today is Memorial Day in the States- for most of us it's a cool, 3 day weekend that signifies the official start of the summer weekends we love so much. i know that there is more to it, but we don't seem to make a lot of time to remember [significantly]the things of the past today.
but in my own life, the more i tend to be consumed with the busyness of today and forget what i've learned in the past, the more i tend to get off-track. so i would imagine that as a people, if we push forward with the busy agendas of today, forgetting what ought not to be forgotten from the past, that we will encounter many of the same hard lessons in the future [which could've been avoided if we had only remembered...]
and so today i am trying to learn to remember ... as a citizen, as a son, as a husband, as a father, as a friend, and as a son of the most high
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man, i hate having to learn things twice. especially the stuff that hurt to learn.
great thought there, dude.
Lad- that is some good info. I completely understand your feelings. What a bittersweet relationship we have with our agendas.
Hope you and Crystal are enjoyin glife to the fullest. It was lovely meeting you two and I can not wait to be with you in Swaziland. Please tell Crystal hello.
Nat
Hey Lad, so glad you guys are coming to work with CC over here! Zinty
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