My Thoughts

For me when I have those days when I feel like I'm being a bit too pushy. I refuse to sit around and wait for someone else to do what God has called me to do myself.........like guide my daughters or stand up for injustice.

~Impact of Impasse~ As I was looking for an image to include in this, I stumbled across these amazing photo blog . Wow!! The new Matt Damon movie "Hereafter" plays in the corner of my office as I work this afternoon, the soft music and dim lighting helping to create an almost Shakespearean mood.........it is Saturday, and life in Austin is in full bloom. This last week was full of finals and family responsibilities that kept me running almost everyday. Finally, with nothing to do but just absorb the world around me, I feel like a visitor returning home after years away. I scarce can believe it's already May. Last week's cool snap seemed to draw me back into December, and suddenly, almost violently, summer demands attention. Austin Shakespeare presents "Love's Labour Lost " in the park, and I am about a month behind of creating my summer calendar of events for me and the girls. Kaitlyn has dress rehearsals on Saturdays all month with her final performanc...

~Traffic Tales~ Zooming down Mopac a couple days ago, I had to truly smile at the lessons of life literally rushing around me. I was in a slow-paced day, having actually gotten out of bed when the alarm first sounded and not rushing in chaos to get ready. As other cars zipped in and out of the steady flow of traffic headed south, the images of the tortoise and the hare appeared in my mind. Ironically, I am normally the one zipping in and out of traffic, often very arrogant and proud that I have "mastered" this daily commute. But not this day.............KLove playing on my radio and the very cool air with grey overcasting mingled together to put my spirit at rest. So crystal clear was the analogy of society, the tortoise/hare and the Mopac traffic. When the street lights collectively turned-off, I saw society as a collective..... It became evident to me that as society moves forward in its consistent and slow pace, individual participants within it that move too quickly can c...