Seasons in my life

I can't find the words to describe what is going on in my heart right now. Something good. Something is waking up inside of me. I think perhaps the something might be hope.

Evidence:

1. A renewed hunger to know God.
2. A good conversation over coffee with my wife.
3. I cry at the happy, hopeful parts of the story of L'Abri. (which is amazing, by the way.)
4. My creative desires are re-awakening.
5. I want... something.
6. I'm looking forward to finding what the future holds.

For Ed

Ed, I look forward to seeing what God does with this next stage in your life. May the peace of Christ follow you wherever you go.

You can consider this my entry for contest purposes. :-)

Today

Today I finished one book and started another.

Today I had a good conversation with a friend I have not talked to in a long time.

Today I ate delicious pumpkin stew for dinner.

Today I finished a task I set out to do for work.

Today I kissed my wife.

Today I took a break from work and lay outside in the grass.

Today is gone, never to come again.

Promised pictures

This is a group shot of all the pumpkins we carved at house church, with Bert shining front and center:

Taken that same night, I caught Corey dreaming that he was a rock star:

I took a walk into the part of the neighborhood I hadn't been to before, and ran into these guys. There's nothing particularly artistic about this one, but the expression is priceless:

I also ran across this wagon on my walk. I really like it:

Out of all the pumpkin pictures I took (there were a number I liked but didn't post), this one is my favorite. Fun trivia: it was about 4:30 in the afternoon and rather sunny when I took this, and my flash is inside the pumpkin.