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Bruised By Some Good Teaching Giveaway

Posted on 06. Jan, 2009 by loswhit in Religion, Travel

Bruised By Some Good Teaching Giveaway

So. Tony gave his away yesterday. I’m doing it today. I have 2 tickets to the Desiring God Conference on Feb 2-4. John Piper, Matt Chandler and a few more will bring the heat. IT is a lineup that looks like you might be bruised when you leave the building so if you are anything [...]

10 Reasons I Am Sad To Be In California This Week // C-A-T-A-L-Y-S-T-0-8

Posted on 06. Oct, 2008 by loswhit in Creativity, Travel

1. Because I knew about this book when it was just a conversation and to begin to see it come to culmination is amazing. I even made Anne this video for her announcement while I was still at Sandals… 2. Because when Andy Stanley gives his talk and everyone is begging for more I know [...]

I’m in Athens

Posted on 10. Apr, 2008 by loswhit in Travel

So this place is really cultish. In a southern, innocent, preppy kind of way. You drive for what seems like hours, through a canyon of pine trees and then poof. You are in this cute little town built around the pillow to my left. I went to a small Baptist school in So Cal. This [...]

Chicago…Almost Home

Posted on 18. Feb, 2008 by loswhit in Compassion International, Travel

So BooMama (hiding from the camera), Flowerdust, WhittakerWoman, and RagamuffinSoul are terrorizing Gate G8 at Chicago O’Hare right now. We are looking FFIINNEE!!! Oh what 36 hours of traveling will do to your beauty rest. Thanks for praying for us!!! We are not done yet!!! Los Technorati Tags: Compassiona International

A Franklin Day

Posted on 30. Nov, 2007 by loswhit in Travel

One of my “Life Coaches” Randy Elrod lives in Franklin, TN. The family and I are in Franklin for a weekend eating lots of food, sipping great wine, and having amazing conversation. In the coffee shop I was in, Merridees, there was a 30 minute run where I swear I was in a CCM dream [...]

Hartsfield, Chicken, and a Man Called Wickham

Posted on 23. Sep, 2007 by loswhit in Music, Travel

I am sitting here in Hartsfield International Airport for my last ride back to Cali. This time to bring home the fam. Go ahead. HURRAY!!! OK. My stomach is stuffed with the goodness of Chick-Fil-A. I am actually a bit nauseous. Wondering why I threw that sandwich down when I am about to wedge myself [...]

House Hunt in the ATL

Posted on 18. Aug, 2007 by loswhit in Travel

So H and I found this house. It is really us. I mean really. Eclectic. Funky. In the woods (which is not hard in GA). We really like it. But I have not lived in the ATL in 10 years. 10 years people. Put it this way. My high school is now a junior high. [...]

I Must Be A Blog Addict…

Posted on 16. Aug, 2007 by loswhit in Travel

…Because when I miss a day of blogging I get 8 emails wanting to know if I died on the mountain. Ethos, Ragamuffin Soul, Whittaker Woman, and Metzger all summited. Although ALL of us got sick, we all made it. The rest of my INK tomorrow. More later. Los *If you enjoyed this post make [...]

Mt. Whitney – The Night Before

Posted on 13. Aug, 2007 by loswhit in Travel

So we are packed and ready to go. We are at the Dow Villa Motel directly across the street from Mount Whitney Portal Rd. Tomorrow shall come early as we are rising at 4 AM to bfast and hit the trail by 5:30ish. That way we should hit base camp a bit after lunch, which [...]

Mt. Whitney – The Facts

Posted on 13. Aug, 2007 by loswhit in Travel

OK. So here are the facts. It is the highest point in the contiguous United States at elevation 14,505 feet. 2 out of 3 people who attempt to summit fail. The failure rate is linked to altitude sickness. We will spend the night tonight in Lone Pine, CA. Tomorrow morning we will leave the trail [...]