SPF 105

Lately I feel like one of those Victorian characters ambling through pastures hedged with lavender, twirling my proverbial parasol, and making remarks like, "Ah, but 'tis good tonic for the spirit to be among this verdance!" Pfft. Been soaking up the rays with my little dahlin'. Of course I have my lonely moments (see also: When NPR becomes a dear friend), but I've really been having such skin tingling fun. Surely these days my cholesterol is lower, my heart healthier, or some condition that the Victorians would prescribe more sunshine and laughter to ameliorate.

Baby Girl? Whatchoo think about summer in the sunny city? Loves it.

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Swan Boats with Schaff and Family Schaff.

Swings at Castle Island

Rooftop lunch with Auntie Haddy at MIT

Quiet meditation in The Abyss (Bostonians, if you've not been, you must go and send a letter to the universe....)

"The whole earth is full of His glory." ~ Isaiah 6:3

50/50

Things I see in Baby Girl that are her father: - an unquestionably mighty physical strength - adorable nose - almond shaped eyes - pretty skin that turns bronze in the sun - dark hair - long dancer toes - love of reggae - need for speed on wheels Things I see in Baby Girl that are her mother:

- enchantment with shiny, glittery things - blueish gray eyes - penchant for testing limits of her voice - fine hair - cheeks (facial, thanks) - assurance that there is at least one person who loves her close by - giddiness, as demonstrated by legs and arms that pump with excitement - inability to sustain jocundity when overtired

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Withhold Not Good

The title of this post comes from Proverbs 3. I've been studying it in my devotions this week. Sometimes I just take it as face value, like it's some Robert Fulghum sagacity, when really iit's fit for taking your time to mine out all the wisdom and there are two verses I've been trying to really get an imprint of on my mind and heart this week. Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. (Prov 3: 27

Paraphrased, we have it in our power to do good, so we should not even blink before doing it. Easy enough.

Also! Where it says "them to whom it is due," my translation tells me that the Hebrew translates to "the owners thereof." Do you get that? When we share goodness with others, we're not really sharing it. Do we share something that belongs to someone else? No, we give it back. It belongs to someone else. So when we do good, when we pass along goodness, this verse says it is because we are indebted to do so to our brothers. That is, when we fail to do good, when we are passive, or even worse, when we are destructive, we are ultimately only neglecting or hurting ourselves. And further, if we are bound to Christ, we owe to Him all praise, and how does He require that we praise Him? By doing good to "the least of his brothers."

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I will continue with this reflection sometime soon.

In the meantime, Houston? We've got a ponytail sighting....