Let it sink in. The efforts, the lessons, the smiles. The struggles, the pain, the doubt. The hope, the belief, the sense of what’s right, the calm, the certainty of God being near. Let it inform how you think, feel, act. Let it sink in. To your bones. LOVE. Let it sink in.
Listen to Them
It’s really hard sometimes, just listening. But it’s the right thing to do, just listening. If you’ve got kids, just listening goes a long way. But kids or not, just listen. Just listen. JUST LISTEN.
Lyrics Post: “Safety Dance” by Men Without Hats
We thought, *I* thought, this song was quite the lark back in 1983, all synthesized and right in tune with the era. How fun! And still is. And maybe it’s time to have a little more of that these days... S-S-S-S, A-A-A-A, F-F-F-F, E-E-E-E, T-T-T-T, Y-Y-Y-Y Safety...dance... We can dance if we want to We …
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Earlier Is Better
My grandpa was the first one I knew who got up early. He rose around 5am most mornings. I never understood, as a kid. I LOVE to sleep. But now I have little kids. Plenty of early mornings on that front; at least used to be. And now with work (mostly), it's up earlier and …
“A Place to Write”, from Seth’s Blog
Having a place and a means of doing so. Writing. Ease makes all the difference. I've had this blog for about six years. I wrote sporadically for the first several years; I became more committed to the frequency after reading Fred Wilson's blog. @avc. Fred writes there every day. It inspired me. So I committed …
Nature Finds A Way
“Nature finds a way.” This line from Jurassic Park rings true for me. We humans, like most all of the 7.8 billion on the planet, don’t think much day-to-day about the natural world around us. I don’t say this to disparage; life is busy and hard often times, so we likely are distracted a lot …
Scenes from the Week
New week, new beginnings, new attitude, reset each day. New-found Joy: Cards with the Kids Early at work, Saturday Grateful for the Likes New pathways Ketchup did well this week Active Saturday, good end to the week
Ketchup
Funny word, ketchup. Tomato-based sauce used around the world. And then there’s its alternate, catsup. Different word, same meaning. Then there’s “catch-up” - as in being behind, then catching up with others, or the target quantity, or similar. Today is Saturday, but I’m at work for a few hours to catch-up. More work than hours …
Sounds I Like
There are a lot of sounds I like; they make me happy; I can’t really explain why. Sounds like... The ice maker dropping ice; The neighbor’s car starting in the pre-dawn hours; The heater running in the garage; The kids’ quieting down to a whisper; The rattle of scooping whole coffee beans into the grinder; …
Lyrics Post: “The Three R’s”
Good tune, good lyric, good message... Do the math, teach your kids, do the same. "The 3 R's" Three it's a magic numberYes it is, it's a magic numberBecause two times three is sixAnd three times six is eighteenAnd the eighteenth letter in the alphabet is R We've got three R's we're going to talk …
