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I have lots of tiny thoughts that all seem too trivial for their own post. So, I’ll try a compendium and see if that helps.
· I wonder how so many people, mostly younger women, come here and post about “love will conquer all” when they are talking about marrying someone of another faith, or another “brand” of Christianity. How can they not see how much pain and difficulty they are asking to be added to the already huge undertaking of marriage?
· I know that men are so obtuse when it comes to women. It’s painfully obvious in my own life as well as almost every other man I know. The amazing thing is most women don’t get how obtuse they are about men, too. Silly gals.
· I’m growing more and more convinced that irony is the central theme of life. Every absolute statement I have ever made seems to have come right back against me.
· The only thing I like about growing older (mid-forties here) is the noticeable addition in my level of patience. It doesn’t balance the scales, of course, but I’ll take what I can get.
· In only four months, my first grandchild will arrive. Hurrah.
· I shake my head in sorrow when I read posts about being afraid of having a large family. Friends, let me tell you, children are a horrible amount of work. They exhaust you, bankrupt you, frustrate you and even drive you to drink, but, they are also one of the few things in life that repay you much more than you put in.
· That equation works no matter how many you have. I have ten now, they all eat, none run around naked – well, the toddlers do, but that is for their own entertainment, none of them lack for shelter, medical care or education. They’re also surrounded by many, many people who love them. So, I’ll never have enough money to retire; I’ll take that trade-off.
· I’ve talked with a lot of Christian men, and when we can be honest with each other we can admit that the temptations of the flesh are so pervasive in our culture. Most Christian men I speak with, when we can talk openly, have to struggle against it. Not all, of course, we each have our particular burdens. I’ll say straight out, though, when my wife and I have frequent relations, my temptations are both reduced and easier to resist. It’s not her job to serve as my “temptation reducer” but it is a side-effect. On the flip side, since we’re no longer all that regular, I’m having to fight daily, hourly even.
· There’s a line I heard, and I cling to it almost like Scripture. I hope and pray that it has some modicum of truth in it: Sometimes we just stop wanting the same things, but we stay together. Then, when we come out the other side, we fall in love all over again.
· In 2009 I hope that we can convert all three of our foster girls into adopted girls.
· I wonder how so many people, mostly younger women, come here and post about “love will conquer all” when they are talking about marrying someone of another faith, or another “brand” of Christianity. How can they not see how much pain and difficulty they are asking to be added to the already huge undertaking of marriage?
· I know that men are so obtuse when it comes to women. It’s painfully obvious in my own life as well as almost every other man I know. The amazing thing is most women don’t get how obtuse they are about men, too. Silly gals.
· I’m growing more and more convinced that irony is the central theme of life. Every absolute statement I have ever made seems to have come right back against me.
· The only thing I like about growing older (mid-forties here) is the noticeable addition in my level of patience. It doesn’t balance the scales, of course, but I’ll take what I can get.
· In only four months, my first grandchild will arrive. Hurrah.
· I shake my head in sorrow when I read posts about being afraid of having a large family. Friends, let me tell you, children are a horrible amount of work. They exhaust you, bankrupt you, frustrate you and even drive you to drink, but, they are also one of the few things in life that repay you much more than you put in.
· That equation works no matter how many you have. I have ten now, they all eat, none run around naked – well, the toddlers do, but that is for their own entertainment, none of them lack for shelter, medical care or education. They’re also surrounded by many, many people who love them. So, I’ll never have enough money to retire; I’ll take that trade-off.
· I’ve talked with a lot of Christian men, and when we can be honest with each other we can admit that the temptations of the flesh are so pervasive in our culture. Most Christian men I speak with, when we can talk openly, have to struggle against it. Not all, of course, we each have our particular burdens. I’ll say straight out, though, when my wife and I have frequent relations, my temptations are both reduced and easier to resist. It’s not her job to serve as my “temptation reducer” but it is a side-effect. On the flip side, since we’re no longer all that regular, I’m having to fight daily, hourly even.
· There’s a line I heard, and I cling to it almost like Scripture. I hope and pray that it has some modicum of truth in it: Sometimes we just stop wanting the same things, but we stay together. Then, when we come out the other side, we fall in love all over again.
· In 2009 I hope that we can convert all three of our foster girls into adopted girls.
