I had a baby February 2nd. His name is Jude.

I haven’t read.

I haven’t blogged.

I haven’t slept.

But I hope to begin all of these things in the near future and I think they will come in the order I listed them.

I am sleep deprived and not reading as much lately.

I have nothing to say other than I really enjoyed this book. Not as much as the others I have read by Rohr (there are 2 more in the past 24 books i have read), but still powerful words.

Read it after you have read Everything Belongs and Simplicity. CP = 2.5/5 due to it being lower on the list of must reads.

Sorry, short review for today.

Jude Russell Martin was born at 3:51pm on February 2nd, 2009; groundhog day I believe, and my life will never be the same.

I am over tired, awe-struck, in love, scared, excited and confused all at once.

Babies are one of those relationships that are not by the book. Okay, no relationship should be by the book, but with babies you really have no choice, they are all about teaching you how to roll with the punches and be flexible, which I might add is one my resolutions for this year.

It is almost as if all my comforts are being challenged and Jude is seeing if I am really into this, or if I was into the “idea” of having a baby.

Do you ever wonder how many of the things you are into are simply ideas you love, but not really something you are willing to put the effort into?

After taking part in the birth of our son, my wife amazed me and still does now for her love for our baby boy. She is very into this.

I am realizing how into this I am too. But it has taken some severe life changes to understand that there are probably many things that I am into “in theory” but if push came to shove I may not follow trough.

I am taking some time off teaching at toh for the next two months and I hope to look at some of the things that I think I am passionate for (and others from toh say they are) and explore if we are really into them. Because it’s one thing to talk about dreams and ideas you have for life, but if they were to stare you straight in the eye at 3am and tell you that they need you to rock them to sleep for the next hour, would you be willing?