I have mentioned a couple of times here that a tragic accident took the life of someone very dear to many of our friends on January first of this year. I never had the privilege of knowing the Mikasa family, but I have been deeply touched by the pain of their loss through my community’s… Continue reading Redeemer
Category: Faith
Every morning
“Mommy, do you know there is a song with my name in it?” Mercy asked me on Monday. “Can you sing it for me?” I replied. “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases…his Mercy never comes to an end…they are new every morning…new every morning…great is thy faithfulness.” “That’s beautiful! Where did you learn… Continue reading Every morning
Muffin theology
On Friday the phone rang and it was a friend up the street who was calling me from the hospital. She just lost her husband a few weeks ago, and her own health is a concern as well. She was at Good Sam being treated for Pneumonia, and she wanted us to know. This meant… Continue reading Muffin theology
Branded
A friend ministering in the wealthy community of Laguna Beach recently posted on her blog about how the perspective of her kids will be shaped by the affluence around her. One thing I appreciate about Patty’s blog is her honesty and willingness to ask tough questions about what it means to live in the land… Continue reading Branded
Quotation of the Week (two for the price of one)
On a mission trip in Honduras a few years ago, we were all sitting with some of the villagers around a fire in the evening. One of the members of our team said, “Let’s all go around and share our favorite Bible verse.” This sort of thing can be tough for us scripturally challenged Methodists!… Continue reading Quotation of the Week (two for the price of one)
Billy’s Bucket
My sister was kind enough to take Mercy to the downtown library last week, and Mercy and Aaron are so excited to have new books in the house. Aaron is addicted to a Thomas the Tank Engine storybook collection (he finds the page with the Troublesome Trucks story every time and wants to read it),… Continue reading Billy’s Bucket
When things don’t add up
There is this parenting phenomenon that I am finding particularly frustrating of late. In our daily life at home, there are days when we are largely housebound, due to a number of factors. Recently those factors have included being sick, Elijah’s nap schedule, my work schedule, etc. On those days, when the kids are getting… Continue reading When things don’t add up
Another good read
I missed watching the Oscars last night due to a dinner fiasco, surprise dinner guests, two especially crazy children who did everything they could to avoid going to bed, and Doug’s use of our living room as his homework room where he is furiously working to finish a paper for his Fuller class. I like… Continue reading Another good read
Be my guest
I have been invited to contribute as a guest-blogger on Jason Clark’s website. My first post went up yesterday–check it out!
Weary
In the midst of everything else going on this week, our little Mercy woke up crying and convulsing in pain last night. It didn’t take long to realize that whatever bug she has had the last two weeks had evolved into an ear infection, and so she and her daddy made the middle of the… Continue reading Weary