Woodfire Grill

Dinner tonight at Woodfire Grill in Atlanta. Executive Chef Kevin Gillespie, made famous by the TV show Top Chef. Smoked pork belly might be the most perfect collision of southern cooking and fine dining possible. Cant recommend enough.

Metanoeto

Father,

Forgive me.

I have strayed from you yet again.

And though my thoughts about you are plenty, I have not abided.

I have tasted your goodness and moved onto other things. I have only sampled.I have been distracted by Satan's hand and fed on that which fills with fear and regret.

In You alone I find my peace. In You alone I find my rest.

Shades of Green

It’s midday and I’m sitting on my deck watching the sunlight dance through the trees. The light illuminates some branches, brightening their color, while others are blocked out, resulting in a deeper shade of green.

The bright green is electric. It glows with life and it’s warmth I can almost feel. The shadowed deep green is a bit dull on first glance. But it is mature. It waits patiently for its glorious exposure knowing its time will come.

I feel a bit like that dull green. I have been waiting for the favor of the sun. A job. A wife. Every man has his share of glory and shadow in this life. And like with the trees, both are necessary for growth.