Against the power of a 7.o magnitude earthquake poorly built Haitian concrete buildings literally crumbled. Today, two years later, the land is still devastated. Piles of rubble mark the land. Yet, amid the destruction, there are mission trips taking place to rebuild. New homes are literally being built with walls made of rubble. Chicken wire and rebar […]
Read more "Rubble"I took the girls to donuts this morning and at Slivinsky’s they asked for a Princess Ivy and Princess Phoebe story. In this installment the girls were in the courtyard of their impressive castle bouncing a ball back and forth. With each bounce pass the ball changed colors. Blue… bounce… red… bounce… yellow… Then bounce […]
Read more "The colors of purity…"Tonight I am heading to Royal’s stadium to enjoy T-shirt Tuesday. A brilliant way to draw folks into the stadium, since… well… you know… my little girls are the only ones surprised when the Royals lose. And tonight amplifies that reality since the shirts carry the “Our Time” logo. The advertising brilliance that was supposed […]
Read more "Our Time"Last week I carried the shovel into the backyard and began turning over the grass in preparation for our garden. I then edged the area with 4×4 landscaping timbers. I leveled the boards, then used spike like nails to attach the timbers. Yesterday I was about two thirds of the way through when my neighbor […]
Read more "Garden"Our backyard neighbor fired up the grill over the weekend. Starting the propane blaze without cracking the lid. But rather than the clear propane smoke, back smoke poured out of the grill. He opened the lid to find the charred remains of a bird nest. Thankfully no birds. (Or unthankfully if you are fan of […]
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