Sara and I watched Marley and Me this weekend. It's about a dog, but not really. It's really about this young couple and their stages of life from newly married to parenthood. I am pretty critical of movies, so when I say this, it might sound strange to those of you who know how difficult I am to please: I'd say it was a pretty good movie. One of the things that really struck me while watching it was just another reminder of how quickly these days we are given pass. (This was in the context of a weekend where I saw my brother graduate from high school...the same brother who, I think, was in kindergarten or 1st grade the first time he met Sara, the first week we were dating. The same brother, who upon this first meeting, asked Sandi to bring him to the basement, where Sara and I were hanging out, so he could show Sara how fast he could run).
And I couldn't help but to reflect on how quickly these days with our own little ones pass. And I felt sad about how I can so easily make my work, my rest & relaxation, my "needs" a priority over making the most of each day's opportunities with Sara and the boys. And I want so badly to have God's grace & wisdom for each step of the way.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Man, I'm Terrible
Okay, so I know I'm about as far behind on this blog promise as I could possibly be...It gives me the same feeling of a recurring nightmare I've had since the college days where I'm signed up for a class but have forgotten about it and only just remember it's there right at the end of the semester. So here I am, showing up for the final, hoping there's some way I can keep from failing.
Nonetheless, my aim is to have 52 posts here by the end of 2009, and it's almost June, and I'm almost halfway there, so I guess I'm doing alright. Sort of. I think the problem is that I really don't feel like writing about life's events (Sara covers that well enough for both of us), and I just am not feeling all that inspired to write anything thoughtful all too often. But I also know it really isn't fair to just post videos of guys falling out of chairs and count those as posts.
So I'm going to commit myself to this afresh...one entry a week from here on out.
Nonetheless, my aim is to have 52 posts here by the end of 2009, and it's almost June, and I'm almost halfway there, so I guess I'm doing alright. Sort of. I think the problem is that I really don't feel like writing about life's events (Sara covers that well enough for both of us), and I just am not feeling all that inspired to write anything thoughtful all too often. But I also know it really isn't fair to just post videos of guys falling out of chairs and count those as posts.
So I'm going to commit myself to this afresh...one entry a week from here on out.
Friday, May 15, 2009
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