Humility - a thought-provoking quote

C.S. Lewis says

Do not imagine that if you meet a really humble man he will be what most people call 'humble' nowadays: he will not be a...person, who is always telling you that...he is nobody. Probably all you will think about him is that he seemed a cheerful, intelligent chap who took a real interest in what you said to him. If you do dislike him it will be because you feel a little envious of anyone who seems to enjoy life so easily. He will not be thinking about humility: he will not be thinking about himself at all.

From Mere Christianity, page 128.

Having a Son

There are things I'm learning about having a boy.

My sweet Asa is a joy and delight. He has a tender heart and gentle spirit. He is much more like Joel than me.

He was cautious for a very long time, but is now gaining in bravery. He loves to climb trees, fences, furniture...anything. Last summer he was the most brave in the water - being the first to just go for it and jump in off the side. He likes bugs and loves to turn over the bricks outside to find what's living underneath.
Asa is also like Joel in that he can draw really well. He likes to draw firetrucks and buildings. While he isn't so great with identifying all the letters of the alphabet when I point them out, he can draw people better than I can.
He loves to build with his Legos, Lincoln Logs, and blocks. He also loves guns, especially the Nerf gun he got a few months ago. (We ended up buying one for each of the kids and for Daddy; it's hilarious when they all get going.)
Asa is tenderhearted. When we were hiking in Arizona and the wind picked up, he got scared. He doesn't like thunder and lightning, either. He is very concerned about the weather and for a long time was having issues with being scared at night. (Thankfully we prayed against fear and he seems to be doing much better!)
My precious son will often burst out in singing praise songs. But, he's a little bit more shy than my girls and is often drown out by them, so you don't hear it much unless he's by himself. He's so much like his daddy!
He also loves to eat...and eat and eat and eat. Right at this moment he is sneaking another piece of watermelon off the counter. He is also my crier. If he gets upset or frustrated, he just can't handle it and cries. We're working on that one since the alternative to him crying is usually him hitting. Gotta find a balance in there.
So, why am I telling you all his about my little man? Because he's the one who brought his mama flowers twice in the last two days. These are from a friend's house on Sunday...
and these are from our neighbors yard (who helped him pick them).

Then, I came in to find this...
can't tell what it is?
Look at it more closely.
Yep, the boy hung a fake mouse on my pantry door!
I love this little man.

For Postings Sake

Thanks to Lisa, I need to post something. She told me today that I haven't posted much lately. She's right.

Hmm...why is that?

Well, let's see. First, I think it's because we haven't done that many exciting things lately. We've just been busy with regular daily life. That's always "exciting", but I haven't really taken any pictures. That would be reason number two. Reason number three is other projects. I sit down at this computer and usually have five or more things on my to do list. Then, if I waste any time by looking at other things (reading blogs, checking Facebook, googling things, looking at Craigslist, or reading emails), I don't have time to finish my to do list and can't possibly think about writing a post.

So, why now? Well, because Lisa said I should.

The biggest reason I think I haven't written anything, though, is my own heart, emotions, and the "place" I find myself these days.

I can't believe I'm even writing this to be posted, but I said I'd be real on here, so here goes.

We went to Arizona in March and I have felt off-kilter ever since. I just looked that word up in the thesaurus because I'm cool like that and wondered if it was really a word. It is. Off-kilter means "unbalanced, off balance, out of order, disordered, confused, muddled, disoriented, out of tune, out of whack". Hmmm...that's spot on!

I can't fully describe this off-kilter feeling, but there are many things that have contributed. The trip itself served to throw me off. We spent a few weeks intensely planning, then two weeks intensely traveling and sharing, and then came home back to normal life. Boom! So, there's an element that is just "post trip" adjustment.

A few other things have been happening: my tasks in the office have been varied and less consistent than they were before my trip, a very close friend of mine here in Texas has been battling breast cancer since Christmas and the last treatments were the hardest (they are now done; praise the Lord!), I got sick (which doesn't happen often), and I've been wrestling with God on a few things.

I honestly don't like to admit that I'm feeling so off-kilter, but it's the truth and I'm all about that. It's nothing dramatic or life moving, but just has led to fewer blog posts. I'm sure not too many people are impacted, but for those couple of you reading the blog who might have wondered...there you go.

I got my hair cut this week. I like it. Maybe I'll start posting more now that I like my hair again.