I’m still thinking through what I wrote last night. I’m not ready to make any grand commitments, but I’m thinking about it. It’s Thursday morning and I’m up early (not as early as my alarm was set, but early) and I’m writing. I feel so much better than two days ago and it appears that […]
Continue reading →I’m losing ground. Another day lost yesterday. I haven’t gotten up early one day this week and last night I barely made it bed by 9:30. I felt wretched all day but I needed to spend some time planning for Sunday because I’m going to be leading worship. I just wanted to lie down and […]
Continue reading →I’m running sluggish today. I woke up at 5 with a sore throat so I gargled with salt water and went back to bed. It just doesn’t seem to make sense to get up early to write when I’m getting sick and probably the thing I need most is sleep to get better and make […]
Continue reading →I’ll start with a few updates – it’s been a week since we took apart our kitchen to track down the carpenter ants – we haven’t seen a single one since then. This is a good sign. This is a battle that may not be done yet, but if there’s more work to be done, […]
Continue reading →I feel good pretty good today – aside from being tired. I finished my post last night and went to bed without watching any political videos on Youtube. That’s kind of a hollow victory because I’ve been following the Trump situation voraciously on twitter. I don’t have a twitter account, but if you know who […]
Continue reading →If you want a really foolproof way to get yourself up in the morning, leave your alarm clock in your pants and then throw your pants on the floor at the foot of your bed. I think the alarm must have gone off for fifteen seconds before I got my phone out – grabbing for […]
Continue reading →This is attempt number four at a post coming from the weekend. I started one on Sunday and then another one on Monday, then I finished one yesterday but then I started another one this morning before starting this one tonight. Besides the one from yesterday, I couldn’t bring myself to finish any of the […]
Continue reading →I’m almost half-way through and I’m starting to slip! That’s two in a row that I’ve missed. I’m not going to lament my missed opportunities but I am going to carry on. I still have the hope that I can catch up somehow. I could cheat and just toss off a few quick posts, but […]
Continue reading →Last night after we had put our kitchen together and I told my wife that I’d never actually finished my post that morning and that I was another day behind in my Lent journey, she suggested that I cheat and post a one-liner. She didn’t actually say “cheat” but that’s how I interpreted it. It’s […]
Continue reading →Kitchen cupboards are deceptively big. You don’t realize how much stuff is in all of those cupboards until you take it all out and try to find places for it on the counter and the table and the floor or wherever it might be. This is the kind of discovery you make when you are […]
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