ten things
- i miss this space, so i am jumping into it on a thursday toward the end of january.
- the sun is shining in through my window, the high temp today is forecast to be 42 degrees F, and the rest of the 10-day forecast is for mostly sunny days and temps that stay above zero.
- i am writing a list on the last page in the notebook that i began on july first. this notebook holds 64 lists of random thoughts.
- today i am wearing a gifted sweater (it is so soft and cozy, like wearing a blanket. but it looks nice. professional even. aren't those the best clothes? the ones that look great *and* feel so good.)
- i have a new job in the time since i have written much on this blog. maybe tomorrow will be a list of ten things about my job as director of institutional advancement at miles community college. i should tell you about it, because i really like it.
- i still drink coffee like it is going out of style. i have a little sign on the coffee bar in my office - it says "a day without coffee is like . . . just kidding. i have no idea." this is a true statement.
- i still head outside to look up, to drink in the expanse of sky, to appreciate clouds and sun and stars and moon, to remind myself to take deep breaths, to remind myself that the maker of all of this cares about each moment in my day, each thought that i ponder in my heart, each person that i love so very fiercely.
- there are often all kinds of things that i want to share here, in this space.
- sometimes i feel like there isn't time, or like the things might not be mine to share.
- but words are my bane and my therapy, my scourge and my gift. sharing the lovely and the wretched is necessary, because it is often, when i am writing, that i remind my own self to look for the lovely and the pure and the true and the praiseworthy, the clear and the kind, and then to share these discoveries so that we may be edified, encouraged, and strengthened.
for today, go gently, love fiercely, and be wonderful, my friends.
with so much love, e