Fits
Fits have been on my mind lately. Perhaps it is because my two year old has suddenly found the need to throw a fit whenever he does not get his way- I mean after all HIS way is the only way. My wife suggests this only happens when he is with us, as others scoff at the idea that L would do such a thing. She also points out that he seems to do these especially when I am not home- adding to her frustration. I must admit, there are times when I wish I could completely break down throwing my body on the floor, kicking and screaming, eventually settling in the arms of one who loves me and gently reminds me that i do not always have to have it my way. Yet I think if I did this people would look at me strangely.
wow- what an odd topic to begin my blogging life with again. it has been way too long since i have put anything on here, and after reading my friends blogs I have begun to realize that i can at least put a few words down. but truthfully, until recently nothing has changed much. graduation happened, i entered the world of waiting for call and "feeding the fish" as my friend k pointed out so graciously. i must admit this time of fish-feeding was pretty difficult as far as my patience went, though there were many fish to feed. but now...all of a sudden, life is moving forward quite swimmingly :-). a,l, and I will be moving to Traverse City, Michigan July 22nd. we will be living in a pretty little dump of a house for a few weeks until we can find a house to buy. my call as a mission developer begins august 1, and then who knows. the challenge of beginning a new congregation scares the s@it out of me, but also excites me to no end. a and I spent some time in the Traverse City area and fell in love- oh my goodness it is beautiful. so...if all else fails i can become a batboy for the new minor league baseball team in town called the BeachBums- Anything to live by the water.
as this new beginning takes off, i must begin to say goodbye to many things. friends at school who i truly will miss and never see in the same way again- distance does funny things. friends at champps who have taught me so much in the years i have worked there. my cat zoe who seems to be headed to a new life with b in the twin cities. and the list goes on and on. but....i am confident that god is at work here, somehow and somewhere and good friendships will become stronger and new ones will be made. but still...i want to throw a fit- somebody hold me!
wow- what an odd topic to begin my blogging life with again. it has been way too long since i have put anything on here, and after reading my friends blogs I have begun to realize that i can at least put a few words down. but truthfully, until recently nothing has changed much. graduation happened, i entered the world of waiting for call and "feeding the fish" as my friend k pointed out so graciously. i must admit this time of fish-feeding was pretty difficult as far as my patience went, though there were many fish to feed. but now...all of a sudden, life is moving forward quite swimmingly :-). a,l, and I will be moving to Traverse City, Michigan July 22nd. we will be living in a pretty little dump of a house for a few weeks until we can find a house to buy. my call as a mission developer begins august 1, and then who knows. the challenge of beginning a new congregation scares the s@it out of me, but also excites me to no end. a and I spent some time in the Traverse City area and fell in love- oh my goodness it is beautiful. so...if all else fails i can become a batboy for the new minor league baseball team in town called the BeachBums- Anything to live by the water.
as this new beginning takes off, i must begin to say goodbye to many things. friends at school who i truly will miss and never see in the same way again- distance does funny things. friends at champps who have taught me so much in the years i have worked there. my cat zoe who seems to be headed to a new life with b in the twin cities. and the list goes on and on. but....i am confident that god is at work here, somehow and somewhere and good friendships will become stronger and new ones will be made. but still...i want to throw a fit- somebody hold me!
i agree with your desire to throw a fit. it would somehow make everything seem better if someone else was the one who had to make the hard decisions and they were able to console us whenever we were having a tough time.
on the other hand, i think i would throw fits more often then i want to now if other people were always making decisions for me. it is already tough enough living with the consequences of other's decisions concerning my life - what if that happened all the time???
go ahead, throw a fit and enjoy it. but don't give up control of your own life.
Posted by
Leland |
9:41 AM
I'll hold you baby...throw a fit. :)
J-man...i am really going to miss you. It'll be so strange not to have your fabulous face wandering around campus. And A and L being gone too...it's all going to see so odd. Please keep in touch - i don't want to lose my friend.
~moe
Posted by
~moe~ |
10:45 AM