The generosity and kindness of my friends and family is humbling. It isn't that I've received many extravagent gifts. Not at all. I've just been shown brotherly love and a few surprising gifts from surprising people. The part that humbles me is knowing how little I give and share. I'm such a dork for not regarding those connected to me more highly than I do. I don't think I deserve the friends I have. Thank you.

There was ice on the driveway when I was coming home from lunch. I tried something and things went wrong. The damage is only cosmetic and isolated to my car but I may get it fixed. Expenses like those are what I like to call my stupid tax or stupidity tax. Every once in a while I do something stupid that costs me money. Hopefully it's a tax I can phase out of my life completely before too long.

We're going through a book in small group/house church called Embracing the Love of God. The author says things I don't immediately agree with but I am realizing how inadequate and potentially wrong my personal theology is.

"God, I need help."