5 Quick Things #232 šŖ£
drops in the bucket, quick cleanups, hard-to-stomach truths, & buttery words
Hey there!
In the past few weeks, Iāve wrung my maternal hands as my eldest took a cross-country trip with (very responsible) friends, gone camping and packed up just before a tornado hit, sat in a hospital waiting room as a friend let go of her beloved husband that seemed just fine just a few months ago, and watched my backyard garden do its thing like itās spring or something. I took a short writing break, but my goodness have things been full.
Iām continually grateful for those of you whoāve told me Bitter & Sweet has indeed been the kind companion I hoped itād be for your Lenten journey. Lent never ceases to surprise me, year after year, with the life lessons it holds for me. This year has been no exception.

5 Quick Things āļø
1. š New episode of A Drink With a Friend! š It's about halfway through Seth's challenge to stay off social media for the first six months of 2022. How have the first three months been? Will anything change for the next three months? He and I talk some more about big-picture social media: does it work as a public square? When is censorship called for, and when does it violate free speech? And are the positives ultimately worth all the negatives?
2. We used to do this idea of a daily 15-minute cleanup when the kids were younger, but now we just assign daily chores and rotate weekly. ā¦I kinda like the idea of getting back to the group cleanup time.
3. āYou put an ounce in a bucket each day, you get a quart.ā I needed this quick reminder why writing just a bit daily will lead me to finishing a book (yeah, Iāve published a number of books already, but I still forget this).
4. I love Claireās willingness to just go there and to do so with such clarity and winsomeness. āTo quote Flannery OāConnor, āThe truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it emotionally.ā We donāt believe in Jesusā love for us because it feels good. We believe in it because itās true. The same goes for hell.ā
5. And finally, I shared this in my English class yesterday as a *chefās kiss* example of how to read aloud well.
Currently Reading, Watching, Listening š
A Wind in the Door, by Madeleine LāEngle
Quotable š¬
āWhat you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are.ā
ā C.S. Lewis #
Quick Links š
Question(s) For You to Ponder⦠š¤
Taken from James Clearās excellent newsletter because it was poignant for me:
Write down all the projects you are working on right now. What is the one thing that, if you had the courage to eliminate it entirely, would make all the others easier?
Have a great weekend,
Tsh
p.s. What haunting art.
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