Goal 1: Read 25 books.
I read two more this month. While The Great Gatsby was good, Charlotte's Web was better. Something about sitting next to my daughter and reading a couple of chapters together each night, watching her literary imagination come alive made this a memorable literary experience. Also, that Charlotte is one witty little spider. 13 books now done for the year.
Goal 2: Write 75 blog posts.
It was a rough month for the blog. Frequent absences from home during the evenings were the problem, not a lack of material. This is my 5th of the month, my favorite being "The Old Graduation Speech Lie." I'm still on a good pace though, with 39 done at the halfway point of the year.
Goal 3: Write 25 letters.
Zero letters written. Epic fail. I'm now well behind, having done nine at the halfway point. Many plans for many letters in the next two months, but plans need to become reality soon.
So what did get done this month? Some other stats:
- 2 gatherings at the house. We persevered through the rain.
- 24 hours without electricity. Sucked. It's good to know good people with generators.
- 3 tornadoes spotted. While driving on the interstate. Cool and terrifying.
- 2 songs performed in public during an interesting evening of karaoke at the Carleton College campus.
- 24: average number of runs per game during a stretch of umpiring.
- 2 bike rides. That number has got to come up as well.
Quotes:
- "We cannot settle for truth without love nor love without truth." - Al Mohler
- "In all our prayers, we must let God be God. No one tells the Father what to do, not even the Son. Prayers are always to be requests made in humility and submission to the Father's will." - R.C. Sproul
Interesting Articles:
- Will I Rejoice in That Day
- Of the Seven Deadly Sins, Anger is the Most Fun
- The Passive Aggressive Pride of Self-Pity
Hope you've had a good start to your summer. Good luck on those goals.
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