bitter/sweet.
July 7th, 2010 § 0
my telemetry tech is a retired physician, anesthesiologist, hospital owner & army general. from time to time i ask him questions about culture, medicine and even relationship advice. (i figure such an accomplished man’s wisdom might be worth hearing, and learning).
last night he told me about the early goings of his marriage. the day of their wedding his wife told him simply, ‘i cannot cook, all throughout childhood i always had someone to cook for me so i did not have to learn’. and in response he told her ‘it’s fine i know very well how to cook, but there must be something that you’re good at’. ‘i used to sing in public places throughout med school’ she said. and so he told her ‘that’s great, i’ll cook, while you sing’.
and so he cooked, and so she sang. a year into their marriage, that’s what they did. until one day he made plans to play golf. so his wife told him ‘since you’re playing golf today, i’ll cook for you’. so she cooked for him, and he happily ate what she had made. another day passes, and again she offers to cook for him. again she cooked, again he ate.
one day she decides that she would play golf with him. and so she cooked for the both of them. as she ate the meal that she has been preparing for him, her first reaction was to spit out the food and ask, ‘yuck, how can you eat that? it is so bitter! why have u never said anything!’. he responds to her; ‘because i appreciate that you are trying to cook for me. and because of that, to me it is sweet.’
he told me that from that day on, she developed such great respect for him and how he honors her as his wife, that from that day on; every time he went to go play golf, she went to go, to a cooking class.
awesome.
Knight & Day.
July 3rd, 2010 § 0
blame it on the fact that my girlfriend is 3,000 miles away. with that said here’s my attempt at a movie review/spoiler/reflection/lol.
prelude ~ tonight was first friday adoration with my household. followed up with 4Rivers BBQ and this movie. its one of the better ways to spend an evening. being around the SFC community is quite different than that of YFC. conversations i think is being the biggest difference. with that mindsets. being around so many awesome women of God in the community only leaves me with a great desire for one thing; that they know what they’re worth.
Knight & Day. you’ve seen this type of movie before; a secret agent whose mistakenly gone rogue while the secret organization that he works for turns their back on him. one thing leads to another and 50 people get shot, every mode of transportation blows up, and the hero saves the day and gets the girl. typical action movie right? now look at it through the perspective of adventure.
just as the relationship of roy and june’s was in this movie was a work in progress. so is that of any relationship. and while as much as this seems like another action movie for guys who get to see another james bondesque film, i think it was filmed in the perspective of a woman in what she hopes for in a man.
throughout the entire movie, june is doing things that just continually put her in harm’s way. and with each questionable action, roy is there to get her out whatever rut shes in. regardless of the life-saving advice he provides her; she continually runs away from him. but he continually runs after her. and with each life-saving event, june inches her way to trust roy. each time having her best interest in mind. each time providing for her, even in ways she doesn’t understand. all the while he does this, never losing sight of his duty (as a secret agent LOL).
a Knight. in every sense of the word, is exactly what every woman is destined for. chivalry can only be dead if a woman no longer decides that she is worth the effort and in turn settles for less. trust sisters, that the man who is deserving of you understands your worth and will fight to protect it, to provide for it, and to win it over.
with that. i think that this movie is one of the more entertaining ones out there. definitely packed with a lot of action. so much in fact that its comedic. 2 thumbs up. lol
AIR.
June 18th, 2010 § 0
in my life time i’d like to see someone surpass him. as much as i dislike kobe, i was hoping he would show flashes of greatness. but its okay. its fun trying to see who the next will be. congrats lakers. here’s to a long offseason.
LA
June 16th, 2010 § 0
dear Kobe,
my last weekend with my girlfriend before she leaves for cali would be 100x better if you can slay the celtics. thanks.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLLLOLOOL
June 2nd, 2010 § 0
“Love to be real, it must cost—it must hurt—it must empty us of self.“
— Mother Teresa
moments of grace.
May 30th, 2010 § 0
make me a channel of Your Peace.
where there is hatred, let me sow love.
where there is injury, pardon.
where there is discord, harmony.
where there is doubt, faith.
where there is despair, hope.
where there is darkness, light.
where there is sorrow, joy.
o Master, grant that I may not
so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.
…thanks for the reminder on how to live, st. francis.
love is hard.
May 25th, 2010 § 0
the path to peace does not include a pitstop at hate. or indifference. only love. and when thats not enough. love harder.
the power of photography…
May 11th, 2010 § 0
ive seen this image a hundred times and each time thought injustice. its interesting though to learn the story behind it.
