This weekend is our twelfth wedding anniversary (zoinks!! how???), and we are headed to Peaceful Beach in a couple of hours. Thanks to Free to Be who will watch the girls this afternoon, and to Mamala, who will take over until we return tomorrow evening.
Today’s Friday Five is a word association; the words are
whirlwind, foundation, lightning, den, prey (from Job 38)
So, a twelve-line poem, dedicated to R.
no biblical whirlwind,
nor Shakespearean either,
no lightning crack to the temple,
crumbling the foundations;
I don’t feel the earth move
except as we move on it together.
yet familiarity will stalk us as prey,
the den no safe place for us,
or too safe; and so, today
as the woods burst in brilliant flame,
we flee for our lives, toward the water
and waves, to find where it all began.
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Asides
» I have been remiss in posting SBJ’s latest stats: 23 pounds and 27 inches at six months. Yes, I’ve got the big mama biceps.
» Aaaaaand little she-who-is lost another tooth this week!
» SBJ is four months old, 19 pounds 5 ounces, and 26 inches tall. GIGANTOR!
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I remember when you got married. We really did not know one another very well yet. We just sort of existed in the same church space together. That changed with the junior high youth, didn’t it!!! Congratulations. This poem is lovely– breathtaking. So, I can’t get you to Dallas, huh? It was actually not me but it certainly got my brain working…
Congratulations! That was a really great day. You really have a wonderful partner. I’m lucky to have R as my brother-in-law.
All the best to both of you on your anniversary. Enjoy your weekend!
Congratulations!
congrats … have fun at the beach
All the best…
Enjoy…
And what Shannon said, except for the youth part…
With us it was “Heirs Apparent”…what a name…LOL
Yes, I think you guys came up with that name about three weeks before we joined the church…
It was a really, really great day! You were (are) beautiful and the wedding cake, man, it was the best!
I tried a poem too- but it was nothing like this- thank you!
Well played!
Happy Anniversary.
Ok, blame it on John Barr, who is jonny walkers’s cheap cousin. We’ve been out with in-laws to toatst the tiwns arrival and I’m too taosted to correct spelling.
Woohoo.
Um. My babies are beautiful. Born on Sunday, October 10th.
Joseph, was 2lbs 12oz and jumped into the world naturally feet first.
Aaron was 3lbs 5oz and came thourgh a c-section.
Thank you for not banning me for hi-hjacking your thraed.
XT
Oh yeah - happy anniversary. God bless you both and god bless babies.
XT
XT–that’s awesome. Hijack with great news like that ANYTIME.
Just barely back–gotta go. Fantastic time, we had a meal last night that would rank in our top 10 meals of all time.
Congratulations, Dad!
Happy Anniversary!
One of the ways your blog encourages me as a pastor is your creativity. Love this poem!
Happy Anniversary.
Hope its a great beach trip.