Category Archives: Love

Diverging Paths

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Douglas Abbott

I got a text from an old friend yesterday that put the last 20 years of my life in a whole different light. I had an insanely demanding day yesterday and wasn’t able to read Richard’s text until this morning

Posted in Grace, Love, Suffering | Tagged choices, confinement, corrections, crime, deliverance, diverging, fork, fortune, God, grace, incarceration, institutions, jail, justice, juvenile, life, locked up, mercy, path, prison, punishment, redemption, road, salvation | 4 Comments

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Douglas Abbott

“For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” –Matthew 7:2 There is a phenomenon described in social psychology as the fundamental attribution error, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, Grace, Kindness, Love | Tagged distortion, endurance, friendship, grace, kindness, love, patience, peace, peacemakers, perception | 1 Comment

Lauryn

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Douglas Abbott

I met my niece Lauryn in the summer of 2004. I wasn’t expecting any more pleasant surprises at the time; I was enjoying quite a bounty already. I had resumed lucrative employment at the Captain Cook in April and was … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Love | Tagged affection, family, hugs, joy, kisses, love, nieces, trust, uncles | 2 Comments

Tiffany

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Douglas Abbott

“If it weren’t for women, men would still be wearing last week’s socks.” –Cynthia Nelms Many years ago, over the course of a single summer, I experienced a sort of social metamorphosis.

Posted in Love | Tagged bumbling, couple, introvert, metamorphosis, patient, romance, sensitive, social, woman | 5 Comments