I'm so sad. I haven't had a regular Bible study time for myself in a really long time, just small bites here and there, and I'm starving!! I can't seem to find a regular time, a regular place, or anything regular at all, in this season of my life. Lord help me! Any committed Christian will tell you just how important this time spent away with God, time in His Word, fellowship with Him, is. I am one of them. I've been to all of the places. Times of flood and times of drought. Having experienced it all, I want a life full and flowing with God, regularly!
Dear Sadie.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Day 145...almost ready to quit!
I'm going to have to pray a LOT to get caught up with this mess. I've fallen so far behind, I actually thought of quitting my letters to you! I had to take a break because I just couldn't keep up with these letters while on vacation. Now it's so overwhelming thinking of writing to get caught up. But in the end, this is one commitment I don't want to break, so I'm going to do my best for you, baby!
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Day 144...pulling weeds
after coffee on the porch, the family decided to get busy on some yard work. shoveling bark, pulling weeds, mowing the lawn, pruning the bushes. it was fun just being together, chatting in the sunshine, sweating a little, and being productive. family just being together.
Day 143...the beach
yesterday we spent the day at the beach, and it was so much fun because we were just enjoying the outdoors with no plans but to relax and have fun. the rocks. shoveling sand. the painfully cold water. picnicking. climbing on driftwood. hiking on trails. lying on the beach catching some rays without ever boiling from the heat. it was an absolutely perfect day.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Day 142...no daddy
These entries just have to be short and sweet. There's no way to get away and write much here on vacation with my family.
One thing I realize while being away from your daddy is, two parents are better than one. Having that balance, the father and the mother, is truly a divine creation. You kids are better off having both the manly, authoritative presence in your life, as well as the feminine nurturer, your mom. Without one or the other, it's incomplete. You are having fun here being with family, but without daddy, you're floundering a bit. It's hard to tell how, but I can tell.
Dear Sadie.
One thing I realize while being away from your daddy is, two parents are better than one. Having that balance, the father and the mother, is truly a divine creation. You kids are better off having both the manly, authoritative presence in your life, as well as the feminine nurturer, your mom. Without one or the other, it's incomplete. You are having fun here being with family, but without daddy, you're floundering a bit. It's hard to tell how, but I can tell.
Dear Sadie.
Day 141...there's no place like home
even though i've been in georgia now for over half my life, i will always call this place (washington) home. whenever i arrive here, it's like i breathe a bit easier. the familiarity uplifts me. the nostalgia drugs me. the comfort of this place i call my hometown is indescribable.
nature. trees. grass. cool weather. rainy. clouds. beautiful skies. snow-capped mountains. wildlife. outdoor recreation. moss. even slugs.
it's hard to put into words what home does to you. i thought eventually i'd lose the passion for coming here, that it wouldn't affect me so much after so long. but how could i ever not miss this place?! it's beautiful and mystical and hauntingly green and lush and fresh. the culture of relaxed natures and coffee drinkers. the arts and the mix of people. it's not that it's superior to any other place. it's more the fact that it's where i come from. it connects to a deep part of me that will never go away. i wish we could spend some time living here so that our family could have some roots from here, too. that i wouldn't feel like such a fish out of water so much of the time. just some time to come and swim for awhile and loosen my gills. then anywhere.
i'm the kind of person that can make do with whatever is given to me. i'm a chameleon. but home never leaves you, no matter where life takes you. it's a gift i love to dwell on.
Dear Sadie.
nature. trees. grass. cool weather. rainy. clouds. beautiful skies. snow-capped mountains. wildlife. outdoor recreation. moss. even slugs.
it's hard to put into words what home does to you. i thought eventually i'd lose the passion for coming here, that it wouldn't affect me so much after so long. but how could i ever not miss this place?! it's beautiful and mystical and hauntingly green and lush and fresh. the culture of relaxed natures and coffee drinkers. the arts and the mix of people. it's not that it's superior to any other place. it's more the fact that it's where i come from. it connects to a deep part of me that will never go away. i wish we could spend some time living here so that our family could have some roots from here, too. that i wouldn't feel like such a fish out of water so much of the time. just some time to come and swim for awhile and loosen my gills. then anywhere.
i'm the kind of person that can make do with whatever is given to me. i'm a chameleon. but home never leaves you, no matter where life takes you. it's a gift i love to dwell on.
Dear Sadie.
Day 140...so good to be with family
so you, me, titus, grandma and grandpa finally made it up here to washington to see the family. yeah! after a long wait to get here (two days) the airline finally let us on. the getting here was tough, but it was all worth it to see our loving family. the next several letters will be here in washington, so i imagine they will mostly be short and similar, but i will try to continue my letters to you. it makes me so happy to see you enjoying your cousins, aunt and uncle, and vice versa. you don't even know i'm here. there's nothing like the way you interact with each other. so happy. laughing. tumbling. tickling. running. hugging. it's wonderful.
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