tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post115833739646774683..comments2024-03-21T12:51:21.667-04:00Comments on Whisky Prajer: "A Long Line of Nüscht": Vocation, Identity, Hereditydpreimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09905531259256800022noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-1158686750987429672006-09-19T13:25:00.000-04:002006-09-19T13:25:00.000-04:00dv and scott - a "wow" from either of you gentleme...<B>dv</B> and <B>scott</B> - a "wow" from either of you gentlemen is more than sufficient. Thank you very much. (As for you, Scott, don't give up!)Whisky Prajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076228013022881173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-1158679295337611782006-09-19T11:21:00.000-04:002006-09-19T11:21:00.000-04:00Oh I give up. ;)Oh I give up. ;)Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329360007920754967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-1158679250830252472006-09-19T11:20:00.000-04:002006-09-19T11:20:00.000-04:00"influnenced" and "despair" of course! I'm too fa..."influnenced" and "despair" of course! I'm too fast for <I>spelling!</I> :)Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329360007920754967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-1158679111891747772006-09-19T11:18:00.000-04:002006-09-19T11:18:00.000-04:00Wow.Every once in a while, you pour out something ...Wow.<BR/><BR/>Every once in a while, you pour out something that seeps right into me.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for writing this. You may fret that raising children isn't 'enough' but, take that factor out of the equation, and you have what I wrestle with daily.<BR/><BR/>I feel bloody useless, impotent in the face of forces far more driven and (dare I say) evil than myself.<BR/><BR/>To Pastor Dan, "slowly infecting this dark world with love" is one of the warmest statements I've heard in a long while -- thank you -- but it's the "slowly" part that worries me. Can this world that spins faster and faster even be influence by this slow growth any more? I doubt.<BR/><BR/>I hear that voice that screams, "Do more! Do more! You're not good enough!" I see some people achieve great things, spurred on by that voice. I see many more ground down by it, weakly moaning, "But I'm doing the best I can." And I see a growing number rejecting it with depair, saying "Fuck you, I'm giving up."<BR/><BR/>I'm stuck in the second camp, straining for the first and fighting not to join the third.<BR/><BR/>Yes, little things matter. Your laundry matters because your children matter because your good example will help them change the world for the better. Probably in lovely, small ways. Maybe big. <BR/><BR/>The world spins.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329360007920754967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-1158675040630689542006-09-19T10:10:00.000-04:002006-09-19T10:10:00.000-04:00Sometimes "Wow" will have to suffice. Like CP, I'...Sometimes "Wow" will have to suffice. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Like <A HREF="http://www.texastrifles.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">CP</A>, I've been rewriting the same comment 3-4 times. The iron is cooling off rapidly, so let me ask if you'll be forewarning your readers as to the availability of your book on Lulu. Checked yesterday and the only author that comes up with the surname "Reimer" is some 15 yr old girl in California. You're not writing under a pseudonym, are you?DarkoVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11572734667248592785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-1158618348991829542006-09-18T18:25:00.000-04:002006-09-18T18:25:00.000-04:00I like the fake journal idea, but when it comes to...I like the fake journal idea, but when it comes to this digital stuff, I kinda feel like we're skywriting. Unless it's on paper, it's just "temporary". At least, that's how it <I>feels</I> - I guess we shall see.Whisky Prajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076228013022881173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-1158608185799804132006-09-18T15:36:00.000-04:002006-09-18T15:36:00.000-04:00interesting about the historians and the journal. ...interesting about the historians and the journal. With all the blogs going around these days, one wonders if historians aren't going to be spoiled for information about our age. People like your forebearer may no longer be as valuable.<BR/>My friend has talked about keeping fake journals to throw off future historiansJoel Swagmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948746083822200906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-1158604464997659442006-09-18T14:34:00.000-04:002006-09-18T14:34:00.000-04:00PD - I'd be a poor one to reject 'Jesus talk', esp...<B>PD</B> - I'd be a poor one to reject 'Jesus talk', especially when it's from you! I do like Claiborne's take on these things - yours too. Thanks, man.Whisky Prajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076228013022881173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-1158590131166523342006-09-18T10:35:00.000-04:002006-09-18T10:35:00.000-04:00I don't know if your up for 'Jesus talk,' but I ju...I don't know if your up for 'Jesus talk,' but I just read this in Shane Claiborne's "The Irresistible Revolution" (p.132), and it seemed to fit: <EM>"Jesus has called us to littleness and compares our revolution to the little mustard seed, to yeast making its way through dough, slowly infecting this dark world with love."</EM><BR/><BR/>I don't mean to insinuate that what you do is "little", but sometimes it's the things that "seem" little that have the biggest impact. And maybe the reason there are so few worthwhile things that impact the world is because too many of us are trying to do "big" things instead of <EM>"slowly infecting this dark world with love."</EM><BR/><BR/>Just a thought.<BR/>peace,<BR/>pddanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088260285661911833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-1158493424659981652006-09-17T07:43:00.000-04:002006-09-17T07:43:00.000-04:00That pretty much nails it, CP - your words are ver...That pretty much nails it, <B>CP</B> - your words are very much appreciated.Whisky Prajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076228013022881173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-1158460561790324722006-09-16T22:36:00.000-04:002006-09-16T22:36:00.000-04:00WP, I've started this comment three times. Charme...WP, <BR/><BR/>I've started this comment three times. Charmed for sure.<BR/><BR/>Be they male or female, the "stay-at-home" parent is always fighting a self-esteem battle because the lemmings of society and the gurus of marketing still deem the job as menial, non-intellectual, and relatively unimportant.<BR/><BR/>I say that because I faced the same feelings you have expressed when I was "just a housewife". <BR/><BR/>Raising children, if done right, is one of the hardest, but most rewarding jobs I have ever held. Yes, we could have had more wordly goods if I had worked outside of the home when the girls were young, but you know as well as I that "things" aren't what your kids remember about their youth. <BR/><BR/>Yours will surely remember a dad who was nurturing and giving, a dad who could be counted on to be there when they needed him, and a dad who was strong enough and brave enough to follow his heart. <BR/><BR/>What is the point of having kids if you don't enjoy them, spend real time with them, and ensure they have the best home you know how to provide?<BR/><BR/>You done good, kid. And, you will be a hard act for the future son-in-laws to follow...Cowtown Pattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07384649567351202679noreply@blogger.com