A spot in the Cincy area I definitely haven't been: 45235
(except, I'm pretty sure that when Google maps takes me to just a point like this, it isn't really the zip code. Maybe I should say "location" instead.)
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
A great example for me
A saint who struggled greatly with doubt is one whose witness is very helpful for me. Teresa of Calcutta went decades without sensing God's presence in her life, and persevered in living out the vocation she'd received.
A fond memory
What's the point of all this exercise if there isn't ice cream in the summer? I shared on FB about my late father-in-law's habit of a small bowl of ice cream every evening, and lamenting to him that we'd had a dearth of that dessert this summer, and sharing that with my bride, and how she brought me ice cream last night. I think it was a nice memory for both of us.
This morning I was thinking of my best memories of her daddy, and they're more about the kind of man he was. I know he was better as a father-in-law to me than he was as a dad to his sons, especially his oldest ones. He learned, though, and I know he regretted. Maybe that's why he was so gracious toward me, even though I'd hurt his baby girl and our family so deeply, when he saw that I was earnestly working to become healthy. But his understanding of grace and his willingness to apply it are my best memories of him.
This morning I was thinking of my best memories of her daddy, and they're more about the kind of man he was. I know he was better as a father-in-law to me than he was as a dad to his sons, especially his oldest ones. He learned, though, and I know he regretted. Maybe that's why he was so gracious toward me, even though I'd hurt his baby girl and our family so deeply, when he saw that I was earnestly working to become healthy. But his understanding of grace and his willingness to apply it are my best memories of him.
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
A poor replacement
I enjoy looking at my blog's stats' audience data, and imagining that the countries or cities from which I'm seeing hits represent actual contact with a friend there.
It occurs to me that this is a sad substitute for actual human interaction with the people I care about.
It occurs to me that this is a sad substitute for actual human interaction with the people I care about.
A challenging friend
It occurs to me that I'm probably not very easy to be friends with. I'm too insistent on . . . what? . . . Depth? (probably a prideful artifice of its own.) Integrity? (my own, mostly; I abhor the idea that I'm embezzling someone's good will and trust under false pretenses.) Unmaskedness? (friends are real with each other, but that can be exhausting, too; friends also need to be a refuge for each other from all that sometimes.)
I have many, many acquaintances. I have very, very few friends. I'd probably have more if I hadn't been so confused when I was younger, when I kept falling in love with them. (Yeah, since high school my closest friends have been women.)
I have many, many acquaintances. I have very, very few friends. I'd probably have more if I hadn't been so confused when I was younger, when I kept falling in love with them. (Yeah, since high school my closest friends have been women.)
Today's pageview zip code
After a couple days of invalid zip codes, I've definitely been through here: 45214, Cincinnati
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