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Archive for February, 2004

growing pains

This past weekend was nice…read a lot and wrote a bit. Had a nice time with some of the girls, babysat with Anna R and had dinner with So Young, Birgith and Annar. Was able to practice the guitar for a few hours over these past few days. My fingers feel it today. It is painful. It makes me happy…feels like growth.

I remember when I was young and would be at Tuli & chaparral football games and the boys would all be running around and I would just lay in the sun on the soft grass close my eyes and feel my body grow. It is true. I would just lie there and feel my whole body hurt with this deep and constant pulling type of pain.

Growing pains.

That is what someone told me, that it was growing pains and I believe them. I liked the feeling then and I like it still although the type of growth has greatly changed but the pain is still a deep and constant pulling. So when I am challenged in every way, when I am hurt by life and pushed to question, when I am strong and curious and able and when I can not simply because I can not this is how I (tend to) feel (over all).

Growing pains.

The students are good, remember us when you talk to our Friend and fight the good fight would you.

Peace, me

after the…

The wind has stopped blowing and the air is still and quiet and only the sun on dry cheeks is felt… really felt. There is the sound of water in a brook that runs along the path beside me and this steady flow speaks loudly that all is well in this place and in the stillness of my beating heart.

The ground shakes but I have not fallen. The storm is passed and I am not broken or beaten or battered enough that I should not stand here enjoying this warmth, enjoying this sun.

I am left thankful for days and weeks and years like these when the toughest part of them was holding on and the greatest gift in them was that, the holding on. Blessed are the poor in Spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

(Matt 5)

More later, please pray for us-we need you.

Me