cheerleaders

woke up thinking about the rich variety in the people who populate my corner of the world, in terms of age, race, work, finances, personality, situation, etc. -- thinking it's pretty amazing and wondering how my new life with all these very smart would-be lawyers will feel -- surely i'll have a broader political spectrum!

but also just noticing that the common thread with almost everyone in my life is the cheerleading aspect -- everyone i am close to is doing some kind of amazing encouraging, whether it's the public form, like blogging, performing, preaching, public speaking, writing, leading groups -- or the more private cheerleading of writing letters, pastoring, parenting, coaching, tutoring, guarding ad litem, encouraging everything from hanging in there to entrepreneurship to integrity.

it's the relationships that make life whatever it is. mine is rich and i'm grateful.