I have done a lot today. I’ve dealt with the trash and diapers. I’ve made food for the boys. I’ve encouraged them to pick up and entertained them. I’ve done art and blogging and social media and video games. I’ve helped with groceries and Zoomed into a church leadership meeting. I have been very busy most of the day. I don’t even really feel that most of it was “the thick of thin things.” But what I haven’t done is read. My wife gave me a short story two days ago that I haven’t finished and given back to her. My sister gave me a novel two weeks ago which I haven’t even started so I can give an informed review on the Amazon page selling it. And farther back than that I started Zig Ziglar and Anne Lamott. And then there’s scripture study. I go through phases where I read like crazy and others where I barely read anything. The latter always makes me feel guilty. My wife understands, my sister if she reads this will probably understand. Zig is sadly dead before I got a chance to meet him and Lamott probably doesn’t need my particular brand of bullshit. And God… He knows where to find me if what He really wants is for me to read the various things people call scripture again. But as you can tell I am more motivated to write at this point in my life than to read. Maybe that’s okay. But maybe I need more information. What motivates you to read when there’s so much else to do? Let me know in the comments.
16 September 2023
Latter Day Sinner 