3/29/2010, jovi moriah.
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Monthly Archives: March 2010
baby on the way!
watch this space: baby.madisons.com — here any day :)
oh, nothing
just wanted an excuse to post an awesome polaroid photograph. i think i’ll try making a large print soon; i’ve not seen a blown up pola, but was quite surprised to see detail that i hadn’t noticed in the one that i was holding in my hand.
film expired: 5/05. taken two days ago in Seattle.
My parenthood manifesto
the three
manifesto sounded cool. it’s mainly a set of guidelines that i’ve been noodling about. It came along because of the impending birth of our 5th child (we lost one, so 4 actually in the house at the moment).
this is a first cut, a rough draft, and *will* be edited heavily. i wanted to, in the spirit of the Cult of Done manifesto, get something out there. :)
[add something about being easily offended, or annoyed with my children, how it's not helpful to anyone, especially them]
Some of these i’ve apparently either been wired or raised to know, some i forget (and this is why i write), and some of these, He’s truly gifted me to live and internalize, outside of my own strength!
- You are not a burden. While being tough to handle, and an impetus to heartache, you are a human being, with all the worth the Creator gave you, and you will do great things on this planet, if I have anything to do with it, and the Lord tarries. :)
- You’re gonna say silly things! Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, even as a teenager (i guess it’ll probably get more intense :)…you’re a kid for goodness sake! I will let you have the freedom to do so, and do what i can to check myself to avoid getting easily offended.
- God takes joy in seeing and experiencing his children. I will too.
- You are more important than the thing(s) I’m doing. Right at this moment, and for life. This doesn’t mean that I will “spoil” you, and hang on to your every word, but you surely deserve *all* of my initial attention when you address me.
son said: 2010.02.20
we were walking through the ikea and he kept picking up stuff off the ground…”people keep LITTERING!” he was so frustrated, hahaa…i told him he could be an environmentalist. then he said (forgot to tell you joy!)
him: “…also, tell people not to smoke.”
me: “you can be a nutritionist.”
him: “what’s a nutritionist?”
me: “someone who helps people eat well, make good choices to live better…”
him: “i want to tell strangers not to…”
me: “well you may not just want to go up to strangers and tell them not to smoke…”
him: “noooo…i mean they come to *me*…”
he is my DUDE!
Yeshua help my liiife!
The days of our lives are seventy years; And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away. Who knows the power of Your anger? For as the fear of You, so is Your wrath. So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Return, O Lord! How long? And have compassion on Your servants. Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days!