My sister has been doing a little kid’s program on Wednesday nights for Mercy and a few other kids. One aspect of the program is bible memory verses, and last week Anna told the kids that if they could recite the memory verse to her the following week, they would get a prize. Well, that… Continue reading Street preacher
Category: South Central
Friends
Jelani’s got a great post up today about their visit here this past weekend. Check it out!
The day after
Friday night was amazing. I will need a much longer post to really get across how incredible the night was for those of us organizing the event, for our community, for the hundreds who came out to the street, and for our entire church family. Today I will simply say thank you for the prayers… Continue reading The day after
When the streets bleed
“Call me before you come home.” This was the text I received from Doug during our preschool movie night on Friday. I wasn’t sure what the message meant, but when I felt the phone vibrate a few minutes later and saw that Doug was calling me, I figured I better pick up. “Don’t come home… Continue reading When the streets bleed
Mercy’s take on the LAPD
“Mommy, what does ‘arrested’ mean?” “It’s when you do something bad and the police take you away.” “Where do they take you?” “To the police station.” “Where they kill you?” “NO! No, they don’t kill you, honey. No.” “Where they wrestle you?”
Party-time
I realize I have been neglecting the blog a bit of late, and some of that has to do with my role in organizing a block party on Halloween night in partnership with our block club and our church. I have been busy learning about light towers (very large, expensive things that are often reserved… Continue reading Party-time
Pass
We were driving home from my sister’s house the other night when I remembered I had left a bag by her front door. I asked Doug to turn the van around and as he did, a dark bent figure came into my sight: it was a man lying on his side on the sidewalk. His… Continue reading Pass
What a life is worth
A young man was killed in our neighborhood last week. He was a USC film student who had some sort of altercation on the street while walking with friends late at night near campus. There was a fight, he was stabbed, and he died. Everything about the situation is tragic, and while USC can feel… Continue reading What a life is worth
Change
Transition is in the air. Mercy started preschool this past week at a little Catholic school a few blocks away. The nuns are delightful and Mercy seems to be enjoying her experience very much. Elijah has started walking and talking. And at his physical yesterday, he weighed in at a not-so-modest twenty-seven pounds. My mom… Continue reading Change
Wonder in the Hood
Lauren came over yesterday evening to help me with bedtime for the boys while Doug ran Mercy to our pediatrician’s office with a suspected ear infection (this was the first time that Mercy informed us of an ear-ache BEFORE 2am so we were grateful). Lauren was getting ready to run to the corner store with… Continue reading Wonder in the Hood