Comments on: Celebrating Monotony

By: Do it again!

Do it again! — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:56:39 +0000

[...] his post today he put up a quote from G.K. [...]

By: jess

jess — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:04:56 +0000

thats my favorite gk chesteron quote too.
from ‘orthodoxy”.
and our Father is older than we….
awesome.
thanks for your thoughts.

By: shane ogle

shane ogle — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:14:25 +0000

The lil’ guy is sick (he’s four)- so I’ve been sleeping on a make-shift bed (two worn-out baby mattresses pushed together) in his room. Every night he wakes up and slides out of his bed and onto those mattresses. Can’t wait for him to be well (its been a week) and my back is aching for my bed – but I’ll miss these last few nights.

A couple of quotes that echo Chesterton:

“Delight is rare for adults, though not for children. If you want to see what delight looks like, go by any school yard sometime when kids, little kids, kindergartners and first graders, come out for their recess break. They simply run around and shriek. Now that’s delight.” -Ronald Rolheiser The Holy Longing

“In Western culture, the joyous shouting of children often irritates us because it interferes with our depression.” -Ronald Rolheiser The Holy Longing

LOL! Ain’t it the truth?!

By: Vicki

Vicki — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:53:50 +0000

- Getting to watch the kid-like sparkle in my 91-year old mother’s eyes when we pull up to a MacDonald’s drive-through and order a strawberry shake (and then get the pleasure of hearing the splurp-splurp-slurp as she drinks it down with kid-like joy).

-Having frequent (daily and more) tickle fights with my 14-year old son – and he still laughs and still finds it fun to let mom tackle him down and tickle!!! The glee and the fun erupts again, just like he was 2 or 7 or…14!
- Putting the top down on a convertible rental car, on my way up to a Board meeting in Santa Barbra, watching the beauty of the sun bouncing off the water, and wondering what those people do for a living that allows them to go to the beach mid-day!!
- Thankful for every breath I take past the last one….

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:21:15 +0000

Today I am thankful for…
1. Easy access to medicine when sick.
2. Enough layers to keep me toasty warm when it’s freezing.
3. Friends and family who are willing to pray for me at anytime.
4. Fuzzy white 70lb dog who likes to cuddle (She keeps me warm too!)

I love stopping to look at what I should be thankful for. It’s like a breath of fresh air.

By: Pete Wilson

Pete Wilson — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:23:32 +0000

@bringthejoy, If I remember correctly it’s in “Orthodoxy”.

By: The small things of God « Bring on the joy

The small things of God « Bring on the joy — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:06:44 +0000

[...] was just looking at the blog of Without Wax and his reflections on “Celebrating Monotony”. It strikes me that the small things [...]

By: Debra

Debra — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:58:11 +0000

Oh that so speaks to me today as God has been convicting me in the area of my choices … bad vs. good, good vs. best … thanks for sharing. I am off to be obedient to His calling!

By: candidchatter

candidchatter — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:36:00 +0000

@Jan — Thank you for allowing me to breathe and feel normal again. I have been giving her more hugs today just as you suggested and you know what, it feels good and she smiles so big. I want to hang on to that. So thanks.

XO,
Heidi

By: bringonthejoy

bringonthejoy — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:34:29 +0000

I’m rejoicing right now in the cup of tea at my right hand as I type. Freshly brewed Lady Grey (tea leaves rather than tea bags) smells like heaven, and made all the more delicious because it was made for me by my husband with love and care.
I sigh and moan at the thought of emptying the dishwasher (I know, how hard is my life?!) then remember how unutterably grateful and delighted I was just one short year ago when we got a dishwasher in our kitchen for the very first time. “Do it again!” does not leap to my lips when I contemplate domestic chores, or the more everyday tasks of working life but I do know that I feel more anchored by the presence of those tasks.
I’ve never read that GK Chesterton quote before. It’s fantastic, thank you for sharing it with us. Where is it from originally?