When your wife is sick you realize again just how lucky you are--not to mention how lazy you are. Rochelle came home from work yesterday (the only day she works) and felt awful. Earlier this week, she (as I might expect her to do) spent the day keeping her friend's children, while their parents were at the hospital visiting a relative. Well, the couple's young son got sick and Rochelle got sick, too. It's not bad (which is easy for me to say), it's only a cold. But it's bad enough that I have had to realize again just how good I have it.
For instance, I can't cook. When Ro is sick, we eat out or eat badly. I hate cleaning. Rochelle hates it too, but she'll still do it. Malia likes to play more than any one parent can handle. I was with Malia all day yesterday and I was exhausted. How does Rochelle do it? How does she take care of an toddler and someone else who doesn't act much older?
Suffice it to say that I'm already thinking about ways to bless my wife for Valentine's Day. She deserves a better life than I am able to give her. I'm grateful that she puts up with all my little quirks and oddness.
A few years ago I bought a book entitled, "1,000 Ways To Say 'I Love You'". Well, I hated that book, so I'll do the best I can: Rochelle I love you. Get well soon...like before dinner.
Friday, January 20, 2006
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Blog, Blogging, Blogged
A friend of mine scolded me for not blogging more often. He's right. I don't do this enough. I wish I could be like Mike Cope (http://mikecope.blogspot.com) and have something clever and thoughtful to say everyday. My problem is that sometimes I forget I have this little corner of the web and when I'm very busy--which is most of the time--I feel guilty about blogging when I should be reading or writing something else.
Anyway, I won't promise to do better, but at least I'll try.
Well, I have some very fun things coming up this spring. First of all, I'm teaching for two days at the Abilene Christian University Lectureship (www.acu.edu). My classes will be about the missional/emergent church conversation. Surely, there are people who know more about the subject...I hope they're there. It will help the conversation. In addition, I'll be speaking about race relations in the church at the Pepperdine Lectures this May, as well as speaking at the YouthWorkers lunch. It should be fun. Any excuse to go to Malibu is a good one.
By the way, if any of you have something you would like to offer to either of those discussions, I would be glad to hear them.
I'm also the focus-leader for Kadesh #1, a camp for senior high students at ACU the first week in June. I'm really looking forward to that. I think a lot of Bob Strader and Jan Meyer who run the Summer Leadership Camps at ACU. It will be great to have some time with them.
By the way, I also have an on-going ministry to youth, young adults, and preaching at my day job. Now that I think about it, it's no wonder why I don't blog more often. Thank you all for your patience. Keep checking back...I'll try and do better.
Anyway, I won't promise to do better, but at least I'll try.
Well, I have some very fun things coming up this spring. First of all, I'm teaching for two days at the Abilene Christian University Lectureship (www.acu.edu). My classes will be about the missional/emergent church conversation. Surely, there are people who know more about the subject...I hope they're there. It will help the conversation. In addition, I'll be speaking about race relations in the church at the Pepperdine Lectures this May, as well as speaking at the YouthWorkers lunch. It should be fun. Any excuse to go to Malibu is a good one.
By the way, if any of you have something you would like to offer to either of those discussions, I would be glad to hear them.
I'm also the focus-leader for Kadesh #1, a camp for senior high students at ACU the first week in June. I'm really looking forward to that. I think a lot of Bob Strader and Jan Meyer who run the Summer Leadership Camps at ACU. It will be great to have some time with them.
By the way, I also have an on-going ministry to youth, young adults, and preaching at my day job. Now that I think about it, it's no wonder why I don't blog more often. Thank you all for your patience. Keep checking back...I'll try and do better.
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