I was on the way to a church member’s house to deliver a copy of our Lent devotional, when my phone’s battery died. I have been to their house before, but it did not matter. Without Google Gal leading the way, I was lost. So I found myself in a Taco Bueno. “Do you have an outlet […]
Read more "Loss of Boredom"Phoebe’s class uses word searches to help learn new vocabulary. The detective work required often leaves Phoebe frustrated. So much so that she began dreading school (a feeling I completely understood). She would lay in bed and refuse to get up – “What if there is a word search today?!” So I found an online site that creates […]
Read more "Searching for Worry"“That’s real music, Emmet. It’s dark and brooding.” – Lucy (Wyldstyle) “Hey. I can be dark and brooding too… Guys, look, a rainbow!” – Emmet And the Oscar for Best Animated Feature goes to… uh, wait, where is Lego Movie? My favorite movie of 2014 (not just animated category) wasn’t even nominated for the Oscar. How is that […]
Read more "Awesome Darkness"“Pilate told the people that they could choose to spare the life of either a murderer named Barabbas or Jesus of Nazareth, and they chose Barabbas. Given the same choice, Jesus, of course, would have chosen to spare Barabbas, too.” – Frederick Buechner, Peculiar Treasures Ivy received fish for Christmas. More accurately a gift card […]
Read more "Life"On Christmas morning, before the chaos filled unwrapping, we stopped to read the Christmas story. Of shepherds, angels, and wisemen. We then took communion together as a family. It was a good moment. The girls were amazingly calm and listening, especially with presents so close. So much of life is a rush. We arrive at the end […]
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