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“You are going to feel like hell if you never write the stuff that is tugging on the sleeves of your heart — your stories, visions, memories, visions and songs. Your truth, your version of things, your own voice. That is really all you have to offer us. And that’s also why you were born.”
Anne Lamott

“You are going to feel like hell if you never write the stuff that is tugging on the sleeves of your heart — your stories, visions, memories, visions and songs. Your truth, your version of things, your own voice. That is really all you have to offer us. And that’s also why you were born.”
Anne Lamott

Month: July 2010

A New Era

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I have gotten very much behind on my posting. We have been busy. This past week grandson Jerod celebrated his 13th birthday. He has enter the mysterious and sometimes daunting teenage era. We had a great time with him and his family and cousins at Holiday World.

Blake and Grayson as well as Tyler have been playing with post season All-Star teams. It looks like Kyle is going to be able to join his team this next weekend. His arm has healed nicely. All star tournaments are grueling. Grayson played three games yesterday in 95 degree heat. His team finished 3rd and he played very well.

The next few weeks are looking busy. We continue to work on the blue house. We are looking forward to having Clark and Vanessa for a visit next week. It is possible that we may go to Alabama for my 50th high school graduation reunion at the end of the month.

Individualism

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From Eugene Peterson “Practice Resurrection”:

Individualism is the growth-stunting, maturity-inhibiting habit of understanding growth as an isolated self-project. Individualism is self-ism with a swagger. The individualist is the person who is convinced that he or she can serve God without dealing with God. This is the person who is sure that he or she can love neighbors without knowing their names. This is the person who assumes that “getting ahead” involves leaving other people behind. This is the person who, having gained competence in knowing God or people or world, uses that knowledge to take charge of God or people or world.