Monday, July 26th, 2010
Though the word spoken over me today was joy
I am now distraught with sweet, sweet grief in accepting what I do not understand. “Child of weakness watch and pray, find in Me thine all in all.”
Entries Tagged as 'Relationships'
Monday, June 28th, 2010
After the fact
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. Sarah had always made light of the fact that I’m like a robot. After all, I work in code all day at my job. And I’m stable, familiar, and predictable. And I could always be counted on to “do the right […]
Friday, March 26th, 2010
To be known, you must know yourself.
I am learning that there is a responsibility to being known by another. Sarah and I can’t expect to read each other perfectly right off the bat. Nor can we coast off the years we’ve been together. I am only starting to learn about myself. Really. There is work to be done that I’ve simply […]
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
How she works
One point of friction between myself and Sarah is that we have a really, really hard time communicating. I mean, it doesn’t help that women are elaborate enigmas, and as men we are Astonishingly Dense. Gentlemen, tell me if you’ve ever heard the following from your ladies: You just don’t get me. I wanted you to […]
Friday, November 7th, 2008
Dating 101, continued
I’m continuing an entry detailing new (and always-humbling) insights into myself, life, God, and affection as Sarah and I continue our dating relationship. On friendship and figuring each other out What Sarah’s helping me realize is that any romantic relationship must be, at its foundation, a great friendship. At the beginning we both assumed we were fantastic […]
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Dating 101
I’m going to be candid and share with you some dating lessons I’ve learned (with Sarah’s permission!). My buddy Jeff was right when he told me, “Dating’s a good way to learn how much you need grace.” And I need boatloads of it. Here we goooo… Transitioning from self-sufficiency to dependency From very early on in […]
Friday, April 25th, 2008
In transitions I
I’ve been moving in-to & in-between identities lately. As a boyfriend, I’m newly challenged by the call to care for and serve somebody. And I know I haven’t written much about Sarah and my relationship, but I’ll say that every day I learn a little bit more about how God loves. I’m reminded what a […]
