Live on purpose

YOLO vs. Delayed Gratification Though the old adage “opposites attract” may sound romantic, I have learned “but similarities sustain” is more accurate. Doug and I are similar in more ways than we are opposites, which is why I think we get along so well. However, there is one way I have found we are very different – the way our brains work. He can sit in front of the TV with the news blaring while at the same time watching a video (also loudly) on his phone and somehow be listening to and keeping up with both. I walk into the room and immediately have sensory overload and get a tick in my eye that I am sure is a warning that a seizure is imminent. I don’t know how he does it.  As a child, his mom told people he was “hyperactive”… I guess ADHD wasn’t a named thing yet. He had a hard time in school, he says. Couldn’t sit still, spent a lot of time doodling or staring out the window thinking about the rocket he was going to launch after school. He tried to describe his brain to me the ...

Bringers and Beggars I don’t know about you all, but I look at my Facebook memories every morning. Sometimes it’s a hard memory, sometimes a joyful one, sometimes funny. The biggest reason Doug and I like to post things we do or places we go together, is so we can look back at them in the following years. Memories fade, trips run together, and often details are lost. But Facebook provides a kind of digital journal of the highlights (and lowlights) of your life. Earlier this week I read a post of mine from 13 years ago that I started mulling over to possibly use for this week’s blog: “What if every down-on-their-luck story can be traced back to a missed opportunity by someone able to help? Does that convict you? It wrecks me. ‘Lord, give me eyes to see each opportunity you put in front of me to serve others, and the willingness to do it.’” Then this morning in church, the pastor talked about “bringers and beggars,” people in your life who brought or invited you to church, and who begg...