A few blog posts I’ve read lately:
Mitchell Lewis: Three Years Later
“Three years ago today, I sat in my HMMWV at the south end of the western runway at the Saddam Baghdad International Airport and wept as I listened to BBC reports of crowds pulling down the statue of their dictator in another part of the city…”
“The espresso machine isn’t working lately. I’ve been shopping for a new one. I’ve compared prices and features and have spent way too much time on the whole process. I may be stalling. You see, I’ve looked everywhere and no one sells one that includes Elena as an attachment to help me brew coffee in the morning.”
Daniel’s young daughter died recently. This little girl loved to help her daddy make coffee. Like Sarah, she would help grind the coffee for a vacuum pot or push down the plunger for a French press. Every time I read this guy’s blog I have to stop and hug my babies.
Dear Elena: The Homework Assignment
- How does considering our eventual death or the mortality of others affect the way we live?
Chaplain Fisher: William Blake and the Chaplain Corps
“This one particular poem got me. It should be the heart-cry of every chaplain. If this is not you, no matter how “HOOAH” you are - you have no business being in this Corps.” - Speaking of “On Another’s Sorrow” By William Blake
