If I had to make a list of life shaping events, no doubt two moments from February 2010 would be somewhere near the top. The first was the day we found out Brittany was pregnant with Reid. The second was the next day: we moved out of our apartment and into our first home, which we still live in today. These two days were some of the most exciting and joyful days of my life. I’m sure these events could bring to mind other words to use besides the combination of exciting and life shaping. "Sure these are big events, but life shaping? They seem rather normal to me.” Precisely. These events were … [Read more...] about The Good Life: Settling
The Good Life: Enjoyment
Here is a question that I have often wondered about our current world: Is it possible to enjoy something merely for what it is and not for what its outcome will be or what good it serves? Are there some things that are enjoyable just because they are good and you need not explain why? It’s becoming very hard to find much of this anymore. There is much pressure today to enjoy something beyond mere joy. Being happy and enjoying isn’t enough. We not only need a deeper reason, but we need that reason at the forefront and to be explained to us. We are moderns, which means we break everything down … [Read more...] about The Good Life: Enjoyment
The Good Life: Gatherings
In the last week our family has had a handful of family or friends gatherings that we have been invited to and each one has been enjoyable for all involved. Quite often these days the gatherings are birthday parties for relatives and close friends. When you have smaller children, and in the case of my family and many of my friends an increasing number of smaller children, you are invited to lots of birthday parties. It’s funny how kids are perceived to rob you of a social life, but with all the reproduction in my circle of family and friends I feel I’m with friends more than I have been since … [Read more...] about The Good Life: Gatherings