{"id":18761,"date":"2018-05-18T10:59:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T14:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=18761"},"modified":"2021-10-15T07:31:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T11:31:48","slug":"5-friday-faves-fortnite-revisited-on-classical-guitar-spring-rain-habits-of-love-andy-crouch-on-shame-and-wonder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=18761","title":{"rendered":"5 Friday Faves &#8211; Fortnite Revisited on Classical Guitar, Spring Rain, Habits of Love, Andy Crouch on Shame, and Wonder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14251\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3996\" height=\"2540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2.jpg 3996w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2-1024x651.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3996px) 100vw, 3996px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy Friday! Here are my five favorite finds for this week:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) Fortnite Revisited on Classical Guitar &#8211; <\/strong>About a month ago, classical guitarist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/beyondtheguitar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nathan Mills<\/a> of<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/beyondtheguitar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Beyond the Guita<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/beyondtheguitar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>r<\/em><\/a> posted his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D-4Gjt6hNc4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrangement of Fortnite Dances<\/a>. Like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/fortnite-battle-royale\/2018\/3\/30\/17177068\/why-is-fortnite-popular\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">popular game<\/a> and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FepIkIILumA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">celebrity players<\/a>, this video skyrocketed. 5 million views and <em>Beyond the Guitar<\/em> YouTube subscriptions doubled over the course of days. Now he has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v8CXym2CoXA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a second video<\/a> out featuring another set of Fortnite Dances.\u00a0 Gamer or not, if you love music, this is a fun sampler!<a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Nathan-Beyond-the-Guitar-Fortnite-Dances-on-Guitar-Part-2-May-2018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18811\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Nathan-Beyond-the-Guitar-Fortnite-Dances-on-Guitar-Part-2-May-2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Nathan-Beyond-the-Guitar-Fortnite-Dances-on-Guitar-Part-2-May-2018.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Nathan-Beyond-the-Guitar-Fortnite-Dances-on-Guitar-Part-2-May-2018-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Nathan-Beyond-the-Guitar-Fortnite-Dances-on-Guitar-Part-2-May-2018-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Nathan-Beyond-the-Guitar-Fortnite-Dances-on-Guitar-Part-2-May-2018-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v8CXym2CoXA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beyond the Guitar, YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The dances are fun to watch and feature a wide range of music. Nathan&#8217;s classical guitar renditions are uniquely beautiful. My favorite of the dance\/music combinations on this video are Bluegrass, a polka or Russian dance, a pop oldie, and a Rock finale (where Nathan brings out his electric guitar!!). Enjoy!<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v8CXym2CoXA?feature=oembed\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>2) Spring Rain &#8211; <\/strong>We&#8217;ve had a fairly dry Spring in Richmond, Virginia. What this means for allergy-sufferers is the barrage of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.richmond.com\/weather\/tree-pollen-is-back-in-richmond-and-the-worst-is\/article_102e9213-816d-5eb9-8033-f5c5b67af0f0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tree pollens<\/a> that make being outside insufferable. The yellow blanket on all surfaces this time of year could use a good washing.<a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Spring-Rain-Pine-pollen-Charlotte-Observer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18830\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Spring-Rain-Pine-pollen-Charlotte-Observer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Spring-Rain-Pine-pollen-Charlotte-Observer.jpg 960w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Spring-Rain-Pine-pollen-Charlotte-Observer-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Spring-Rain-Pine-pollen-Charlotte-Observer-768x537.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/news\/local\/article16507784.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlotte Observer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week, finally, the rain came. As happens with rains in our part of the world in May, all of nature seems to push up, greener and more vivid. We can all breathe deep the freshness of the air and the beauty around us. For me, the sound of rain is as glorious as its visual aftermath. We don&#8217;t live where flash flooding is a problem, so I do want to remember that days and days of rain isn&#8217;t happy for everyone. Still, it is a welcome respite from the hot dry days of late Spring in Richmond.<a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2018-May-18-Papas-Garden-Spring-Rain-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18825\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2018-May-18-Papas-Garden-Spring-Rain-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5785\" height=\"3579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2018-May-18-Papas-Garden-Spring-Rain-2.jpg 5785w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2018-May-18-Papas-Garden-Spring-Rain-2-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2018-May-18-Papas-Garden-Spring-Rain-2-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2018-May-18-Papas-Garden-Spring-Rain-2-1024x634.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5785px) 100vw, 5785px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2018-May-18-Papas-Garden-Spring-Rain-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18824\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2018-May-18-Papas-Garden-Spring-Rain-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2018-May-18-Papas-Garden-Spring-Rain-8.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2018-May-18-Papas-Garden-Spring-Rain-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2018-May-18-Papas-Garden-Spring-Rain-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2018-May-18-Papas-Garden-Spring-Rain-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Azaleas-in-Spring-Rain-Papas-Garden.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18831\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Azaleas-in-Spring-Rain-Papas-Garden.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Azaleas-in-Spring-Rain-Papas-Garden.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Azaleas-in-Spring-Rain-Papas-Garden-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Azaleas-in-Spring-Rain-Papas-Garden-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Azaleas-in-Spring-Rain-Papas-Garden-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3) Habits of Love &#8211; <\/strong>Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ahc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andy Crouch<\/a> (see #4), I have discovered Richmond attorney and thought leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecommonrule.org\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justin Earley<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10103354828822956&amp;set=gm.590810057776606&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Common Rule<\/a>. So thrilled about this. The funny thing is that I ALMOST heard Justin speak <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PgR4RjPkcUQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on busyness<\/a> earlier this month but couldn&#8217;t make it work schedule-wise (ironic, huh?). When Andy retweeted this image from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thecommonrule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justin&#8217;s Twitter page<\/a>, I was captivated.<a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Nighttime-Blessing-The-Common-Rule.jpg.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18817\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Nighttime-Blessing-The-Common-Rule.jpg.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Nighttime-Blessing-The-Common-Rule.jpg.png 560w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Nighttime-Blessing-The-Common-Rule.jpg-278x300.png 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thecommonrule\/status\/997135661969870848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Common Rule, Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>From there, I discovered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecommonrule.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Common Rule website<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/590808914443387\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Facebook page<\/a>. Subscribed, subscribed, subscribed. Justin focuses on habit formation towards love. He has really useful helps on his website and through his email subscription. I am on it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Common-Rule-of-Life-Facebook.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18837\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Common-Rule-of-Life-Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Common-Rule-of-Life-Facebook.jpg 750w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Common-Rule-of-Life-Facebook-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Common-Rule-of-Life-Facebook-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10103354828822956&amp;set=gm.590810057776606&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Common Rule of Life, Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0143130315?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=debmillswrite-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=0143130315\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Meaningful Work &#8211; a Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul<\/em> &#8211; Shawn Askinosie<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>4) Andy Crouch on Shame &#8211; <\/strong>Author <a href=\"http:\/\/andy-crouch.com\/#section-about-Andy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andy Crouch<\/a> has written <a href=\"http:\/\/andy-crouch.com\/articles\/the_return_of_shame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an essay<\/a> on how our culture has changed. For most of our history as a country, we have been <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guilt_society\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a guilt-based culture<\/a>. By that, I mean we measured ourselves and others as being &#8220;right or wrong&#8221; in our thinking, choosing to do right or wrong. This is how we raised our children. We determined not to measure our children up against (compared with) other people, but to raise them up with a standard of right living and making right choices (for us, it was based on the Bible&#8230;on the teachings and life of Jesus). &#8220;Right&#8221; was not legalistic or moralistic; &#8220;right&#8221; was loving, kind, serving, non-judgmental.<\/p>\n<p>Only in recent years has our culture been moving toward more of a shame-based view on life. Here the difference is how our character and behavior reflects on a larger community (&#8220;how others see us&#8221;). This is somewhat different from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shame_society\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the traditional shame-honor culture<\/a>. In that culture, honoring your family, country, religion was all-important. If your behavior did not comply with those values, you were shamed, even ostracized.<a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Shame-in-America-honorshame.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18839\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Shame-in-America-honorshame.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Shame-in-America-honorshame.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Shame-in-America-honorshame-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Shame-in-America-honorshame-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/honorshame.com\/rise-shame-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Rise of Shame in America, Honor Shame<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s American culture has definitely moved away from a guilt orientation. We hear it all the time in statements like &#8220;Well, that may be OK for you.&#8221; &#8220;You have the right to believe that way.&#8221; &#8220;Don&#8217;t try to put that guilt on me.&#8221; However, our culture is not moving toward the traditional shame society, but more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aymeducators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fame-Shame-and-Social-Media.Russell-pre-convention-draft.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a shame-fame culture<\/a>. Fame over honor. Social media has driven this in recent years. We want to be &#8220;seen&#8221; a certain way. In fact, a young colleague of ours once said, &#8220;It&#8217;s my job to make you look good.&#8221; I was shocked at that. One, &#8220;looking good&#8221; was not even on my radar. Either I was good (competent, responsible, dependable, etc) or I wasn&#8217;t. It demonstrated the culture shift and generational disconnect.<\/p>\n<p>The shaming still happens in our culture. Children can be shamed for not behaving in ways that make their parents look good. Public shaming of people who don&#8217;t agree with each other can be as brutal as real ostracism. And so it goes.<\/p>\n<p>I miss the guilt culture. Where, whatever your religion or political ideology, you could tell the good guys from the bad guys. Or maybe we were naive, but I hope not. Today, it seems all about how we portray ourselves&#8230;how we are received by those that matter to us.<\/p>\n<p>Sigh&#8230;any thoughts? Please.<\/p>\n<p>[Don&#8217;t forget to return and read Andy&#8217;s essay and David Brooks&#8217; review of Crouch&#8217;s essay and this whole social phenomenon.]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/andy-crouch.com\/articles\/the_return_of_shame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Return of Shame &#8211; <\/em>Andy Crouch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/03\/15\/opinion\/the-shame-culture.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Shame Culture<\/em> &#8211; David Brooks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/honorshame.com\/rise-shame-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Rise of Shame in America<\/em> &#8211; HonorShame<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>5) Wonder <\/strong>&#8211; we are surrounded by the wonderful. The older we get, the more the losses and hardships of life push in on our experience of wonder. Children, and especially grandchildren, help us with that. They fill our storm-dampened sails. I am so thankful we live in the same city as our children.\u00a0 When we have time with them, we stand a little taller, walk a little lighter, and wonder comes home to nest. Just last night, while our daughter and I were having a visit with an old friend, Dave elected to play with our little granddaughter. Off they went (not sure who was more excited). After the visit, daughter and grand-daughter headed out into the night, with &#8220;Bye&#8230;love you&#8221; resounding out of the back window. A tiny hand waving&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Dave was full of wonder. He marveled at how they read the whole hour. How a two-year-old could be that captured by stories! Maybe she was also in her own world of wonder, in the company of a granddad who loved her.<a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Wonder-Papa-and-granddaughter-pixabay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18820\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Wonder-Papa-and-granddaughter-pixabay.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Wonder-Papa-and-granddaughter-pixabay.jpg 960w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Wonder-Papa-and-granddaughter-pixabay-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Wonder-Papa-and-granddaughter-pixabay-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/grandfather-granddaughter-family-2391461\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hard to say, especially as a grandparent, who (in image below) is helping who&#8230;more.<a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Papa-and-grandchild-Who-is-helping-who-Pixabay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18827\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Papa-and-grandchild-Who-is-helping-who-Pixabay.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Papa-and-grandchild-Who-is-helping-who-Pixabay.jpg 545w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Papa-and-grandchild-Who-is-helping-who-Pixabay-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/grandpa-beach-grandson-play-2814816\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wonder is not just bound up in a child. It is all around us, in God&#8217;s own nature and his created nature. In all of us, bearing His image. Not just children, but everyone. I&#8217;m struck lately with how strong, and resilient, and persevering, and sharp most of the older adults are in my life. They are my heroes. Even when the mind and body weaken, life itself&#8230;the gift of life in all its forms and capacities&#8230;is a wonder.<\/p>\n<p>Again, happy Friday! Hope yours is a rain-refreshed but not flooded weekend! [Edit: Have I got a story to tell for another day &#8211; It&#8217;s Friday night and the rain ceased to be refreshing hours ago &#8211; praying it stops!]<\/p>\n<p>[Please share your own favorites or thoughts on above in the Comments. Much-appreciated.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonuses:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veluxusa.com\/indoorgeneration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indoor Generation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/savethestorks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Save the Storks &#8211; Pro-Woman, Pro-Baby, Pro-Family, Pro-Life<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wDtnHOeC29\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/careynieuwhof.com\/episode192\/\">CNLP 192: Caleb Kaltenbach on How to Embrace an Outraged and Polarized Culture Most Leaders No Longer Like<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;CNLP 192: Caleb Kaltenbach on How to Embrace an Outraged and Polarized Culture Most Leaders No Longer Like&#8221; &#8212; CareyNieuwhof.com\" src=\"https:\/\/careynieuwhof.com\/episode192\/embed\/#?secret=og0Ct0mgMn#?secret=wDtnHOeC29\" data-secret=\"wDtnHOeC29\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Social-Media-the-Seven-Deadly-Sins-Adam-Grant-Twitter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18787\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Social-Media-the-Seven-Deadly-Sins-Adam-Grant-Twitter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Social-Media-the-Seven-Deadly-Sins-Adam-Grant-Twitter.jpg 750w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Social-Media-the-Seven-Deadly-Sins-Adam-Grant-Twitter-300x283.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/social_brains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Lieberman, Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Coffee-in-the-morning-Intelligence-is-Sexy-Facebook-page.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18762\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Coffee-in-the-morning-Intelligence-is-Sexy-Facebook-page.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"691\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Coffee-in-the-morning-Intelligence-is-Sexy-Facebook-page.jpg 691w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Coffee-in-the-morning-Intelligence-is-Sexy-Facebook-page-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sexyintelligence\/photos\/a.203833143105042.1073741826.203829633105393\/1022727374548944\/?type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intelligence Is Sexy, Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Friendship-Friend-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18833\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Friendship-Friend-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2891\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Friendship-Friend-.jpg 2891w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Friendship-Friend--287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Friendship-Friend--768x803.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Friendship-Friend--979x1024.jpg 979w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2891px) 100vw, 2891px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/millennialpastor.net\/2018\/03\/12\/on-being-a-millennial-pastor-leaders-who-dont-remember-the-glory-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>On Being a Millennial Pastor &#8211; Leaders Who Don&#8217;t Remember the Glory Days <\/em>&#8211; Erik Parker<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Breakfast-Brie-and-Bacon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18832\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Breakfast-Brie-and-Bacon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Breakfast-Brie-and-Bacon.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Breakfast-Brie-and-Bacon-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Breakfast-Brie-and-Bacon-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Blog-Breakfast-Brie-and-Bacon-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Friday! Here are my five favorite finds for this week: 1) Fortnite Revisited on Classical Guitar &#8211; About a month ago, classical guitarist Nathan Mills of Beyond the Guitar posted his arrangement of Fortnite Dances. Like the popular game and its celebrity players, this video skyrocketed. 5 million views and Beyond the Guitar YouTube &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=18761\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">5 Friday Faves &#8211; Fortnite Revisited on Classical Guitar, Spring Rain, Habits of Love, Andy Crouch on Shame, and Wonder<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1868,1740,1869,2763,810,3396,926,690,1229,34,1628,799,1705,1820,1148,183,3395,5253,1801,678,1277,903,2556,2547,3394,33,2819,1732,317,795,2611,337,888,432,870,433,719,761,789,4160,1102,5228,1002,537,32,1453],"tags":[3619,2548,6020,97,658,99,6026,6018,5895,1802,239,757,959,6022,3238,1879,6023,6027,298,6019,5928,6025,1136,6030,6024,6021,5927,1108,6029,6028,1639],"class_list":["post-18761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abortion","category-adam-grant","category-adoption","category-aging","category-all-good-gifts","category-america","category-attending-or-focus","category-babies-children","category-beauty-of-gods-creation","category-books","category-character","category-church-2","category-conversations","category-creativity","category-critical-thinking","category-culture-religion","category-disciplines","category-forgiveness","category-friday-faves","category-friendship","category-glory-of-god","category-grace","category-grief-and-loss","category-guitar","category-habits","category-inspired","category-kindness","category-leadership","category-lessons-learned","category-love-2","category-love-your-neighbor","category-marriage-2","category-memories","category-music","category-neighbors","category-pray","category-reconciliationforgiveness","category-redeeming-restoring","category-relationships","category-resilience","category-social-media","category-time-management","category-transformational","category-volunteeringserving","category-walk-with-god","category-work","tag-andy-crouch","tag-beyond-the-guitar","tag-caleb-kaltenbach","tag-children","tag-church","tag-coffee","tag-david-brooks","tag-erik-parker","tag-fortnite-dances","tag-friday-faves","tag-friends","tag-friendship-2","tag-grandchildren","tag-guilt-culture","tag-habit-formation","tag-habits","tag-indoor-generation","tag-justin-earley","tag-leadership","tag-matt-lieberman","tag-meaningful-work","tag-millennial-pastor","tag-nathan-mills","tag-rain","tag-save-the-storks","tag-shame-culture","tag-shawn-askinosie","tag-social-media","tag-spring-rain","tag-the-common-rule","tag-wonder"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pauPAB-4SB","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18761"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18854,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18761\/revisions\/18854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}