The Drought of 2005
In Which GN Starts To Feel Like A Real Person Again Instead of A Miserable Sniveling Failure:
There was a drought here in Mayberry this Summer. Last year was almost a perfect season for corn or soybeans, the main crop. The thermometer broke 90 degrees only once, but this year it's gone that direction on many occasions. It's been what I like to call a California Summer. A lot of hot weather, not much humidity and almost no rain. Midwestern Summers aren't supposed to be this way.
There's been a drought in my personal life too, but thankfully it appears to be over. What a long dry Summer it's been. I learned a few things though.
I got a nice refresher course on the importance of faith - I mean real faith - believing when you don't have much hope, when your mind bends logic in the wrong direction, and when you can't think beyond your own pitiful circumstance. Not that I have any extra faith. It turns out that I have just enough to make it through. I've been through much worse times than this and fortunately God only thought I'd need a short refresher course.
I learned the importance of communicating with my wife. Typically, I'm a little on the secretive side. It's not that I intend to withhold things just that it doesn't even occur to me to talk about them. I decided right at the beginning that I was going to have to talk about things with her and I did. She was very supportive. I'm even a little ashamed to say it but since this is an anonymous blog (ha!) I believe I even got some extra special sexual favors as a result of being pathetic. Hey, after being married for this long I'll take anything I can get.
I learned the importance of friends, both near and far. There have been many people praying for me and I know that's made all the difference. Thank-You! Again - sharing actual needs doesn't come naturally to me, but it made a world of difference to realize there was someone out there interceding on my behalf.
I resolved a logical dilemma in regard to God and the nature of how he works. If you go back several posts you'll see me theorizing about a God that isn't involved in the daily lives of those he loves. I've decided that I think he is though, just not in the way I would like. God is not my short order cook. It's called Providence and there's a mystery to it that I'm too tired to get into right here. What really convinced me was reading some Psalms - more on that another time.
Thank you God for getting me through the drought. Please bless my work and help it to bring glory to you. Thank you for your loving kindness and mercy.
Normally, this would be the point where I'd sing the Doxology, you know, Praise God from whom all blessings flow...". But since this is merely a blog I won't worry about it.
Thank God the drought is over.
There was a drought here in Mayberry this Summer. Last year was almost a perfect season for corn or soybeans, the main crop. The thermometer broke 90 degrees only once, but this year it's gone that direction on many occasions. It's been what I like to call a California Summer. A lot of hot weather, not much humidity and almost no rain. Midwestern Summers aren't supposed to be this way.
There's been a drought in my personal life too, but thankfully it appears to be over. What a long dry Summer it's been. I learned a few things though.
I got a nice refresher course on the importance of faith - I mean real faith - believing when you don't have much hope, when your mind bends logic in the wrong direction, and when you can't think beyond your own pitiful circumstance. Not that I have any extra faith. It turns out that I have just enough to make it through. I've been through much worse times than this and fortunately God only thought I'd need a short refresher course.
I learned the importance of communicating with my wife. Typically, I'm a little on the secretive side. It's not that I intend to withhold things just that it doesn't even occur to me to talk about them. I decided right at the beginning that I was going to have to talk about things with her and I did. She was very supportive. I'm even a little ashamed to say it but since this is an anonymous blog (ha!) I believe I even got some extra special sexual favors as a result of being pathetic. Hey, after being married for this long I'll take anything I can get.
I learned the importance of friends, both near and far. There have been many people praying for me and I know that's made all the difference. Thank-You! Again - sharing actual needs doesn't come naturally to me, but it made a world of difference to realize there was someone out there interceding on my behalf.
I resolved a logical dilemma in regard to God and the nature of how he works. If you go back several posts you'll see me theorizing about a God that isn't involved in the daily lives of those he loves. I've decided that I think he is though, just not in the way I would like. God is not my short order cook. It's called Providence and there's a mystery to it that I'm too tired to get into right here. What really convinced me was reading some Psalms - more on that another time.
Thank you God for getting me through the drought. Please bless my work and help it to bring glory to you. Thank you for your loving kindness and mercy.
Normally, this would be the point where I'd sing the Doxology, you know, Praise God from whom all blessings flow...". But since this is merely a blog I won't worry about it.
Thank God the drought is over.
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