Sunday, August 27, 2006

i got stuff to pray.

i want to know what's next.

i want to stop the hex - between races.

i want to share.

i want to create a place, a space where people eat and drink and come and grow as ideas flow while a simple creativity reigns.

i want to make an image move like the imagination flows.

i want to read.

i want to be alone.

i want to love.

i want to give up.

i want to lead/follow saints/martyrs off the cliff.

i want to be.

for now i ask and need, for grace my eyes to see... without the i.

guess which one is me.

a little YouTube of yours truly from the college and church-going days.

(always watch what's in the background;)

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

sometimes its hard to know what to blog...

that's worth other people reading. so this link will have to do:

"i carry an iron pipe with me"

i think we should jump on this story before disney does!

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

"i am ready for, i am ready for something to change." - alex dupree

in the month since my last post...

- we enjoyed playing host to a variety of family for about 2 weeks
- we went on a weekend excursion to mason
- we drank 10 year old wine for the feast of st. clare
- mel is not doing smart start in the fall but volunteering with 21st century
- i do not want to work at cm
- my unrest has been growing as we gear up for the school year

that doesn't really bring us up to date, but this quote from catholic activist ammon hennacy begins shane claiborne's book:

“Love without courage and wisdom is sentimentality, as with the ordinary church member. Courage without love and wisdom is foolhardiness, as with the ordinary soldier. Wisdom without love and courage is cowardice, as with the ordinary intellectual. But the one who has love, courage and wisdom moves the world.”

this is not the time for a review, but after fully enjoying the first 112 pages in a single sitting (not hard - big print), i'm at a crossroads that requires some reflection and certainly requires response. his book is inspiring.

sometimes the words of the saints pull the strings of our hearts in tune with God's desires.

i feel like that is happening now, though i'm not fully sure what it means.

please pray for me today, as i am ready for somethings (big things) to change.