Post Tenebras Lux

Okay, so I know the title looks bad.  I promise I’m not begging for any, “Oh man!  I forgot your birthday was last week, now I feel like a jerk” comments.  You should not remember my birthday.  You’ve got more important things to remember, I understand.  I’m actually writing this post now because I’m swamped with a million more important matters, and so naturally I’m wasting time.  I’m sure you understand.

So, yes, as the title of this post states, my twenty-sixth birthday was last week.  I am now officially closer to thirty than to twenty.  And no, I still don’t have a job.  I did, however, get a couple of gifts that were especially cool, which I would like to blog about in the future.  The gift from my parents was my first volume of the Yale edition of The Works of Jonathan Edwards.  They gave me JE’s “Letters and Personal Writings,” which is filled with fascinating glimpses into his personal life.  In the near future I hope to write a post about JE’s first thoughts about the young Sarah Pierpont, who eventually became Sarah Edwards.  The man was smitten by her, and his words are particularly beautiful.

A second gift is one which was made possibly by multiple people.  With my birthday money I bought something I’ve been wanting since Janel and I got married:  a pug puppy!  During Christmas break I’ll pick up a seven-week old pug (I named him George) in Alabama.  Below is a picture of the two males in the litter.  I’m not sure which one is George yet, but you can expect many more photos to follow.

 Alright, back to work now…