Christian Ackermann

i made some headway on this. i heard this idea on tv that goes like this – if you haven’t used such and such an object in the last two years, it’s basically clutter that could be thrown away.

this helped me get rid of a boxful of art supplies that i never use but have hung onto for years. i was arty in high school so i guess that’s why this box has hung around so long. guess i thought i’d take it up again, or make a card for someone on a holiday. i have a few more boxes to go through but same deal – in each case most of the box can be thrown out.

i’ve been reading through proverbs. i’m struck this time through by the things god delights in. the bible says he delights in the prayer of an upright man, and also a just weight (as opposed to weights designed to cheat buyers in a market place).

i take comfort in that he is delighted in my prayers. it encourages me.

also i’ve noticed a theme – the ways of the wicked become his downfall – as illustrated by ‘he who digs a pit will fall therein.’

i have some doubt about this goal. i’m not doing a lot of writing right now, and i have yet to finish the first book i started. we’ll see i guess.