the words from our mouths

yesterday, laura, asher, and i went to chick-fil-a for a tasty, fried snack. as i was driving towards the drive-thru, i stopped to let a dude in a jeep come out of his parking space. he decided to let me go ahead instead. well, little did he know that i was headed for the end of the line which was right behind him. he had a little space to weasel his auto out of. not enough for his liking, i guess. these were his words to me as he was pulling away. "learn how to drive, you bitch!"

i will never yell at anyone from my car window again. you sound like a tool. and, most of all, it's not loving.

if you're trying to save your marriage...

this might not be the activity for you. today is sunday and we finished our picnic table. neither of us do well taking instructions from the other. maybe it's an oldest child thing. since we're both the oldest of two.

i started the table on friday by cutting the boards to length and angle. yesterday, i put the bolts into the sides. today we screwed in the top and seats. now, we must sand and stain.

ryan and i do have a hard time working together. maybe it's on me, but we're just now somewhat able (after 4 1/2 yrs) to work in the kitchen at the same time. rarely do we, though. we do gladly eat what each other has made.

today, my frustration could be towards the meeting that i have at noon. note to self, don't plan meetings on sundays. sundays should be family days.

seedleaf

ryan's non-profit, seedleaf, is in full swing this summer. click on the link to read about the happenings.

i've had the privilege of giving away the vegetables that they've been harvesting. quite a bit has gone to ms. teresa, the cook at the kid's cafe. we've also given some to ms. smallwood, a 96-year old african american woman who lives not even a block away from the london ferrill community garden. she has a great story. she graduated from tuskegee university in alabama with a teaching degree. instead of going into teaching, ms. smallwood decided to get a nursing degree. during her time in tuskegee, she informed me that there was a pretty scandalous syphilis experiment going on. that'll fire a soul up.

i've also given veggies to a loving grandmother who lives a couple of blocks from the garden and cares so well for her two grandkids.

i'm quite proud of ryan and what he's doing for our community in lexington.

carbon footprint for food

here's an interesting link that teaches about how what food we consume might affect global warming.

The Clear Days

...a poem by Wendell Berry

The dogs of indecision
Cross and cross the field of vision

A cloud, a buzzing fly
Distract the lover's eye.

Until the heart has found
Its native piece of ground

The day withholds its light,
The eye must stray unlit.

The ground's the body's bride,
Who will not be denied.

Not until all is given
Comes the thought of heaven.

When the mind's an empty room
The clear days come.

doing our part

here's a link to the STREAM SAVER BILL that has been put before the house. our friends at kentuckians for the commonwealth are putting together an "i love mountains" rally on valentine's day over in frankfort at the capital. it's to raise awareness for the bill and mountain top removal in general. the koch family will be there and invite anyone local to come as well.

if you're not local, it might be informative to look over that link. i had no idea what our power hungry society has been doing to the earth until i moved to kentucky, closer to the devastation. it has been here that i've seen mountain top removal and strip-mining firsthand. a sight that will bring you to tears.

today

from the words of paul...

don't fret or worry. instead of worrying, pray. let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. it's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.

summing it all up, friends, i'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious-the best, not the worst; the beautiful, no the ugly; things to praise, not to curse. put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.

it's been quite some time

i've neglected the blogosphere for a while now, but hope to get back into writing. i've actually been sharing my life through photos on our flickr page. i often update it with photos of asher. but i want to get better with words.

today, our son is 10 months old! wow. times flies! i'm enjoying a good beer and have decided to give up swear words for lent this year. it was between swearing or alcohol. i've also added daily scripture readings...already slacking on this one. i have a hard time sitting down and focusing.

phillip and melissa (ryan's sis and bro-in-law) are home from their 6-month jaunt to ecuador. we love having them in lexington for a bit, but we eat so darn much when they're here. oh yeah, they're loving on asher. i think they might be getting the baby bug.

ryan's starting a non-profit urban gardening service called seedleaf. our city is eating it up. ha ha.

well, hopefully this post will encourage others to follow.

peace.