So it's Mother's Day again? I'll pass

2008-05-11T05:39:02Z

I saw a friend’s facebook status update. She hates Mother’s Day because of the recent loss of her mother. My heart went out to her. I have grown to hate Mother’s Day, but for different reasons. My hubby and I don’t have children and I learne...

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A window on my word - video

2008-03-28T14:42:15Z

I have been working this week on building a video to show Sunday in church about our adoption. It’s a big undertaking. Just five minutes of music and photography could take me two weeks solid. But I don't have two weeks. There are so many det...

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Lovely weekend

2008-03-03T15:49:29Z

I had a delightful weekend with Ginger Sister here! The hubby made pizza dough and we loaded up the crusts with all sorts of marvelous goodies and loads of cheese. Yummmm… We spent a little time with her playing my piano (which sounded so cool!...

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Dirty Idealist Update

2008-02-09T15:16:42Z

Well, a congregation 650 miles away has offered us their adoption account. So this decision doesn't mean we can't get a tax deduction for those who give gifts. I love them for that, but then they’ve been the one congregation that ever really fe...

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Can I just say... AMEN!

2008-01-30T14:27:49Z

I stumbled across this on a friend's blog and loved it. The guy is Tony Campolo who is one of my heros. I gave a couple books by him as gifts this Christmas. And I came across this in the midst of my own questioning about how the church can mis...

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The persuasive power of discontent

2008-01-29T15:15:35Z

I woke up feeling tired with an overall sense that something isn’t quite right physically, but I can’t put my finger on it. I guess it’s just a tired thing, plus it’s all overcast and yucky here – this does not help. And the bakery called. No ...

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The Tragedy and Triumph of Today - 15

2008-01-16T01:43:53Z

Tragedy: I got to work, and there was no work to be done. Awww shucks! Some tragedy! Ha Ha! It might become tragic if we don’t get any cake orders but people are always in need of something sweet so no worries there. And Valentines will be ...

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Confessions of an ex-church leader

2007-11-24T23:32:08Z

I used to love being in church and being involved in all kinds of stuff happening there. But right now I can barely make myself attend church. We go to a good church – much better than that last nightmare we attended for five years. (What was ...

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What do you want? The Church Chapter

2007-10-09T00:07:26Z

A friend’s blog contained the question “What do you want?” with a related question having to do with whether or not you're praying for what you want. It’s an interesting thought, especially since it’s really easy to get wrapped up in life and lo...

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I'll remember this summer for the paradigm shifts

2007-08-01T19:34:36Z

This summer is the of the almighty paradigm shift all across the board in my life. We moved in January, so we are still settling in at the new place. Renovations continue, the first garden in years. Red ripe cherry tomatoes from ...

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