23:27:59.034-06:00Changing SitesI'm tired of the limited ability I have with Blogger. I use WordPress for work and it just makes more sense. From now on you can view my ramblings here http://fromchicagotonashville.wordpress.com/Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-19774267070342716112011-01-27T22:25:00.002-06:002011-01-27T22:36:44.623-06:00So I'm Reading Again... p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px} I used to blog all the time. I used to read all the time. They are directly related. So I'm reading again, and that means I might be blogging again. So I'm sorry and your welcome. You can choose what one you fall under. Side note I'm writing on Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-32690537538857256312010-12-23T23:57:00.003-06:002010-12-24T00:14:36.917-06:00Like A Grown UpI guess technically I've been a grown up for a long time now, but it hasn't been until the last couple years that I've honestly felt somewhat like one. There's nothing like driving home for Christmas to Chicago by myself that makes me feel more like a big kid. Well at least nothing as enjoyable. Every other big kid duty involves me writing checks to corporations.Yesterday I made the 8 hour trek Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-82599787816633935022009-11-07T17:28:00.006-06:002009-11-30T00:18:10.456-06:00I don't like....I don't like where I am at in life right now.A friend of mine when talking about their very painful situation said "Christ is ever present in this pain. May I come out of this a stronger more faithful child of God."At one point this is where I was too. I thought "This, this is what God is going to use." And he did but then I stopped allowing myself to be directed. Somewhere in this journey from Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-80995526407011046542009-08-10T23:44:00.009-05:002009-11-30T00:12:35.310-06:00Walls, walls, and look more walls.I was sitting in church this Sunday and it hit me- I'm so disgustingly self-centered. I mean I knew this, but every once and a while I come out of my self-absorbed shell and catch a glimpse of my wretchedness and Sunday was a beautiful day of just that.All of us have walls.All of us cope with our insecurities, our life circumstances, our pain, our hurts, and our battle scars that we feel come Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-42536428600398787962009-05-30T15:06:00.004-05:002009-06-04T16:17:30.759-05:00Living in the MomentI am literally in the final hours of my vacation. Within the past week I have spent significant time in 2 different cities and have spent approximately 40 hours of that time traveling. Most of these hours have been spent in the Atlanta airport which is where I sit now waiting for my flight.Waiting has been a huge part of this trip and I'm not good at it. I have been described as a mover and a Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-5849387069948215932009-05-08T10:56:00.001-05:002009-05-08T10:56:39.930-05:00So I just discovered that I can blog through my phone. This could be really dangerous. I wonder if it will let me use more characters than twittering does. Probably not. Which would defeat it's purpose.Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-73621823323162232942009-04-28T20:49:00.005-05:002009-06-04T18:19:57.278-05:00Sitting at the ThompsonsTonight I spent the evening at the Thompson's house watching a 4 1/2 year old Jesse Thompson. We had a wonderful evening. It's been awhile since Jesse and I have had one of our "dates" and I have forgotten how much I enjoy them.For those of you that haven't been reading my blog since the beginning of my Chicago to Nashville journey (I think there's 3 of you that read this and you all pretty much Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-64068862632815759942009-03-13T18:13:00.003-05:002009-03-13T18:22:00.355-05:00Addendum to Missed the BoatJust so everyone knows, the prior blog is about how we as the church miss the essentials sometimes. It's not a knock against anyone just an observation. If it comes off as a rant to anyone or an accusation, it was not intended to and I'm sorry.ErinErin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-9500754709878985272009-03-13T08:45:00.002-05:002009-03-13T10:16:18.871-05:00Missed the BoatThis is whole Modernism vs. Post Modernism is frustrating. To me it seems like anytime there's a name for the era, we've probably missed the boat. Anytime we try to correct what a previous generation overlooked or overdid, we over do it or overlook it in the opposite direction. To me (and excuse my ignorance because I am not very educated in this area) it seems like the farther and farther we Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-10319264756083016152009-03-12T14:49:00.005-05:002009-03-12T14:59:17.064-05:00I'm OfficialI'm beyond excited to be given the opportunity to be working with Whitney Carlson and Dove Wedding Photography. You're looking at their new associate photographer! You can check out my bio and my portfolio on Dove's site. http://www.doveweddingphotography.comThere are also a couple more images and a contest on www.doveweddingphotography.blogspot.comBy the way, Peter Carlson took my killer bio Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-14547046285512521252009-02-25T13:22:00.005-06:002009-02-25T14:36:02.415-06:00TrustToday the weather is gloomy...again. As much as I love how much warmer the winters are here, I hate how gray they are. At least in Chicago the snow reflects the sunlight and things seem brighter, but not here. Everything is drab. The grass is dead, the trees are bare, and the sky is gray. At home there are at least evergreens that help to add a little bit of color, but there are also subzero Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-73582615287523308032009-02-05T10:34:00.004-06:002009-02-05T10:48:20.526-06:00Be Still My SoulIn Women's Bible Study Kim had us listen to a recording of Lisbeth Scott's rendition of Be Still My Soul. I can remember singing this song as a child but haven't heard it in awhile and I can't think of any song that speaks to me more right now. Below are the original lyrics."Be Still, My Soul"by Catharina von Schlegel, 1697-?Translated by Jane Borthwick, 1813-18971. Be still, my soul; the Lord Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-84701381994969933752009-01-20T08:46:00.006-06:002009-02-04T13:05:10.774-06:00Rebound UpdateIt will be 3 weeks on Saturday since Rebound became the man of the house. The picture that I posted in the last blog isn't actually him. When I got to the breeder's (which was 2 hours away) the breeder told me that I was going to mad at them because they sent me a picture of his sister. My heart sank because by the way that she worded things, I was expecting a hideously ugly puppy, but then she Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-64146810483855310392009-01-16T22:19:00.003-06:002009-01-16T22:40:23.124-06:00Picture FramesTonight I'm spending the night overhauling my room. Yes, I know it's Friday night...how lame, but you see tomorrow I might be bringing home a 3 month old Cairn Terrier puppy that will want to do nothing but chew and I have a lot of things that invite chewing currently in my room.Meet Rebound. Yes, the name is my doing. I have vowed for a long time that I would never get a dog. It's not that I Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-14937138719324737322009-01-10T13:10:00.003-06:002009-01-11T02:06:12.952-06:00The Start of 2009I honestly don't know what to write here. I know that I want to be able to express myself but I am so numb inside that I don't know what to say.My wonderful boyfriend of almost a year and I called it quits yesterday.I wish that I had a better vocabulary to properly explain how I'm feeling, but I don't. I guess the best that I can do is to say that I feel vacant.I feel angry at God for introducingErin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-65611082150144773522008-10-29T16:34:00.002-05:002008-10-29T17:28:18.360-05:00Speaking the Truth in LoveI'm angry right now. I am frustrated with Christian brothers and sisters who make us look like uncaring, self-righteous hypocrites. In truth, I am a uncaring, self-righteous hypocrite but I'm not proud of it.A few minutes ago I read the attached article on Heath Ledger and instantly my Agenda Radar (version 4.0) went off. I'm not going to comment too much on what the article said so perhaps read Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-16102420435872142852008-07-19T13:45:00.002-05:002008-07-19T13:59:55.462-05:00In Response to God's LoveI’m going to attempt to do this again. As I said in my very first entry, I am so good at walking through life blindly and unengaged. Stopping to write down thoughts requires me to think about life. So if I stop to write, I am forced to stop and think.Today has been a day of thinking. This morning has been a good morning. Let me explain my setting. Setting is extremely important to me. This is Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-76473908485304891822008-02-28T13:47:00.003-06:002008-02-28T16:22:36.825-06:00Way BusySo the past few weeks for me have been insanely busy. Between Cornerstone work, HM work, Mo Leverett work, and side projects for John, I feel like I will never finish. I've also been trying to balance church functions, youth group, small group, the little community we've got going on here, my spiritual life (on the down slope kids-read 2 blogs ago), the Thompson Family, visitors from home, Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-85639429221678273042008-02-19T19:17:00.001-06:002008-02-19T19:21:19.522-06:00Something to Make you LaughThese are people from my church and this in their entry into TN's 2007 48 Hour Film Project. It won Best Overall Film, Best Comedy, Best Sound Editing, the Audience Choice Award, Runner Up: Director, Runner Up: Screen Play, Honorable Mention: Editing. Please enjoy. I find it hilarious.Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-31067090460002263452008-02-13T18:22:00.009-06:002008-12-11T02:11:26.112-06:00The Element of ChangeIt has been a really long time since I last wrote! Many things have changed and today while waiting for my computer to install 13 updates before it will reboot (we're at 2 of 13 and it's taken 15 minutes to get that far), I find myself thinking about how I've let myself slip back into passivity. I moved to Nashville almost a year ago. April 10th marks the day that the car pulled away from Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-32626156555789054642008-01-01T01:41:00.000-06:002008-01-10T09:46:31.646-06:00What to expect in 08I swear to all of you that I actually did something tonight. I know that it looks really lame that I'm writing this at 1:41 am on what is now New Years day but things aren't always as they seem.I have been in Illinois for a week and a half now. It's cold I don't like cold. Never have and now that I've had a taste of warm weather in the winter, I don't foresee myself moving back to a colder Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-5969322314735867702007-12-29T23:54:00.000-06:002008-01-10T00:10:45.187-06:00an actual recording of me singing leadFirstly, let me start off by saying that I have no dreams of being a singer or even a musician. I did the music thing and I quickly realized that I am not gifted enough to make it. I'm okay, low-level good but not amazing by any means. As a drummer, I know that I get away with A LOT because I'm a girl. I get away with even more because I'm a tiny girl that actually gets a decent amount of volume Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-41071637943824109622007-12-13T00:17:00.000-06:002007-12-13T08:11:15.312-06:00"You're not really a girl"- James HarringtonI'd like to think of myself as an enigma. For example-I played shows almost every weekend and probably at least 2 times a weekend in indie rock band for 4 years, but I don't like to stand up and make announcements in church or play any sport that requires people to look at me.I play drums, but I like girly stuff like tea roomsI've been called a tomboy, but I love wearing dresses.I love girl Erin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955371634473227877.post-13068207692249632262007-12-12T00:55:00.000-06:002007-12-12T01:29:30.119-06:0075 in DecemberAm I allowed to write something short? Am I capable of writing something short? I know I am short...I'm told that at least once or twice a day. Today was incredible. It was 75 degrees. I wore a t-shirt, set up a table outside to work in the beautiful sunny weather, and tonight I didn't have to wear a jacket. Amazing. Besides the amazing weather, I was fortunate enough to see Over the Rhine at theErin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966285781976975507noreply@blogger.com7