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considering i've been AWOL for a bit, this was a welcome post to stumble upon. i love this, and made me glad i took the time to read this before i pretended to be going to bed.
a few more things that i would add in addition to your list:
+to be ok to do things your way. even if they don't make sense to anyone else. you don't owe anyone an explanation of why you're building "arc".
+finding joy in small and tiny delights. to see the beauty and sublime in the ordinary, the silly and being able to laugh at yourself along the way.
+not only to see, but expect those mercies that are new every morning.
+to never allow your so-called "obligations" trump an ordained moment to share, to encourage, to empathize and simply show hospitality and love to someone who has been placed in your path--never by accident. to anyone, even the unlovely, the unfamiliar, and those who make you uncomfortable.
and because it is worthy of repeating, i will highlight this again.
That outlier section will always be lonely.
or at the very least, a quiet journey, single-file, full of shifty switchbacks, leaving one constantly seeking their footing. usually lacking big green USFS signs and guardrails, too often outside of the cell phone range, with only that folded map for navigation.
and that's just fine. choosing this adventure isn't for the weak--but you can't beat the view.
anyway... the last 12 days or so has been quite a struggle.
it's been a challenge in several ways, some with personal goofiness, stubborn realization, at least one very awkward hug/situation, but the primary triumph was that i managed to escape a coronary from the egregious displays of buttheadedness associated with work.
after tomorrow, i should be back on track and will do my best to return with the same kind loquacious posting and spazzy harassment you all expect from me. ; p
also, look for the new book circle thread questions for discussion this week, and i apologize for the minor delay in getting started. i'm excited for what God has in store for all of us this fall.
am i the only one who hears that Voice reminding me to buckle my seatbelt?
it's been a challenge in several ways, some with personal goofiness, stubborn realization, at least one very awkward hug/situation, but the primary triumph was that i managed to escape a coronary from the egregious displays of buttheadedness associated with work.
after tomorrow, i should be back on track and will do my best to return with the same kind loquacious posting and spazzy harassment you all expect from me. ; p
also, look for the new book circle thread questions for discussion this week, and i apologize for the minor delay in getting started. i'm excited for what God has in store for all of us this fall.
am i the only one who hears that Voice reminding me to buckle my seatbelt?
Today morning I had the butterfly song running in my head. I don't know why I was reminded of it suddenly. But I like the song. 
The Butterfly song (If I were a butterfly)
Words and music by Brian M. Howard
If I were a butterfly
I'd thank you Lord for giving me wings
If I were a robin in a tree
I'd thank you Lord that I could sing
If I were a fish in the sea
I'd wiggle my tail and I'd giggle with glee
But I just thank you Father for making me, me
CHORUS
For you gave me a heart and you gave me a smile
You gave me Jesus and you made me your child
And I just thank you Father for making me, me
The Butterfly song (If I were a butterfly)
Words and music by Brian M. Howard
If I were a butterfly
I'd thank you Lord for giving me wings
If I were a robin in a tree
I'd thank you Lord that I could sing
If I were a fish in the sea
I'd wiggle my tail and I'd giggle with glee
But I just thank you Father for making me, me
CHORUS
For you gave me a heart and you gave me a smile
You gave me Jesus and you made me your child
And I just thank you Father for making me, me
I will pray for you right now brother. Our God is a Healer.
Father, I pray for Ugly and the pain in his right hand. Lord, you have shown that there is a clot in his hand. Heal the pain in his hand and remove the clot, Father. You are the Maker of this body and you know how to remove the clot. I ask that you restore Ugly's right hand to its healthy state. I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Father, I pray for Ugly and the pain in his right hand. Lord, you have shown that there is a clot in his hand. Heal the pain in his hand and remove the clot, Father. You are the Maker of this body and you know how to remove the clot. I ask that you restore Ugly's right hand to its healthy state. I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
I'm left handed too.......but as you know ........we have to adapt to the right hand world....
I feel for you...at this moment I'm waiting for God to finish repairing my knee........
Dumb doctors told me to be I would not be able too walk again....at least I could with assistance.....well I have been walking....
without my cane.......and the same will happen for you my friend.......
Your in my prayers.............peace ...jo
I feel for you...at this moment I'm waiting for God to finish repairing my knee........
Dumb doctors told me to be I would not be able too walk again....at least I could with assistance.....well I have been walking....
without my cane.......and the same will happen for you my friend.......
Your in my prayers.............peace ...jo
The developmentally disabled man I am supporting and I are currently at his community garden. After watering and weeding, he likes to sing to his veggies. Usually they are Irish folk songs or sea chanties. Today, he brought sheet music to "On Top of Old Smokey." My job rocks sometimes!
Bonus: a little old lady had a bumper crop of peppers and practically forced me to take some off her hands. Got onions and celery, and I think some shrimp in the freezer. Looks like a creole cookin' night!
Bonus: a little old lady had a bumper crop of peppers and practically forced me to take some off her hands. Got onions and celery, and I think some shrimp in the freezer. Looks like a creole cookin' night!