Our church garage sale had fancy glasses – real crystal. Beautiful. But stamped right inside, “24% lead”?! As someone who does not own any crystal, lead content was news to me. And sure enough, crystal contains and leaches lead. Using it regularly is dangerous (including an FDA warning). As a child, probably from Home Alone […]
Read more "Poison"This morning, at end of swim lessons, Ezekiel’s instructor announced she would be gone next time and the class would have a sub. With delight MrE shouted, “Yes! Maybe it will be Mrs Braughton!” Mrs Braughton was Ezekiel’s amazing Kindergarten teacher. Splendid in every way… still I am not sure she wants to teach swim […]
Read more "Anything"I waved as Ivy drove off to volunteer at the elementary summer school. Then I saw my keys… still hanging in the mailbox… “Oh, that is where I left them!” Overnight, in the rain. My keys, my wallet, my wedding ring… are constantly missing (I suppose many other things are lost too, I just won’t […]
Read more "Where?"Church Softball began this past week. I was placed in the all important role of catcher — where you field your worst player. But they keep me around for power hitting 😉 though I actually did hit a legitimate double. Plus a couple singles, a lot of popups, and one strike out… yes, I struck […]
Read more "Age"One of the principles that defines Chandler is to value women. We accept God’s calling and work in their life. I have spoken and written much about the importance of reading scripture in context and allowing the complete testimony of scripture to speak (for instance Paul writes, “when women prophesy…”, 1Cor 11:5, before writing “women […]
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