Why scribble down upon first awake? Why not…? Short View: Make it GOOD. Go! Long View: Capture the first moments, feelings, setting pace and tone for the day. First, from where? From Deeper Sleep, just complete, too fast, most always too fast, Already time to wake in the dark, respite no more, feels like the …
Author: jeff lud
Dream Laden Forward
Thick with dreams, dread, not so rested. Planned, intended, what was so, Different result, off kilter, sluggish Day approaches, all the same, Must go, forward evermore, Those dreams of evermore, Sure to tell the tale, of nuanced life, Human story like so many others, All others the same, common yet, Somehow different also, do now, …
BBQ, Jesus, and Faith
Maybe it comes down to this. Easter weekend, cooking dinner for my kids, and our close neighbor friends. Good food (I hope!), good convo, fun for everyone, celebrating love and together. And Jesus among us. Love. Simple.
Easter: Love Wins
Love wins. Above everything else -- Heresy! Some might say — I think this is the message of Easter. God loves humanity. God came into the world to be with us and show us the way. And when we rejected that message, that love, God still loved us, to the very end. And still loves …
The Mystery of the Triduum
Dusk, Maundy Thursday, to dusk, Easter Sunday, just what went on? Two thousand years ago, hard to know, hard to know. Christians believe in the mystery, the final lessons and suffering and darkness that gave way to the greatest of all acts of love, God come to the world, God among us. What do I …
“Love Never Fails”
This Good Friday, I feel pretty far from the usual church ideas and rituals around celebrating this day. For us Christians, today is one of the most important days of the year, when we remember the execution of Jesus of Nazareth. The darkest day gives way to the brightest, a couple days following. It feels …
Stutter Step
Stutter step, into the day, A little pause, for a little more “juice” in the tank, a little more to rev up, Make it good to go. It’s true, sometimes one more doze is just what you need, Need to set yourself straight for the start, Then deep breath, and stretch, and GO, Go make …
A Dad’s Joy
Right out the gate, maybe that’s a little ego-centric…after all, I bet most parents share this joy. Listening to your kids sleep. I love it. We have a small house, so I can hear them across the way, or down the hall. Sometimes I go in to their room just to blow them a kiss. …
Back To Early
If all went well, by the time this blog post is up, I’ll have been up and working for an hour or so. First day back yesterday after two week hiatus with 2/3 kids and me down with COVID. Glad to be back at it, and early is a good time get things done. So… …
Easing Back, Back to Front, No Grind
After two weeks healing myself and my girls up from COVID, I’m logging back on to work life. Not on-site just yet; gotta solve this cough problem. L Back to front? It basically means, my intent to start work again with a fresh, healthier, balanced approach, retaining my sense of self and priority. My goal? …