the yearly hiatus.

  for the lack of updates have not been because of a lack of happenings/words/thoughts/feelings. it seems like a regular occurrence. life gets waaaay too filled with being a busy or happy bee, and the quieter things online (like blogging) get thrown to the backseat.

  i'll update a proper one tomorrow maybe. i feel like i owe myself a time of seclusion and thoughts. where i'll wait on God and not bombard Him with my many demands. i'd like to think that these are requests, questions, and humble pleas for guidance; but in all honesty, they'd probably count as one of the many presumptuous and ignorant prayers that i am opposed to. save for the few times where i've waited and listened, it seems like i've been the talker that i guarded against. well, that's why theres so much truth in proverbs i guess, pride comes before a fall - i've let myself take pride in the skills and principle i hold to of being a listener. here comes the fall - i havent been listening. i've been talking. way too much. (maybe even now).

  this is such an open post. i'm surprised i'm even putting this out. and at my lack of inhibition of doing so. but another small group principle i hold to is honesty.... why hide the flaws and failures right? who's perfect? some faults of mine (known and unknown) are still private, but maybe, i should start this stage of life different. i've been a bad listener lately, and thats something i will (hopefully) be working on.

so here's a picture of my mega cute dog with both his eyes closed during his bath.
i'm gonna try to keep my eyes open now. literally and figuratively. tyvm.


"To answer before listening— that is folly and shame."
Proverbs 18:13 

ouch.