Elijah, from the couch yesterday afternoon: “Hey! Did you know the alphabet has a space for ALL the letters?” Elijah, while eating his dinner and discussing the baby’s upcoming first birthday celebration: “Mommy, why does everyone have to have a birthday on the day that you lay a baby?”
Category: Family
What encouragement looks like
“Aaron, you’re so good at Legos. You should do the talent show next year and take all your Legos onto the stage and show how many ships you can build in two minutes.”
Vacation to LA
I was preparing for an announcement I hoped to give during our worship service last week and found the following reflection written close to six years ago. I am now on the other end of this, planning and recruiting Seattle folks to join in a week of service and kinship with Church of the Redeemer.… Continue reading Vacation to LA
October 22nd
Ten years ago they took you Past the place where any of us could reach you, We could not pull you back to where you belonged With us I never saw the blood-covered seats Or met the girl they murdered beside you But I saw your shoes And paid for the flowers And sat for… Continue reading October 22nd
A little afternoon eschatology from the four-year-old
“Mommy, do you know Molly has a new, big, three-hole puncher?” “Yes, Aaron, I saw that.” “Mommy, when I become a baby again and get bigger and have to learn how to poop in the potty again, will you buy me a three-hole punch like Molly’s as a prize?” “Sure, Aaron, I’ll do that. But… Continue reading A little afternoon eschatology from the four-year-old
My time is more valuable than this…
“Life’s too short to clean your own home.” The words on the brochure accompanied a sweet, domestic shot of a mother and daughter cuddled on the couch in front of a laptop and a father and son playing together. Inside the shiny brochure were package and pricing options for hiring a national company to come… Continue reading My time is more valuable than this…
Life at the lake
We just returned from ten days at our family’s lake cabin near Spokane, Washington. We lived in our swimsuits while we were there, and as always when I am in the sun a number of freckles made their jolly appearance all over me. One night as I changed Elijah out of his swimsuit and into… Continue reading Life at the lake
Seafair theology
I was tucking Elijah in last night and this happens to be the time of day when we have some of our sweetest moments of conversation. Perhaps it is the simple absence of larger, louder siblings or it is an effective sleep-avoidance ploy: I don’t really care. It is precious and I wouldn’t trade it… Continue reading Seafair theology
Camp Casey
We just got back from a three-day camping trip with a number of families from our church. This is an annual event for our congregation, and while my family did not attend when I was growing up here, I completely understand why this event is such a hit! Most people spent the better part of… Continue reading Camp Casey
Giving thanks
My church had planned to celebrate my recent ordination this past Sunday, however a trip to the ER Saturday evening with a sudden illness meant that I had to spend the day at home in bed. I wrote this letter to be read in my absence. Dear SCC Family, Well, this is not at all… Continue reading Giving thanks