As I sit here at Jen's parents house in St. Paul getting ready to meet Eric for a round of golf on a beautiful Friday AM, I am amazed and touched by the creation of this blog. I am a "dabbler" in the internet communication world. I just created Facebook account this summer and started texting on my cell phone. I haven't stepped up to the Blackberry or Iphone, and this is my FIRST EVER "blog" post. I don't have much time right now to type my feelings, but I am encouraged by the challenges Eric and Mary have thrown out to be authentic and real with their feelings and posts. How do we ever get to know each other if we aren't REAL. Who is Andy, why do I do the things I do, BELIEVE the things I believe, say the things I say, hang out with the people I chill with, give money to the people/groups I give to.....
Sometimes we as people DON'T even know the answers to these questions. We don't CHALLENGE ourselves near enough in today's society. It is just a "go through life" mentality and all the sudden life is DONE!
I'm will be pondering my next post as I swing my golf clubs (hopefully not too much) this morning. Enjoy your day, your morning as you are not gauranteed another one!
Andy Holst
PS - picture is of Jen and I in northern Wisconsin (Egg Harbor) early Sept.
1 comment:
Good to have you enter the blog sphere, Andy. I tend to call myself the techno-neanderthal, so it makes me feel not quite so behind the times to have you admit you're not all that with it in the technological sphere as well. It's probably some kind of conspiracy to keep us from communicating face to face anyway!(Actually I don't really believe that, but I'm sure there are those who do!)
Anyway, I'm really happy that we've gotten this ball rolling, am looking forward to getting to know better parts of the family that I've neglected for too long.
Mary
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