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7 Quick Takes – Vol. 1
Welcome to 7 Quick Takes – the weekly posts where I write about 7 random things which may or may not be significant to you or me in any way. Since I usually write about abortion or Catholicism, I’m...
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7 Quick Takes – Vol. 2
*This is a day early since I’ll be out of town. — 1 — This week I’ll be in North Dakota for a mission trip! I’ve never been on one before, and am looking forward to the experience. We’ll be doing...
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7 Quick Takes – Vol. 3
— 1 — I’m back from North Dakota! I had a good week working with kids, getting to know my team, and learning about all sorts of neat Indian history. I’ll write about it more in a separate post. — 2 — I...
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7 Quick Takes – Vol. 4
— 1 — Habemus Papam! When the white smoke went up on Wednesday, I was sitting in my room doing research on my laptop. I got a text from my brother (“WHITE SMOKE!”) as the bells of our Abbey began to...
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7 Quick Takes – Vol. 5
— 1 — Happy Palm Sunday! Here’s a link to how to make a palm leaf cross. This will be my first Easter away from home, and it’ll be weird without all the family traditions. But I’m still going to watch...
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7 Quick Takes Vol. 6
— 1 — Happy Easter! It’s weird to not be home for Easter this year, but I’ve had great opportunities here. I went to a Last Supper Mass with feet washing, a Good Friday service, and Easter vigil. I’ve...
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7 Quick Takes – Vol. 7
— 1 — My name us Laura, and I’m a tabaholic. I don’t know long I’ve been one, but my computer suffers from this when I open 20-bajillion tabs and leave them open for some time. Right now I have 14...
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7 Quick Takes Vol. 8
— 1 — Today was my last concert chorale performance. You can watch a video of my favorite piece below, but make sure to turn the volume up so you can hear it well. Follow along with the lyrics! O God...
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7 Quick Takes Vol. 9
— 1 — I’m doing a color run next Saturday! It’s a 5k, and I’m super excited. Now maybe I should go for a couple jogs before it….. — 2 — Elections for my student pro-life group are this Tuesday! I’m...
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7 Quick Takes – Vol. 10
— 1 — This week I ran my first Color Run! Well, let’s rephrase that . . . I made it to the end without dying after realizing how terribly I need to get in shape as people whizzed by me. Thoughts that...
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7 Quick Tales – Vol. 11
— 1 — My — 2 — finals — 3 — will — 4 — be — 5 — over — 6 — TOMORROW!!!! — 7 — For more Quick Takes, visit Conversion Diary! Filed under: 7 Quick Takes
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7 Quick Takes – Vol. 12
— 1 — And the school year is OVER!! Finals already seem like forever ago, and I’m looking forward to a break from academics this summer. Of course I’ll be working a lot, but I’m ready to trade in...
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7 Quick Takes – Vol. 13
— 1 — In an unprecedented turn of events, I forgot to post my 7 Quick Takes yesterday….I guess I was just too busy with life to remember! Summer has a way of causing you to lose track of days — 2 — It...
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7 Quick Takes – Vol. 14
— 1 — Happy Memorial Day, and thank you all who have served our country. — 2 — These summer days keep getting away from me…..I almost forgot to write this again Now that I’ve had some down time, I’ll...
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7 Quick Takes – Vol. 15
— 1 — Summer is here…finally! For the first time in a LONG time, it was over 90 degrees yesterday. Whoohoo! I’m loving the weather, sweat and all — 2 — Is college really worth it? I read this article...
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7 Quick Takes – Vol. 16
— 1 — Check it out! I took a while to write this post about Mass behavior because I’ve been seeing some not-so-great stuff going on at my local churches. I learned a lot through the research, and want...
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7 Quick Takes – Vol. 17
— 1 — Happy Father’s Day! What more needs to be said? Thanks to all the dads out there (and all types of father figures) for all you do. — 2 — Did you know the USCCB is having another Fortnight for...
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7 Quick Takes – Vol. 19
— 1 — Happy Sunday from me and my little sista! We’re enjoying a chill sort of Sunday — 2 — This week my family and I went strawberry picking. There’s one place we usually go to, but they were all...
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7 Quick Takes – Vol. 20
— 1 — Yesterday was Independence Day. Whoohoo. We all dressed in our patriotic best and sweated like some animal that’s grosser than a pig during our neighborhood’s first annual parade (seriously,...
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7 Quick Takes – Vol. 22
— 1 — Summer weather is the bomb, especially in California. We had a week or so of terribly HOT weather around 100, but it’s been in the 80′s now. And thank goodness, I’m not pasty KS pale anymore (and...
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