I know I was supposed to blog yesterday, but I planned to write about getting the final approval for the loan… only the underwriter still has not given final approval – and we are supposed to close at ten this morning. We have not be denied, just left in limbo. Typically we could just delay […]

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Ivy’s birthday is tomorrow. She will be five and in the fall starting Kindergarten. Something I am not entirely prepared for… Still, she is growing up. In part I can see this as her birthday gifts lists get longer and larger. She is beyond the toddler who does not understand asking for gifts (Phoebe would […]

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“The moral of the story is to listen to your mother.” ~ Tom Hooper upon winning the Oscar for Best Director As a staff we are in the middle of the book Deep Church by Jim Belcher. It attempts to take a balanced look at the traditional church and the emerging church. He goes to […]

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Our move to Missouri has left my skin dry. I know this is the concern of every brawny man… but my muscles need moisture (so they can grow, Meg would say!). After getting out of the shower, I realized my lotion was out and used some of Phoebe’s baby Aveeno. It was amazingly thick and […]

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“I think therefore I am” ~ Descartes I am not sure my thoughts would prove my existence. In some ways, my congealed brain waves seem to be all over the map. So that the only proof I have is for insanity. Which may be closer to the reality of my existence… I woke up last […]

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