This one is for my older brother’s birthday, which is today.
Four Decades
Four decades here upon the earth
Less than one a dad;
But what a major impact
Those lesser years have had! Continue reading
Four Decades
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The Joy of Consciousness
My apologies for my last entry, it was too disjointed and got too bogged down in the technical details (ironic, I know). Here is a rewrite:
Talking about flowing water in the last post in this series reminded me of this scene from Prince Caspian (starting from 1 minute 12 seconds into the video below):
Let’s imagine I witnessed these events in the flesh and described them to you like this:
A temporary and constantly changing arrangement of water molecules came sweeping down an open flow channel, interacted with and modified structures composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur, calcium, iron and other trace elements, then carried them various distances downstream. It was amazing!
I’d expect you to look at me as if I was slightly insane. Continue reading
Kindle Countdown Deal for Nobility Among Us
A Kindle Countdown deal for Nobility Among Us for the US territory of amazon.com will be starting today at approximately 8 a.m. PST (4pm GMT), in which the kindle ebook version of the book can be bought for as little as $0.99 until the same time on Sunday, after that the price will go up by 1 dollar every two days until it reaches its normal price again.
More information about the book can be found via the Nobility Among Us page, linked to in the menu bar at the top of this page, the kindle countdown deal will be occurring here.
The Joy of Wonder
Last week’s post inspired a series of connected thoughts that I intend to share with you all in sequence.
Looking at little Timmy’s enthusiasm for the same thing again and again raised in me an obvious question, what are the things that I, as an adult, never tire of watching? Continue reading
An Apology
I apologise for the delay with this week’s post, caused by something similar* to that described in the video below:
*by this I mean a much milder stomach complaint that made it very uncomfortable to sit upright for an extended period and made for much more interrupted sleep at night than normal. No doctors visits were needed or anything like that, and I’m almost back to full health, this week’s post should be ready tomorrow or the day after. Besides, it seemed like a good excuse to post the above video 🙂
The Joy of Constancy
Let me take this opportunity to talk a little about the infinite sweetness of my youngest son.
Each look from his big brown eyes speaks ten thousand words and concepts that he can’t even begin to dream of.
Each discovery he makes reminds us of another wonder of existence.
We rejoice in his struggles, in the lessons that he learns, in a life that looks to us with total trust. Continue reading
God’s not afraid
God’s not afraid of dirt, God’s not afraid of pain,
God’s not afraid of spoiled brats who try to shift the blame.
God’s not afraid of broken glass or broken hearts or dreams,
Or even when reality is not what it first seems. Continue reading
A New Life
A new life is in our arms, new hopes and dreams unspoken,
New love, responsibilities and promises unbroken.
A finger placed into her palm is gripped with tiny strength;
When faced with such sweet innocence, we can but gaze at length. Continue reading
Christmas Context
There was once a tiny nation, at the green and pleasant crossroads between history’s great powers, constantly buffeted this way and that, kicked around, conquered and swamped again and again by this side or that throughout its history, and now firmly in the iron jaws of the greatest of them all. This power was used to dealing with and crushing all rebellion against its might. Every proud voice was silenced, every upraised head was beaten down into the dust. Everyone left standing was cowed and compliant. This was a conquered, beaten people.
And yet a spark of hope remained. Continue reading
My first daughter (after four sons)
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This is Lydia Anna, aged four (hours), born today at 12:27 GMT measuring 51cm and weighing 3.69 kilos. Isn’t she beautiful? As a result, my schedule is pretty hectic right now and there will most likely be no poem this week. I hope you can all forgive me.
Edit – new daylight pic of her aged a full day! Look how she’s grown!
And now in daylight!
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