My life is good . . . oh so good.

Today was such an awesome day. Kerri has a really great description of it on her blog. You should check it out.

It was just so nice to be with these people today . . .

This is not just an experience . . . this is my life.

Living in Community

Here are some thoughts from the mind of Brandon Dawson, I don't know the guy, but have been reading his blog since he lived out in Idaho. He recently moved to the Brownhouse in Cincinatti. His thoughts on living in community really hit home for me:

"There's a decision to be made... in living in community... to retreat or engage. That decision is made over and over again... until the retreat, the isolation, is no longer a viable option in our lives. I think that that point of decision is the whole reason for living in community. To put oneself in a position where it's more difficult to retreat. Where engagement is the only viable option toward continuing relationship. Otherwise why live together? Why have relationships? Why not just live alone?

And it seems that so often the decision to engage is, in itself, the victory that we were looking for. The conversations that happen after... the discussion and working out of things and (if necessary) reconciliation... are all wonderful but the greatest change sort of happens in the instant we decide not to isolate ourselves. At least that's the way it seems to me."

It is early, no earlier than I am usually awake. However today I am particularly tired, maybe it is just the whole week catching up with me.

Life has been filled with interesting rememberances lately . . . events and people recalling to my mind moments of importance from my past . . .

And yes mom, I do miss it, even if only what it represents and not the late nights and forty crazy teenagers. But maybe I miss them too.

Well I need to go get ready for work, so I can work six hours and come home and sleep till an indefinete time.

Change really is inevitable . . . but it is sometimes crazy to know that you, yourself were part of the driving force of change in your life.

Secondary

Work is crazy but I love it.

Really loving the midday prayers . . . there is great purpose in why we are there.

At gathering tonight Tawd said somethings that really resonated (to use Eric's word) with me . . . and though I am not sure how to put it into words like he did, I can say this:

. . . it really is all secondary . . .

Life is busy, but good and full. The days continue to flow from one to the next and they feel right. The time seems to be passing quickly, soon the month of March will be but a memory. The upside is that Spring is on its way and I cannot wait to be wearing shorts every day, oh how I love my shorts.

Well I better get to bed, morning prayers come early (6:30am) . . . I can't wait . . .

Peace to you this night.

I just got home from my ten hour work day and just had to share the highlight of my day. Yeah, I had a lot of fun cooking up pizza and pushing kids on swings, but the best part of my day happened a little after 1pm.

For the past month or so, the LP people present at NWCCC have been getting together to do Midday Prayers. And today, taking advantage of the awesome weather, Fez took Holly and I up to the roof of NWCCC to do our prayers. It was incredible. Thanks Fez. Also, I need to say thanks to Fez & Holly for listening to my rant about my day, it was very much appreciated.

Now with the weekend having begun I am going to sit back, relax, enjoy my dinner and chill out for the rest of the evening.

Peace.

Since I moved to Columbus there have been times (which are more often than not) where I allow myself (simply choose) to not have an opinion. I sit back silently and just observe the situations and conversations. I just sort of go with the flow and all . . .

I do think and I do feel . . . I just have found my lot in not expressing my thoughts and feelings so much. That is neither good nor bad . . . I guess it is indifferent. There is something there though, something I really should think about more, pray about in fact . . .

Over the last couple of days I have been giving a great deal of thought to vocation . . . to my calling. But I am not sure I have so much to say about it.

Peace to you tonight.

I just emptied the dishwasher and while doing it I could not help but feel like all is right with my world tonight. Just living here, being a part of this life, it just feels so right.

It is good to be here . . . to experience this life . . .

Enjoy life . . . seek God . . . experience peace.

Currently . . .

I thought about this post for the majority of my four hour journey home from PA . . .

I am currently . . . EXPERIENCING MY LIFE . . . .

. . . and loving just about every minute of it . . .

There is so much to say about all that has taken place for me in the last few days, but it seems I cannot quite catch up on my sleep enough to write about it all.

So hopefully as the week progresses (I am shooting for Wednesday) I will be able to sit down and write some things out . . .

Oh, and I really love my community.

Good morning . . . It is 5:44am and I am wide awake. Today should prove to be an interesting day. Between having a doctor's appointment and things at work, the morning will be a little crazy. But then around 2pm, I get the privilege of driving four hours in to PA to visit an old friend from Rhode Island. I have not seen her since I made my trek out to Columbus six months ago . . . it will be good to be there, to spend time with her and her new family.

I don't what has been up with me lately . . . but I am hoping going out of town will help the situation . . .

Things here in Columbus are good . . . I will be honest in saying that as I am approaching the six month mark, I have been doing quite a bit of reflection (who knows . . . that may be the cause of my slight melancholy). I hope to be able to write some of it out when I return.

In lighter news, I get to turn 21 on Sunday . . . it is sometimes crazy to think about where my life has taken me over the years, especially the last three . . . but regardless of how much I think about it or reflect, I know in the end I will not have wanted it any other way.

May God's peace be with you today . . .

Oh, and Happy Birthday Eric . . .

Yesterday I got the privilege of meeting in person and spending some quality time with Tony Tushar . . . he came into to Columbus (from Minneapolis) to meet with Palmer and check out the Landing Place. I met Tony back in September (through online conversations), shortly after I moved here actually. Coming from similar backgrounds, we found ourselves in similars boats on this journey, if that makes any sense. Anyway, you should check out his blog, he says a lot of things that are worth reading.

There are a ton of thoughts I need process about his time here, mainly because he got me talking so much (why did you have to be such a good listener?) that I began to put into words some of the things that I have been thinking and working through since I moved here.

I just don't even know where to begin . . .