The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots

Author: Emily Sara Smucker

  • Cold Days and Dream Jobs

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    The weeks of sunshine deceived me. “I have to wear flip-flops,” I told myself. Also, “it doesn’t matter so much if I forget to bring a tea bag. I don’t NEED to drink tea.” Yesterday I went on a field trip with BMS to the wildlife safari. It was a lovely trip, only the flip-flops…

  • Poetry about People at Linn Benton

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    I’m not a poet, first of all. I actually sort of mock poetry (unless it’s by Dr. Seuss or Edward Lear), so sorry to all you poetry lovers/writers. Except recently I’ve been writing poetry about people at Linn Benton, just for the fun of it. People who I don’t really know, but see around. I’m…

  • Why I’m a Bad Mennonite

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    Sometimes it’s hard to explain to people that it’s not WRONG for a Mennonite girl to go to college, it’s just different. Slightly odd. People tend to think of the Mennonites as either a quaint idyllic community where everyone makes their own butter, or a legalistic community where everyone must abide by strict rules at…

  • Monday Musings

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    I have a habit of writing blog posts and then not posting them because I think they’re too emo. As far as I can tell the problem lies in the fact that I blog in my head too much. I’ll get an idea for a blog post on romance, or what it’s like to always…

  • Tales from Days Gone Bye

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    I said that I felt like I was a peanut butter m&m, but instead of peanut butter inside I was filled with mud. Most people just have nice little licks of my candy coating and they think I am just great. But when I live with them, soon the candy coating wears off and they…

  • Well This is Awkward

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    Someday I will live in a very busy place, and in the early morning I’ll sit outside and drink tea and watch the world hustle and bustle by. The opportunity to do so rarely presents itself, but today I went to my math class and it was all review for the test, so I left…

  • Thank You for That

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    Some people walk into your life and change it for the better, change YOU for the better, even though you never knew you needed them. Esta Doutrich and Jenny Smucker are two people who have blessed me this way. Somehow I never knew how close their birthdays are; Jenny’s is today, and Esta’s was yesterday.…

  • The Great Colorado Adventure

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    A couple weeks ago, on a fine Saturday afternoon, me, Dan, Preston, Justin, and Stephy took a road trip to Colorado. I sat in the back seat. This was my view. We stopped at Multnomah Falls. Everyone pulled out their smart phones to see if Multnomah falls is anything special, like the tallest waterfall in…

  • Moonlit Musings

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    The van sways, and I hear a crinkle as Dan opens another energy drink. Justin shifts in his seat. I hope he can sleep. I hope Preston can sleep, in his cramped seat, only partially reclined because Justin sits behind him. I wish I could sleep. I have the entire back bench to myself, and…

  • Spring Break, Mennonite Edition

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    This year, for Spring Break, four of my childhood friends and I piled into a minivan and drove to Colorado. The Goals: 1. To see their friends from Bible School, and my friends from when I lived out here. 2. To hang out in the Colorado sunshine and do whatever. So far the plan has…