My first guest post....

I decided to start asking people to contribute anything they might want to to my blog (actually more that *I* want to hear their thoughts.... get a glimpse into their lives... lives that have blessed mine greatly!). Anything they want to say..... random thoughts.... maybe about a book they've been reading, a film they saw, a quote they read, music they listened to, something they're grateful for, a lesson learned.... ANYTHING.

I'm excited!

And so, it begins....

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How special is Man?

Consider the following facts.

The earth is about 4.54 billion years old.

Life first appeared on earth about 2 billion years ago. So, for more than half the time the earth’s been around, not even an amoeba could be found swimming in a sludge pond.

The most famous of the dinosaurs, the T. Rex lived for 2 million years, but died out about 65 million years ago.

Anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens, aka wise man) appeared about 12,000 years ago.

12,000 years seems a lot (and is), but consider time as distance on the following scale...

Imagine the history of the earth on a straight line, exactly 1 mile (1,760 yards) long – go to the far end (year 0) and start walking to the other end (today)...

Just past half way, at the 984 yard mark, the first rudimentary life form appears.

T. Rex appears at the 1,735 yard mark and lives for a mere 27 inches.

Man appeared at the 1,759.9953 yard mark and has been around for the last 0.17 OF AN INCH...

So, let me ask you again: how special is Man?

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Love languages

http://www.5lovelanguages.com/profile/ I've always known the love language my children speak.... since they were little. Rob took me a bit longer. I know my parents languages and lately I've been thinking much more about my siblings, Rob's siblings, and my dearest friends. It's taken years to figure out which one I am..... since it's been kind of a tie between three.... but recently, it finally happened. And although it's one I'm not super pleased about, it is me. It's what makes me feel secure and safe and loved. And just because someone doesn't show me love in this certain way (because obviously we all have our own language), it doesn't mean I'm not going to have a connection with them. It just means that in my deeply closest, most personal and intimately emotional relationships, this area is what does it for my heart.... and it's how my heart gives and shows it to others.

In July I made a decision.....

Sort of gave myself an ultimatum. No longer was I going to hole-up.... Not because of my health, not because of my body, not because of any other insecurities that rob me of moments truly worth living. And I haven't. And August was one of the best months in my 49 years of life. And though sunflowers have always been for me been one of God's greatest creations, seeing a field of miles and miles of them in northern Michigan this summer brought me back to the symbol they have always stood for to me and this simple phrase of words "face the Son".... my new mantra.

2017

Many many moons since my last post. I do think about it every once in a while..... posting, that is. I only keep this blog for myself. And while it says that it gets visits from places like Russia, Germany, China, France, the Middle East, and the US... I think it's probly mostly people that stumble across it looking for what a sweet potato is. This blog keeps me honest. With myself. I'm pretty much an open book to the rest of the world, there are only a few things that I keep absolutely cocooned up tightly... maybe cocooned up tightly isn't the right phrase? Maybe more like tucked away in the drawer of an old dresser that belonged to an ancestor and is kept in a corner of the attic? Hmm. Now I'm thinking how tranquil and secluded that would be... quiet, still. I'd need an overstuffed chair with a blankie and a lamp... and I'd fall asleep next to the dresser, holding those things I keep to myself. But, I digress. I totally want ...

Sweet Potators

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