//contemplative spirituality

disconnected.

disengaged. 

distracted. 

find a tree or

a flower.

contemplate God's goodness 

reflected and shown through 

His creation.

breath.

He gives you breath.

//are you kidding me?

Ok so I know that we are out of the Bush-era, but I stumbled upon this image and could not believe my eyes...

Even setting aside my  beliefs in non-violence and my distaste for the Bush administration, this sign is hard to grasp.

I guess I will let it speak for itself.

But a couple questions:

+How does this sign communicate the greater [macro] ideals of our Christian brothers and sisters of different though persuasions?  How are we too react in love?

+If you happen to be one of our brothers or sisters that share the ideal that is communicated through the words and pictures represented on the sign, could you shed some light on my confusion?  

//33 miles per gallon

So we finally made the transition.  

My wife and I have attempted to make many changes in our life to be more conscious and lessen our impact on the global ecosystem.  But there has always been one big, enormous, gas guzzling issue staring us in the face.

Our 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee.  

13 miles [city] to the gallon to be exact... 

Although we were disgusted every time we got into our vehicle, we didn't really have an option.  It isn't like we have a large amount of cash sitting around to buy a "greener" vehicle.  So we adjusted our life to cut down on consumption and emissions by walking places if they were in town and riding my bike to campus [when it wasn't snowing].  We began looking for a new car a long time ago [8 months], trying to find something we could afford.  Slowly, our jeep began to fall apart.  We knew that we still couldn't afford to buy a new care, so if we were supposed to get one, we would have to be patient and wait.

Then God made a way. [insert criticism of the idea that God blesses people with money to buy a car...I know what you are thinking.  I am thinking the same thing.]

To make a long story short, Holly's parents [who are amazing] decided to give us enough money to buy a new [used] car, a 2003 Ford Focus station wagon with only 37,000 miles!  

Now we are cutting our emissions and consumption of foreign oil by almost 70%, and we drive a car that is definitely more practical and family friendly.

God provides.

//soon...

This is a pointless post...more informative i guess.

Just wanted to let you know that I will be posting a blog shortly in response to the previous post on being vegetarian. 

Thank you for all your responses!