Megan's Blue

Last week I was gripped by an urge to use the rest of my emusic downloads to get some Dar Williams songs. I was in love with her in college, but had felt vaguely ashamed of this since I moved to California. Sometimes I suffer from the burden of coolness and its a heavy one. On to the point! Hearing her songs again after so many years made me realize how much her music had to do with my faith. Her music isn't explicitly Christian, but her music is incredibly honest about herself. Her honesty encouraged me to be authentic with myself which in the end led to being authentic with Christ. It began to make me wonder what other people or things had unintentionally shaped my faith life. Unintentional Disciplers : 1) Ms. Baird my sixth grade teacher who taught me to be unafraid. She was the first single woman I met who lived in Seattle with a roommate. I loved her for that independence. 2) The song "Baby Blue Sedan" by Modest Mouse taught me that "its hard to be a human b...

Tomorrow is Ruination Day . Awful things are happening every moment of every day, but April 14th seems to have had more than its fair share. On this day in American History: 1. Abraham Lincoln was shot. 2. The Titanic struck an iceberg 3. Black Sunday, the worst storm of the dust bowl hits Oklahoma. I know it is all coincidence, but I will choose to spend this day reflecting over the nature of tragedy and loss. And how random it is. And how terrible. And how sad. But also how it makes me slow down and reflect upon the nature of God and his grace to have kept me safe so far in my life. It is a mystery.