http://erika.haub.net Erika Carney Haub's musings on life and God from South Central, L.A. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:13:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You're four now. Looks like you are ready to take on the world! http://erika.haub.net/aaron-the-baron/01/ Last night I was single-mama putting the the three kiddos to bed while Doug was at Fuller remembering how to do Greek Exegesis. It was getting late and Elijah, who is typically my very easy little guy at bedtime, simply could not settle down and go to sleep. After all ... http://erika.haub.net/elijah-william/01/ It is no secret that there has been little activity here this past year. It has been a year of great transition, and I have found myself in a more quiet, internal place as I find my footing in life's new landscape. I have not always known how to speak ... http://erika.haub.net/a-2009-benediction/12/ Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night. Love, The Haubs http://erika.haub.net/merry-christmas-2/12/ Recent msnbc.com headline: "Is Text Messaging Ruining People's Lives?" accompanied by a picture of Tiger Woods. Yeah. It's clearly the text messaging. From a Facebook satus update from my friend, Josh Staub. http://erika.haub.net/quotation-of-the-week-98/12/ Every so often I hear someone say “I want to see the Glory of God in all spheres of life.” Really? I wonder. I really do. If it moved us all out of our political/social/religious/personal/financial comfort zones- if it even challenged the opinions of our favorite pundits or preachers!- would we recognize ... http://erika.haub.net/quotation-of-the-week-97/11/ Q: So every Christian is called to be a pacifist? A: Yes, absolutely. Q: So how do you respond to people who say that’s unrealistic? A: Try lifelong monogamous fidelity in marriage. Do you think that’s realistic? Yet we do it. I’m not terribly cowed by the charge of being unrealistic. From an RNS interview with ... http://erika.haub.net/quotation-of-the-week-96/11/ Sorry for the long bout of silence here. I was in a minor car accident with the boys that left me pretty sore for a couple of weeks, and in the midst of recovering from that we all came down with the lovely H1N1 virus. Doug and I are alternating ... http://erika.haub.net/a-rose-by-any-other-name/11/ "No, the one who in love forgets himself, forgets his suffering, in order to think of someone else’s, forgets all his misery in order to think of someone else’s, forgets what he himself loses in order lovingly to bear in mind someone else’s loss, forgets his advantage in order lovingly ... http://erika.haub.net/quotation-of-the-week-95/09/ Mercy and Aaron both decided to stay with me for "big church" this morning. I gave them little activity handouts and pencils, and Mercy had a bottle of water my Mom had given to her. They spent the beginning of worship waving frantically at Deb who was on stage playing ... http://erika.haub.net/where-it-belongs/09/