God has done great things…. Why is this so hard for me to find the words to say? I know God has done great things in my life. Me standing here is a great thing God has done. He did not give up on me even when I did. Advent… is about anticipation. We celebrate [...]
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Advent 2012
Posted by jademark1 on December 10, 2011
http://jademark1.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/advent-2012/
Dinner tonight
So quick food update – my new wife and I have discovered over the course of our courtship, honeymoon and married life that we like to travel on our stomach…we like food. So I thought I would share a quick tasty dinner we whipped up tonight: 4 Bar-S Smoked Sausages – quartered // 1 box [...]
Posted by jademark1 on September 15, 2011
http://jademark1.wordpress.com/2011/09/15/dinner-tonight/
Why do I stand by?
So I called my ex yesterday, my son’s biological mother. First time I’d spoken to her since he went into the mental hospital. I’d missed and/or avoided calling her back right away after he got out…for a number of reasons. One of which is I have now had two therapist/counselors tell me that my son [...]
Posted by jademark1 on September 15, 2011
http://jademark1.wordpress.com/2011/09/15/why-do-i-stand-by/
10 years after and still here?
So a number of people have been encouraging me to go back to writing in here and while I’ve had several ideas I’ve written down over the last few months, I find it hard to believe how long it’s been since I actually last posted. It seems like there is always something in the way, [...]
Posted by jademark1 on September 9, 2011
http://jademark1.wordpress.com/2011/09/09/10-years-after-and-still-here/
Staring it in the face
So it’s been a while since I put anything up…hmm… Not as long as I thought though. Maybe I am getting better at getting back to writing stuff more regularly? Riiiiight. I wouldn’t hold my breath either. I came up against this reality not long ago. But first I want to share something with you. [...]
Posted by jademark1 on February 27, 2011
http://jademark1.wordpress.com/2011/02/27/staring-it-in-the-face/
Listening
So I was driving into work today and I heard the following story about the Russian “Bruce Springstien” : http://www.npr.org/2011/01/04/132620334/yuri-shevchuk-russias-musical-advocate-for-democracy And one line at the end really spoke to me, particularly in light of the people we minister to at my home congregation and with respect to the people I have worked with in the [...]
Posted by jademark1 on January 4, 2011
http://jademark1.wordpress.com/2011/01/04/listening/
So where does the Fall find me?
Interesting places I suppose, would be the somewhat cryptic and flippant answer. But in truth I’m not entirely sure how else to describe it. So far this fall, I have become involved with a wonderful young woman in a relationship that probably was not a surprise to anyone else but me. My son has started [...]
Posted by jademark1 on October 22, 2010
http://jademark1.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/so-where-does-the-fall-find-me/
Where the summer finds me
So it has been a little while since I last posted on this open journal. There are several reasons for that not all of which matter right now. I find myself in an interesting situation. I have applied for a new job within my current employer’s business, applied (and been provisionally accepted) to Grad school [...]
Posted by jademark1 on July 12, 2010
http://jademark1.wordpress.com/2010/07/12/where-the-summer-finds-me/
Long overdue on silence…
It was recommended to me that I blog about my experiences several weeks ago at a silent retreat before they escaped into the recesses of memory. Admittedly part of the reason I have not yet felt overly compelled to do so was because some of the experience of change was still flowing so powerfully through [...]
Posted by jademark1 on May 21, 2010
http://jademark1.wordpress.com/2010/05/21/long-overdue-on-silence/
Life is crazy…
Just about the time I think I get something figured out, I get turned on my head and have to find a whole new equalibrium. Take my church involvement for example: I agreed to start coordinating Young Adult activities mostly because I’m a bit of a social hound and really enjoy getting together, hanging out [...]
Posted by jademark1 on April 27, 2010
http://jademark1.wordpress.com/2010/04/27/life-is-crazy/
