Five things friday (photos, food, pharmaceuticals, and heart)

Wow, I thought the signs of Fall were in full swing last week... As I look out the window just now it's all yellow, red, and green. I want to take it all in before everything goes brown.

1. I've recently been going through old pictures (trying to find some of Isaac's baby pics). Such great memories. It makes me wonder what it will be like in the future, now that no one actually prints pictures anymore. Yesterday I downloaded the Walmart app with just that intention (phone to print).
   
2. Eating out. I don't normally eat out unless it's with the love of my life (that would be Jane, in case you weren't sure). This week is an exception. The two of us did go out for lunch one day in Minneapolis, but I have two others by myself, and a third where we will both meet with another couple. In fact, I'm getting ready to go meet up with my old Skyline Y friends in about an hour. I love that they include me in these monthly-ish meals still. We're going to a new place called the Bru Burger Bar (at least it's new to FW).
3. Wednesday I had lunch with Melissa Florer-Bixler, author of 'How To Have An Enemy'. Our church hosted a "Politics of Peace" event that included her, musician/writer Andy Squyres, and Winn Collier. I will write more about that next week because it was outstanding (imho). The lunch was as well. It wasn't only me and Melissa. Actually, it just occurred to me that it was the staff and elders of our church, and me and Melissa. I didn't even notice that day that I was the only oddball. Anyway, I was so glad to be invited. We had a nice chat about church, politics, kids, and Mennonites (she wants us to become Mennonite). I also had a fun chat with just her on the walk back to our cars. She is super intelligent, but also very down-to-earth, and quite fun.
4. I wanted to make #4 about the statistic I saw that says 75% of TV ads are for pharmaceuticals (because that is wrong on so many levels), but instead I want to share a new word I learned this morning: "orthocardia, which I found in a Michael Reeves book. He argues that in addition to right thinking (orthodoxy) and right living (orthopraxy), we need a right, true, straight heart (orthocardia)." I love that. (H/t for both these items)
5. "Let our whole body, then, be preserved in Christ Jesus; and let everyone be subject to his neighbor. Let the strong not despise the weak, and let the weak show respect to the strong. Let the rich man provide for the wants of the poor; and let the poor man bless God, because he has given him a community that can provide for his needs. Let us consider then, brothers, the matter out of which we were made, how we came into the world, from utter darkness, as if emerging from a grave. He who made us and fashioned us, prepared his bountiful gifts for us before we were born, and introduced us into his world. Since, therefore, we receive all these things from him, we ought to give him thanks for everything; to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen." - Clement of Rome (Common Prayer: ALFOR)

And... it's Friday... in the Fall... how Fantastic!