I’m awakened in the morning by a phone call — It’s Mr. Smith, and his car needs a jump. The evening before we had spotted him in the parking lot; he was still seated in his parked car, eyes closed in rapt concentration or heavy sleep, we couldn’t tell. “It’s jazz,” he explains later. He […]
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.”
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
