Stiff and sore, I slowly got dressed as Meg laughed, “yo… GA… man!” Last week Tim invited me and Meg to join him and Tamara in a 30 day yoga challenge called “Breathe“. I had never done any yoga. Honestly all I knew is that it involves stretches with weird names and, that naysayers claim, […]
Read more "“yo GA man”"My newsfeed included an article on the results of a “World View” poll (YouGov poll, Table 2 “World View”). The question was a study in extremes: Which comes closest to your view?: Our lives are threatened by terrorists, criminals, and illegal immigrants and our priority should be to protect ourselves. It’s a big, beautiful world, […]
Read more "Extremes"The struggle of poverty is evident in major events: repo men and eviction notices. But it is also small things that weigh people down… Our house came with a 40 gallon water heater. This worked fine 10 years ago for our family of four. But now our family of six, with girls learning to shave […]
Read more "Water Heaters"She said Zacharias “made her pray with him to thank God for the ‘opportunity’ they both received.” — Christianity Today I heard Ravi Zacharias speak in person just once. He was a part of a large conference and was an amazing story teller. One of the best I have ever heard. He had my attention […]
Read more "Following"“Dear Lord, please give us lots more presents under the tree.” — Ezekiel Our Christmas tree is still up. And at some point E realized the tree still had room for presents. So why not ask for more?! He skipped right past me and Meg, even past Santa… straight to God. It has been a […]
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