Category: Dear Son

Prudence is common sense

Mark Zuckerberg
The murder of an innocent man recorded live on Facebook makes a dog bite seem irrelevant.

 

Mark Zuckerberg
Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg made a public statement about Facebook’s commitment to be a safe place.

 

It would gross negligence to not have a doctor’s opinion for the dog bite.

You’d do it for a child or grandchild, right? Just to be sure of no freak situation where saying everything is fine could come back to haunt you.

The word is prudence.

Nothing more, nothing less.

Speaking of child and grandchild, the reason i went to the fence to say hello is because our new neighbor was in her yard with her daughter, son-in-law, and two grandchildren.

Context: with the sun going down and plenty of yard work to do before it got dark, even a few minutes diversion could put me behind on this project.

Plus, our yards are big and we were far enough apart to easily avoid an encounter.

i felt it would be unneighborly to not say hello, since i had not met her Family.

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Just Google it

aging parents and grandparents
Made the initial exploratory call yesterday.

 

Google.

Phone.

Call.

Talk.

Notes.

This leads to insight, recommendations, and next steps.

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Our main job is to teach our children

2017 Food For Families Orlando deliveries
Yesterday, Easter Sunday.

 

2017 Food For Families Orlando deliveries
Surprised to see Disney taking a public role. First time since we started in 1999.

 

2017 Food For Families Orlando deliveries
The volume has gradually lowered over the years.

 

2017 Food For Families Orlando deliveries
When it started, we were at West Orange High School.

 

2017 Food For Families Orlando deliveries
Lots of volunteers to help load.

 

2017 Food For Families Orlando deliveries
We packed 30 boxes into our van. Looks like the van (pictured above) in front of us did the same.

 

2017 Food For Families Orlando deliveries
Most people didn’t answer their door.

 

2017 Food For Families Orlando deliveries
About 30% delivered at this point. He wasn’t born when we began the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter morning tradition.

 

Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from what you can.

Every little bit helps.

Right?

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Pondering the Grand Design?

Glacier Park trail
Pondering Nature’s grand design?

 

Happy Easter Sunday.

Happy present moment.

Each time we deliver Food For Families, i bank on our Son (pushing 17) gaining a deeper appreciation for what it means to serve humbly.

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Excuse me, is there a plank in my eye?

Orlando tree trimming
The difference is like night and day.

 

Orlando tree trimming
Three days ago. Just getting started on this one.

 

Easter Sunday is tomorrow. Facebook is starting to flood with all the images of Jesus on the cross and all the proclamations of how wonderfully lucky we are to have someone who loves us so much (John 3:16, right?).

Some of my friends and family (and probably some of yours) on Facebook have behaviors that make me question their integrity.

For example:

  • Harboring resentment and anger towards loved ones.
  • Talking negatively behind other people’s backs.
  • Habitually not tapping into the courage and strength we are supposed to be enabled with: “I can do all things through through Christ who strengthens me.”
  • To blame others and refuse to accept responsibility for consequences made from not addressing things, or from inappropriately addressing things.

i’m no Angel and never will be. i work diligently and open-mindedly to remember that the things i dislike in others are almost certainly the very things i demonstrate to others.

So i faithfully chip away at holding on to anything that feels negative.

There’s the chance some of the bullet points above sound like “talking behind someone’s back”.

i get that, accept responsibility for it, and at the same time, take solace in not naming names. i also find comfort, and motivation, in the serenity prayer.

Does it scare anyone else that our blind spots can be a real turnoff?

Scares the heck out of me.

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