"..love is very much like courage, perhaps it is courage, and even perhaps only courage." ~Galway Kinnell wouldn't love be so much easier without being close to people? like teaching would be a breeze without the kids. hmph. i'm not really a cynic. just facing new mountains of trust and love in relationships and life. ___________________________________________________ i love to listen to Gavin DeGraw sing ___________________________________________________ i met the most beautiful man last night. he was 49, a dentist with a new york accent, and homosexual. and though i disagreed wtih him on a lot of things, i think talking with him taught me something more about God and love. and his eyes looked like my dad's. Jesus bless Richard tonight, and wherever he goes...please continue to show yourself to that precious heart. and to mine? ______________________________________________ i have christmas lights up in my room...~ ___________________________________________ from an old journal: Jesus in hell-all of the demons in hell were assigned to keep him in the grave-and in that environment God spoke the WORD and up from the grave he arose | 
