It’s THAT kind of week!
Flying by the seat of pants…
Making it up as one goes…
Simply surviving…
Choose your idiom–that’s these days.
And that’s all I’ve got at this moment.
Blur (14/30)
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Divine Tag (13/30)
When one thinks of seeking God or pursuing Him, there is built into that idea a concept that He can be reached or caught at some point. On that thought comes this bit from a little book called “The Heart of a God Chaser”…
“Catching Him. Really, it’s an impossible phrase.
We can no more catch Him than the east can catch the west; they’re too far removed from each other. It’s like playing chase with my daughter. I really don’t have to run. I just artfully dodge this way and then that, and she can’t even touch me, because a six-year-old can’t catch an adult. But that’s really not the purpose of the game, because a few minutes into it, she laughingly says, “Oh, Daddy,” and it’s at that moment that she captures my heart, if not my presence or body. And then I turn and she’s no longer chasing me, but I’m chasing her, and I catch her and we tumble in the grass with hugs and kisses. The pursuer becomes the pursued.”
So if you’ve been seeking a touch lately, enter the game. Chase your Father, knowing that He loves to play!
Constable Tucker (12/30)
My youngest brother-in-law graduates tomorrow from the RCMP. Within in a week, he’ll be starting with the detachment in Stony Plains, Alberta.
If you see him around, offer him your congratulations! We’re proud of his career choice and are hopeful that he’s got many good things ahead.
And refrain from any donut-related jokes. Believe it or not… they have been done.
BlueFish (11/30)
I’ve been browsing this website for videos lately. Sometimes, I just look to get an idea. Like any source, it takes some weeding. I love some of it; other parts just don’t click for me. Here’s a couple I found recently…
A little ditty on design…
And a cheesy (but come on, it’s a BIT funny) bit on how to fit in better at your local church…
Balancing Life (10/30)
This book has been a serious blessing to me over the past six months. Something from it speaks to me powerfully nearly every time I open it.
The last couple entries I read were from a chapter called “Balancing Life”.
A woman named Joan Chittister reflected…
“All we lack, now that life has become so speeded up, is the will to slow it down so that we can live a little while life goes by. We need to want to be human as well as efficient; to be loving as well as informed; to be caring as well as knowledgeable; to be happy as well as respected. It’s not easy.”
And a few thoughts on leisure from a fellow named Michael Casey. They’re specifically about monks and nuns, but anyone seeking to “live better” will find value here…
“Leisure is not idleness or the pursuit of recreational activities. It is, above all, being attentive to the present moment, open to all its implications, living it to the full. This implies a certain looseness in lifestyle that allows heart and mind to drift away from time to time. Monastic life is not a matter of shoehorning the maximum number of good works into a day. It is more important that monks and nuns do a few things well, being present to the tasks they undertake, leaving room for recuperation and reflection, and expecting the unexpected. Leisure allows openness to the present. It is the opposite of being enslaved by the past or living in some hazy anticipation of a desirable future. Leisure means being free from anything that would impede, color, or subvert the perception of reality. Far from being the headlong pursuit of escapist activities and having fun, authentic leisure is a very serious matter because it is the product of an attentive and listening attitude to life.”