Without needless explanation, let me justly state that life has not necessarily ventured along the charted course. Or perhaps more accurately, I have not exactly plotted the most enlightened path. So I have found the last 3 years of particular note, the stuff psalms are written of.
In a note of inspiration, a good friend encouraged me to write down all the wonderful parts of life, to help gain perspective. This is written with optimism (which is much more difficult to pull off than cynicism).
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C - Chock Full o' Nuts - a coffee tin, sitting on my desk as a pencil holder, which originally held Chocolate Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies from a flirtatious girl from Athens who brought them to my dorm room one night 13 years ago.
D - Deal, as in 'my deal', which is likely the modern equivalent to 'God's will';) Searching these years of dissatisfaction for some clue as to what I am most joyful participating in was a valid pursuit. Gaining clarity here has been a relief and source of energy unknown for a long time prior.
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G - Garrett Haoge Bowling - the biggest pain in my tail in my life, who I am finding myself loving like a son. It has been so much harder than anything I could have imagined... set me to spiraling. But as I have asked myself if I would change what I did, I am always met by God, knowing that He has done with me what I have done with Garrett, and if there is one thing in life I know was the right thing to do, this is it. You've got to allow yourself to rest in that.
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M - McK - I have a hard time rightly explaining why we do as well as we do. But I cannot imagine my life without her, and dare not even try. All others pale in comparison.
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P - Pastor D.E. - for the first time in my life, I swallowed my pride and went to my pastor, asked for help, and allowed him to counsel me. I gave up part of what made me who I was, and gained a great deal in return.
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