First Save Myself
Posted: September 25, 2011 Filed under: Creativity, Parenting, Spirituality, Thoughts 2 Comments »
Over the course of the past month I’ve been having an interesting discussion with you, my readers, and myself. It’s been about change, questions, the status quo, and the desire to leave well enough alone. I’m not sure I even know how to do this.
My 9th Great-Grandfather (Roger Williams) was so unhappy with the way things were in Boston, that he left (actually, he was thrown out), and after living in the wilderness for awhile, he founded Providence, Rhode Island. His story is an amazing tale of sacrifice, ostracism, and loneliness.
My 6th Great-Grandfather (John Corbly), on the other side of my family tree, was a pioneer church planter who also paid high dearly for his vision – his family was killed by Native Americans trying to defend their territory in the Ohio Valley. Read the rest of this entry »
