Several times in the past few weeks, I have sat in our house--or in the backyard or walked around the neighborhood--and thought, "Man, I like where we live!" I just revisited some of my blog posts from a year ago . . . see the June 30, July 3 and July 13 posts . . . when I was looking at the house and making the offer to buy it.
I am so glad that I chose this one. I love the space inside (and I've gotten used to the creaky stairs). I love being able to sit on the back porch or our swing and relax in the shade. I love that we have walking paths and parks where we can stroll. It's great having friends just down the street who we enjoy and who are willing to help us out when necessary. I just feel very blessed.
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I love where WE live! Trees, green, quiet. Jamey's controller invited me over for dinner tonight (with his partner, Randy, and another couple who were very enjoyable) and although they have a lovely home, I wouldn't be able to live with the traffic noise that they have to hear. Sometimes (except when birds are pecking on the windows) it's so silent, you wonder if there's anyone else in the neighborhood. And we have great neighbors. So we, too, feel blessed.
Laura
I wanted to respond to your comment on my blog about success, but I've been so busy recently, and I haven't been too good responding to people's comments on my blogs.
Your comment on Phil. 2 having a lot to say about success prompted me to reread the whole book. I found a lot in it that talks about what is true success.
Yes, you're right about the possibility of my kids being the ones who will reap the "success" we have strived for. That thought had never been far from my mind. I just hadn't put it all together when I wrote that blog. Several people (myself included) had made similar comments in the past seven or eight months. And we all know that we cannot really measure or see what is happening inside people. True succes may not be able to be measured in our lifetimes. It's a sobering but also and encouraging thought.
John
29 July 2008
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