Our World

If you haven't already read John Donne's poem, The Sun Rising, you should. It is great. And although it is just a tad self-involved, aren't we all? We each have this world that we live in; it houses our history, our dreams, and those we love the most. It is the window through which we see the rest of the world. Though we are not blind to the rest of the world and love and appreciate all that is has to offer including its many diverse people (and their food) and the beauties of nature, it is "our world" that we see daily. For Jeff and I that includes each other, our house, our pets, our hobbies, our family and friends... This is what we know best, what we cherish, and what will, naturally, be the topic of a lot of our conversations.


So why do I quote Donne's poem in our blog? Not because we are self-centered and literally think the world revolves around us (though we do have our days...), but because he couldn't describe our lazy Saturday mornings any better. Because when I open my eyes to another day next to Jeff this framed poem sitting on my night stand words my feelings best:

Thou, sun, art half as happy as we,

       In that the world’s contracted thus;

     Thine age asks ease, and since thy duties be

     To warm the world, that’s done in warming us.

Shine here to us, and thou art everywhere;

This bed thy center is, these walls thy sphere.

So, feel free to tune in as we share a little about our ventures together in this crazy world. We have a fun and exciting journey yet ahead of us and although we aren't sure of exactly what is around the corner, we rest in the comfort that our God knows what plans He has for us.

For now, some pictures of the beautiful world around us! :)

http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/donne/sunrising.htm