Since we have had some diversion, I have not been able to create some other writings and was unable to read about other stuff. I plan on posting more later today, but this is what I have for now. Oh, and I would also like to thank The One Saved by Grace for nominating me for the Ten Commandments award. I haven’t had a chance to look into that yet, but thank you the1!
1. Here is a link to a time lapse video of the Waldo Canyon fire. As of now, they have this 30% contained, which is good news. However, they sound somewhat nervous since today will be drier and hotter. Please continue to keep the firefighters and all involved in your prayers.
2. This is a letter from Papa Ben 16 which discusses, among many other things, the environment and our call to be good stewards.
3. At the beginning of this week, I was headed in an entirely different direction. Here is the article I found that talks about the rise in divorce among Baby Boomers. To me and to make this relate somewhat, this article reveals a societal fire. When I read this, well, let me know what you think…
I hope that you have a wonderful day!
lamehousewife
LH, my husband and I read the article on baby boomer divorce with interest since we are in this age category. I’m not a marriage expert and certainly don’t claim to have the perfect marriage, but after being married for 27 years, I have some thoughts. The article talks about self-fulfillment. Perhaps that’s a big part of the problem. Sef-fulfillment has an emphasis on “self.” While persuing one’s own interests in marriage is a good thing, maybe divorcing couples didn’t put the same emphasis on “together-fulfillment” – doing things together, even if it’s just going for an evening walk alone, ballroom dancing lessons, taking a seminar course……whatever, as long as it was together…..and constantly working at communication, especially when you don’t want to talk. Just my thoughts.
Thank you so much for your comment. You are a bright spot in my reflections on this.
I was thinking the same thing. In fact, it irritated me that it emphasized this desire for self-fulfillment. I just sometimes wonder if many people from that generation will grow up. I would have thought by now that they would have grown out of this mentality, but it seems some are going to walk to their graves looking for that self-centered fulfillment. Will they ever look back and reflect on perhaps, just maybe, some of these decisions to seek for self have left a lot of rubble for the next generation to sort through? It boggles my mind what the BB’s (not all) think is an accomplishment. oy-vay…
This deceptively short post took me some time to get through.
A lot of information. I enjoyed checking out “One Saved By Grace.” Congratulations on the award.
The marriage thing is ridiculous. Self-fulfillment? Sorry to be blunt but it makes me sick.
Oh, I know. It’s unfortunate that people think that doing things for self will actually help them to feel fulfilled, when actually, they will just end up emptier and emptier. Maybe that means we should feel sorry for them…mmmm…that was not where I thought this comment was going.