“Is the baby naked inside your belly?” ~ Ivy Meg reads about the arrival of the Royal newlyweds, while I read about politics. She flips through pictures of dresses, while I contemplate debates and meetings at the White House. Normally I am surprised by the popularity of the Life section over the Front page – […]

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“My mother had not had a hot meal for herself in fifteen years…” ~ Narrator, The Christmas Story On the patio the girls threw the little white pops. Even Phoebe was able to explode the snaps. But in our pack of yellow boxes was also a “Not For Children” Mega Snaps. I got them out […]

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Megan’s birthday is today. Of course with Breathe this morning and VBS registration tonight there is not time to celebrate. So we went out last night (a romantic foursome – with Ivy blowing any candles that were lit!). At the end we found ourselves enjoying Baskin Robbins (in Megan’s tradition every good evening ends with […]

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“I am not afraid of anything. Except at bedtime – then I’m afraid of the dark.” ~ Ivy As you know we live in a mail box exclusive neighborhood, but when all your dollars go into mail boxes… well it seems we did not have enough to clean the neighborhood pool. When we first found […]

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“Calvary cries out more clearly than any theology textbook: We do not know our God.” ~ Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel This past week I was again asked about cremation for Christians. It is a common question, because tradition has taught against cremation. Yet the bible never outlaws it directly. The confusion comes from two […]

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