Entitlement

I just received an email from Doug with the news that friends of ours who just had a baby (born prematurely but thankfully healthy and able to go home) are now facing a new crisis: she is in the hospital in the ICU receiving treatments for blood clots in her lungs. I shuddered reading the… Continue reading Entitlement

Who is my neighbor?

Yesterday afternoon we stuffed our children into fleecy little Old Navy costumes and made our way over to a Halloween carnival sponsored by the neighborhood homeowner’s association. We are not ourselves homeowners, but we were invited by my sister and our good friends who are. It was a great little party set in the front… Continue reading Who is my neighbor?

A dog party

I have mentioned before the influence of the book, “Go, Dog, Go” on my daughter’s imagination. The climax of this story is the dramatic arrival of a bunch of different colored dogs, all driving cars, at a giant tree. At the top of the tree, the dogs discover a magnificent party: “A dog party,” the… Continue reading A dog party

Soul Mates

It would seem that Mercy has met her match… Meet my Goddaughter, Karenna.

To fight or not to fight

There is a very interesting post at Mark Galli’s blog this week discussing a NY Times piece on violence against women and the need for men to reclaim their role as protectors. I have enjoyed the thoughtful comments along with his original thoughts, and the most recent comment posted was from a young woman (college… Continue reading To fight or not to fight

Recommended Reading

I enjoyed reading this interview with Dick Staub at Relevant Magazine online. Dick has been a highly influential person in my life. He is an excellent conversation partner, a gifted writer, a provocative thinker, and a lover of Christ and the church. I look forward to the release of his upcoming book: The Culturally Savvy… Continue reading Recommended Reading

Liability

This week I have had two separate instances where something that I expected to have done could not be because of liability concerns. The first was when I contacted the Salvation Army to come and pick up a mattress we had purchased on Craigslist that ended up not being usable (long story). When the guys… Continue reading Liability