At the end of November, the kids were in school, Hui was resting from the chemo, Mom had just returned home, and I was rearranging the my desk in the home office. I took the time to try and catch up on the never-ending podcast backlog (it'll disappear soon, when Google discontinues their podcast app). Anyway, the point is, I (or the Lord) had some amazing episodes queued up.
I meant to document and share this then, but I didn't (go figure). All my followers are missing out.
The only record I have of the day are some text messages, in which I was sharing the podcasts with a friend. First up was The Wellness Mama Podcast:
679: Repairing Attachment Wounds, Fixing Relationship Insecurity, and Finding Your Voice With Adam Lane Smith
And to document my excitement, here are the text messages to my friend:
There are SOOOOOO many helpful parenting and relationship tips in this one conversation.
And if you want to follow it up with some lighthearted financial advice. Here's the Bee trying to get Dave Ramsey to use a credit card.
Ooh! They have it on YouTube and they're in Dave's studio (I think)! Really good points around 24-25 minutes about Proverbs "hope deferred makes the heart sick"
While the early bit was a lot of goofing, this turned into a legitimately meaningful and productive conversation.
More texts leading to the final podcasts:
Dude! Not trying to bog you down with podcasts, but I listened to this one last night and then again after Dave and the Bee. Man! Another good discussion on suffering, God, redemption, and hope.
That was it for the day.
I'm not sure if I should end this blog here, or keep filling in the gaps. I'm sure none of you mind either way.
A few days later I was reading (listening to) Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. Well, I guess I technically started the book on Nov 27 and didn't finish until Dec 6. My thoughts on this book (shared with my zero followers at work) were simply:
This feels like a book I should have on a shelf full of sticky notes and highlights. I love studying Abraham Lincoln!
I am currently listening to another book that I feel should be on my desk full of sticky notes and highlights. I discovered this book through The Habit Podcast and it only took me 6 months or so to rediscover it on my GoodReads. The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis: How Great Books Shaped a Great Mind.
And with that terrible summary of non-holiday events around the holidays, I'm going to bed.
