Due to technical problems at the Hagey house, I'm switching my blog over to another site. I'll have the new blog be more thoughts and less family stuff, since Rese has that covered. Feel free to check it out, but I can't promise anything earth shattering. I'm planning on copying a few posts from here over to there to save them, so sorry for any duplicates you see over there.
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Grace and Peace, Sean
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Sunday, December 6, 2009
The Heart
Its been a long time since I blogged, thought I'd catch up starting with a C.S. Lewis quote.
Regarding the heart: " If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket - safe, dark, motionless, airless - it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable."
I've been reading a book about marriage (I thought I wrote the book on marriage, but apparently I'm mistaken) and though the quote above is used in it, it really refers to all relationships. Yes, you can avoid painful relationships by basically becoming a hermit, but to truly live you have to give your heart away. It will get broken, no doubt, so it will not be easy. There will be disappointments, disillusionment and unmet expectations. People will take advantage of you, turn on you and just plain suck the life right out of you.
For me, it was definitely "worth the risk". Though we don't have the perfect marriage, Theresa completes and compliments me more than I can begin to describe. I am so blessed to be married to such a loving and compassionate woman. She is an excellent mother and housekeeper, and somehow still manages to make time for me. She has so many demands on her time from so many people and is far more gracious than I could ever be.
Living in community has its share of thorns, but the rewards are far greater. Here's to a renewed effort on my part to continue to love, and to shun the desire to be selfish and hide my heart away.
Grace and Peace, Sean
Regarding the heart: " If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket - safe, dark, motionless, airless - it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable."
I've been reading a book about marriage (I thought I wrote the book on marriage, but apparently I'm mistaken) and though the quote above is used in it, it really refers to all relationships. Yes, you can avoid painful relationships by basically becoming a hermit, but to truly live you have to give your heart away. It will get broken, no doubt, so it will not be easy. There will be disappointments, disillusionment and unmet expectations. People will take advantage of you, turn on you and just plain suck the life right out of you.
For me, it was definitely "worth the risk". Though we don't have the perfect marriage, Theresa completes and compliments me more than I can begin to describe. I am so blessed to be married to such a loving and compassionate woman. She is an excellent mother and housekeeper, and somehow still manages to make time for me. She has so many demands on her time from so many people and is far more gracious than I could ever be.
Living in community has its share of thorns, but the rewards are far greater. Here's to a renewed effort on my part to continue to love, and to shun the desire to be selfish and hide my heart away.
Grace and Peace, Sean
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Sean's Recommended Podcast
If you are a podcast person, you should really check out "This American Life". It has been on the radio (NPR) for some time now and even a show on HBO. They just recently did a couple segments on the health care industry that were very informative. Here's the link to their archived podcasts if you are interested.
Unfortunately most people have taken strong sides on this issue without even looking at what's going on. It is way more complicated than most realize. I'll leave it at that. Blessings to you all.
Sean
Unfortunately most people have taken strong sides on this issue without even looking at what's going on. It is way more complicated than most realize. I'll leave it at that. Blessings to you all.
Sean
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Pet Peeves
So, one of these happened to me today, and I wanted to see if I could get some input on if some of these are universal. Here are my all-time pet peeves, to be edited later I'm sure, as I remember them after I post this.
1. I don't know why, but I absolutely cannot stand local t.v. commercials. I could never understand how someone would buy the legal defense of "temporary insanity" until I saw the Sioux City variety.
2. The guy/gal with the oversized truck or hummer who slows down to like 5mph to go over the railroad tracks. Yeah, gotta be careful with those vehicles, they're fragile.
3. Another car one. The dude who pulls out in front of you and then proceeds to drive 5-10 mph under the speed limit. Hey speedy, where's the fire?
4. Lawn care, in general. People who spend all day working on their lawn, in specific.
5. Being late. I'm not so picky about others, but I hate to be late myself.
6. From my days working at the evil empire: Parents who don't have any consistency at all with their children. "No you can't have it. No... Okay, which one do you want?" Way to set yourself up for failure later, dude.
7. Wet socks. Specifically, stepping in something wet when I'm wearing socks.
8. That one rogue mustache hair that tickles my nose till I go crazy.
9. The neighbor's dog, barking when Belle is taking a nap.
10. Backsplash. If this is one of yours, you know exactly what I'm talking about.
Let me know if any of these resonate. Theresa gets much credit for jogging my memory and getting me riled up about a few of these.
1. I don't know why, but I absolutely cannot stand local t.v. commercials. I could never understand how someone would buy the legal defense of "temporary insanity" until I saw the Sioux City variety.
2. The guy/gal with the oversized truck or hummer who slows down to like 5mph to go over the railroad tracks. Yeah, gotta be careful with those vehicles, they're fragile.
3. Another car one. The dude who pulls out in front of you and then proceeds to drive 5-10 mph under the speed limit. Hey speedy, where's the fire?
4. Lawn care, in general. People who spend all day working on their lawn, in specific.
5. Being late. I'm not so picky about others, but I hate to be late myself.
6. From my days working at the evil empire: Parents who don't have any consistency at all with their children. "No you can't have it. No... Okay, which one do you want?" Way to set yourself up for failure later, dude.
7. Wet socks. Specifically, stepping in something wet when I'm wearing socks.
8. That one rogue mustache hair that tickles my nose till I go crazy.
9. The neighbor's dog, barking when Belle is taking a nap.
10. Backsplash. If this is one of yours, you know exactly what I'm talking about.
Let me know if any of these resonate. Theresa gets much credit for jogging my memory and getting me riled up about a few of these.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Paramedic or Policeman?
A long time ago I heard a pastor speak on this topic, and it has stuck with me ever since. His message was this - are we generally paramedics or policemen? A paramedic's job is to arrive on the scene and help whoever is hurting. A policeman arrives on the scene and his/her job is to assess who is in the wrong.
I think its fair to say that you either are one or the other. I'll own up to usually having the mindset of the latter. I think most guys are like this, we are "fixers". When we see something bad or an accident happen, we're quick to say how to fix it or how it could have been avoided. I've thankfully gotten better over the years at holding my tongue more and just loving more. It is a goal of mine to become more of the first, God willing.
Anywho, you get the point without me elaborating. Just some of my thoughts of late.
I think its fair to say that you either are one or the other. I'll own up to usually having the mindset of the latter. I think most guys are like this, we are "fixers". When we see something bad or an accident happen, we're quick to say how to fix it or how it could have been avoided. I've thankfully gotten better over the years at holding my tongue more and just loving more. It is a goal of mine to become more of the first, God willing.
Anywho, you get the point without me elaborating. Just some of my thoughts of late.
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