This was a wonderful weekend: we went down to Colorado Springs to be with my parents. Brooke and I got caught up on sleep, due to Ellis sleeping through the night and due to Grandma and Grandpa getting up with her each morning. The two of us took a hike today — another gift from … Continue reading
We went to a wedding last night. It was a lovely time, as a great woman was getting married (I didn’t know the groom, really). We took our seats — the three of us — and immediately Ellis wanted to be on the floor. We let her down. She took the pencil from the pew … Continue reading
I was at a retreat yesterday. It was a Christian retreat. Actually, I’m still at the retreat, but taking some time to myself (as we were encouraged to do) to write and read and pray. At the retreat, we spoke for awhile about why we followed God: why have a relationship with God? I sat … Continue reading
Tonight we went to Lowe’s to buy paint for our bedroom. Brooke stood at the paint counter describing what she wanted; I followed Ellis around the store, letting her roam where she willed. There weren’t many customers. A clerk said something about Ellis’ new shoes. Ellis did have new shoes, which are a little big … Continue reading
I was at a teachers’ conference all week, which was a true struggle for me. For four days I was surrounded by teachers so excited to teach that they were sometimes moved to tears. As for me, I kept thinking how teaching is a great job to support my writing. I moved between feeling like … Continue reading
Psalm 14 I sit here on my bed. Brooke is downstairs watching “Castle.” My summer vacation has effectively ended. This past weekend we went down to Colorado Springs and spent some time with my parents. On Monday, my dad, my sister, and I climbed Mt. Elbert, the highest peak in Colorado. We camped overnight near … Continue reading
I was washing dishes in the kitchen, but Brooke came and shooed me away. She said she left the mess, so it was hers to clean up. I insisted that I didn’t mind cleaning, but she wouldn’t listen. Thus, I’m upstairs listening to Mumford & Sons on Pandora and writing. Really, I’m blogging, but blogging … Continue reading
Psalm 5 “But as for me, in the abundance of thy love I shall come into thy house, I shall worship in front of thy holy temple, filled with awe for thee. Lord, lead thou me to thy righteousness on account of my enemies; make thy way plain ahead of me!” – Psalm 5.7-8 according … Continue reading
Psalm 3 Brooke, Ellis and I are in Florida. We arrived last night and had dinner with her parents; we went to the pool today and began working on our sunburns. Brooke and I slept 12 hours last night, which we haven’t done for probably 16 months, since Ellis came into our world. Life has … Continue reading
Psalm 2 I’ve been thinking since I wrote on Psalm 1 about meditation in the ancient sense: groaning and reaching and striving and dreaming. I’ve been thinking how little I do this to connect with anything greater than myself, how I can study or talk about God, but I do little to meditate on God. … Continue reading
