bob day

June 25 - chopped off my long hair again and traded it for a bob.

today was probably the first time i've ever had such a proper serious conversation with dad without him going on and on about the same thing and without him talking nonsense.

i think i can finally articulate one thing i respect about him.

we talked about regrets, parenting, filial piety, spending, bgr, marriage.. i think we did well covering so much in sufficient depth over the 4 chicken wings and drumsticks i devoured.

and for the first time, i could tell him why i last cried without having him rant and nag about the usual things. he just said.. "that's good.  I think that's normal".  dayum. never expected that coming from him in such an understanding tone.

A quote on the biblical view of marriage

It paints a portrait of two sinners, committing to the task of one another, for the sake of one another, until death do them part. It’s two imperfect people, committing to the sanctifying work of expressing Jesus’ self-sacrificial love, to their lover, so that they might see him or her become the person God has always intended them to be, knowing full well that neither of them have yet to reach this goal.

taken from http://crossshapedstuff.com/2013/06/04/how-i-know-my-wife-married-the-wrong-person/

words that got me through this week ++

Deuteronomy 14, 15


“Worship is the submission of all of our nature to God.
It is the quickening of conscience by His holiness,
Nourishment of mind by His truth,
Purifying of imagination by His beauty,
Opening of the heart to His love,
And submission of will to his purpose.
And all this gathered up in adoration is the greatest of human expressions of which we are capable.”

Psalm 131

Intimacy with Him is not a prize we earn.  It is a grace He bestows.