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“You are going to feel like hell if you never write the stuff that is tugging on the sleeves of your heart — your stories, visions, memories, visions and songs. Your truth, your version of things, your own voice. That is really all you have to offer us. And that’s also why you were born.”
Anne Lamott

“You are going to feel like hell if you never write the stuff that is tugging on the sleeves of your heart — your stories, visions, memories, visions and songs. Your truth, your version of things, your own voice. That is really all you have to offer us. And that’s also why you were born.”
Anne Lamott

First Day of Winter

George

It seems as if nature wants to remind us that it is the first day of winter. 7° this morning. I really think the reminder is unnecessary. I will say that we have been adequately prepared for this introduction with the miserable cold for the past weeks. It is almost enough to convince me to depart for Florida sooner than the end of January.

I am looking forward to this Christmas week. There will be opportunities to be with family and friends. Santa has been working long hours in his cold and drafty workshop and presents are ready.

Blake’s Birthday

George

Today is Blake Crockett’s 9th birthday. We enjoyed celebrating with him and his family for dinner. He is a really cool guy. And he is funny too.

You can see it in his eyes!
You can see it in his eyes!

Shaping the World In My Image

George

It has always been a challenge for me to restrain my strong desire to shape the world, those near and nearby, into my image of what they should be or be doing. Reading “The Challenge of Jesus” this morning N. T. Wright, as he spoke of crossbearers, offered good counsel for me.

Shaping our world is never for a Christian a matter of going out arrogantly thinking we can just get on with the job, reorganizing the world according to some model that we have in mind. It is a matter of sharing and bearing the pain and the puzzlement of the world so that the crucified love of God in Christ may be brought to bear healingly upon the world at exactly that point.

A Special Day

George

Today is the birthday of our oldest son Carter. I know when you are getting older, it is harder to think your birthday is special but it is still special to me. There will be a point, as you get older, that birthdays will become special again. Have a great day. I am proud that you are my son.