Past Now Unite

My dad went to his first postseason game (Friday’s win). Waiting in the bathroom line between innings he was surrounded by a bunch of young guys. Each held two big beers. I am not sure how they planned to navigate the facilities, but they were happy. Yelling and laughing, they turned to dad. Seeing he […]

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Rain Delay

The Royals are back in the playoffs. Not the Wild Card slip in, but American League’s best record. I have never had playoff expectations before today. Last year I was just happy the Royal’s arrived for the first time in 29 years. The race to Game 7 of the World Series was a dream. Sitting […]

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Giving a New Formation Story

A few weeks ago our nephew arrived from China. Physically he came from the other side of the world, but his future is opening to an even bigger reversal. He moved from the orphanage into the care of doting parents. Once abandoned in the garbage, now living in American suburbs. Education, possessions, faith, love… everything […]

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Risk

Ivy came through the sliding glass door and quietly announced, “Mom, we found a baby bunny.” Meg didn’t understand, so Ivy explained the kids playing baseball had  discovered a tiny bunny… that is when Meg saw the little furry ear poking out of Ivy’s glove. Meg – if you have heard our garden stories this […]

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Actual-ized

Last week I spoke about my brother’s, Jacob, experience in Mexico. He was building houses in a small city. There he met a young man who invited him to visit his family in the mountains. It was a small community. Mud brick homes, built with bricks they made themselves. The roofs, also mud, had grass […]

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