When we were dating, I told my girlfriend (now wife) I was
“vertiginous.”
I am liable to cause (for myself or others) the feeling of
“vertigo” from the whirling, rotating, spinning nature of all that goes on in
my life.
We talked about this the other day as my wife reminded me,
“I knew what I was getting when I married you.”
Followed with, “I just didn’t know what I was getting when I married
you.”
I’m the luckiest of men to be so incredibly loved by this
wonderful woman.
The past few months have been as vertiginous as ever.
Our kids are in great & curious
transitions; meaningful times of unique one-on-one mentorship with about 15
students where I teach; a full teaching load; developing an online course for
the University, several short but significant writing projects (and required
research to engage them); leading travel
in the Jordan, Palestine & Israel already and planning travel to Africa in
a few weeks; conference work in the
Oklahoma City, the state of Oklahoma, and in California; writing recommendations and applications for
others in projects; making my own
applications for projects; grading (lots
of grading!); nursing a shoulder injury and the requisite appointments and some
physical therapy for recovery from a partial rotator cuff tear (wondering if
the WaveHouse Surfing experience was really worth it – but it was!); a
commitment to read again the Isaiah textbooks I have assigned for the Seminary
course I’m teaching; vacancies and make-ready work in our rental properties;
church life with family in Sabbath cycles;
the unexpected and unplanned, officiating a funeral; time for dinner and lunch dates with my wife;
and, believe it or not, some meaningful time for intentional prayer and quiet,
coupled with some routine exercise experiences in my life that challenge my
spirit and body to stay “in shape.”
It’s been a whirling, spinning, rotating few weeks and
months; and it appears it will remain that way for the next several months.
I’m delighted to partner in family life, and in meaningful
daily existence, with a woman who loves me and helps me, and keeps me from
getting off-balance in my own vertiginous way.
I am blessed beyond measure to be partnered in relational
grace, shared stewardship of life, loving affection, and mutuality of existence with this wonderful woman who is my wife.
“Alles wirkliche im Leben ist Begegnung” – Martin Buber.
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