Father Daughter Date

Tonight I went on a date...with my Dad. :)

We went down to  Edmonds and visited the Waterfront Coffee Company, got our delicious drinks (I ordered a Mexican Mocha and Dad had an Iced Coffee), talked with the Barista for a bit, and then headed down to the water to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Since my summer is about to close, I wanted to spend some quality time with my dad before I headed back to school. And quality time we had. We spoke of our summers, our thoughts on C.S. Lewis' many books, and more. We had great conversation, and I am just so so glad he is my dad, and not anyone else.

I wanted to take a picture of the two of us in front of the water, but lucky for us there was a nice man near us who was willing to take our picture, so it didn't have to be all 'myspace-ey' haha.

Thank you, Lord, for this fun time I had with my dad. Let us continue to grow in our relationship with each other and with You.

My Short Trip Down Memory Lane

Tonight I had a splendid evening with one of my absolute favorite people and best friends from high school, Elena. We went to our favorite hang out spot, Cutters Point, grabbed some delicious beverages, sat down, and with our conversation traveled down memory lane together. 

After that, we mozied on over to Best Buy to just walk around and look at cameras. Little did we know that three people that we went to high school with worked there! So, we walk in, and the reunions begin. Slightly awkward at times, funny at others, but all around awesome to see how people are doing since high school. Not much time has passed, but a whole mess of life has happened in the past two years. 

So, that was my trek down memory lane. Thank you, Lord, for fun, awkward moments. :)

Homer and Hazelnuts

It’s almost 6:00pm, and I’ve been sitting here at the Waterfront Coffee Company in Edmonds for the past three hours. It has become a new favorite reading place for me. The baristas are nice and conversational. The atmosphere is relaxed and open to all walks of life that enter through the door. The songs playing through the speakers are upbeat, and I oftentimes find my foot tapping to the tunes as I read and write. The books I brought with me today are Homer’s Iliad and Robert McDowell’s Poetry as Spiritual Practice. For the sake of being disciplined, I denied myself the pleasure of learning about the spiritual practice of poetry until I had read two books of the Iliad, which I realize, ironically, is poetry itself.

After staring at the menu for a minute or so, I went ahead and ordered the default drink I order at every coffee shop I visit; a tall hazelnut latte. I was even able to get my drink in a mug! The drink was made, and the foam on top was all swirly and delightful, I did not want to disturb it. I took a cautious first sip. Yep, it was delicious. Now I could read Homer and really enjoy it.

I sipped away at my hazelnut latte, all the while reading about the various battles between the “flowing haired Achaians” and the Trojans, turning page after page, and found myself quite thankful for each sip of hazelnut latte I would treat myself to after each page I completed.

This got me thinking: “God, you didn’t have to create hazelnuts. You didn’t even have to create milk, or espresso, or the human capacity to know what to do with all of these individual ingredients. But you did. 

Thank you for that. Thank you, Lord, for giving me a pleasant afternoon of Homer and Hazelnuts.