Our happy day birthday dinner with Doug (half-price appetizers at the Yard House, outdoor patio seating, good beer to enjoy–at least for Doug) ended with our car dying outside of Doug’s office where we had gone to let Mercy use the bathroom before heading home. Luckily we had both cars with us (and thank God… Continue reading Of course
Happy Day–33
As a woman who has given birth twice in the last three years, birthdays are something I view now with a sense of renewed significance. This total miracle that that day is, the day when raw life is celebrated in all of its beauty and terror, should never be lost on us as we look… Continue reading Happy Day–33
A compliment
Last night a young woman from our church came over to talk and hang out a bit. There were some things in my sermon on Sunday that had connected with her and her experience as a single woman, and it was great to hear her share her perspective on being single in our church. I… Continue reading A compliment
A few thoughts…
You know you are at a park in Pasadena when… your children are the only kids there not wearing Crocs. the primary athletic event is Ultimate Frisbee. between you and your husband, you know half the people playing frisbee. every other parent pushing their kid on the swings is on their cell phone. the parking… Continue reading A few thoughts…
Quotation of the Week
[J]ustice is not necessarily “getting what you deserve.†This idea has crept perversely into our readings of Scripture, but it is Greco-Roman rather than biblical in origin. Get-what-you-deserve justice includes two things: a goal of orderly equilibrium where everyone is in the place they deserve, and a strategy of maintaining balance by responding in kind.… Continue reading Quotation of the Week
Good news again
We went to the OB yesterday and found out that I am immune to the Fifths Disease virus, which means I most likely caught the virus as a child. I do have memories of doctors thinking that I had it a long time ago, and today I am so very grateful for that. Our OBs… Continue reading Good news again
Sexy missions
I received an email recently from a dear friend who shares our passion for loving justice and mercy among America’s urban poor. In her email concerning a new initiative that Doug and I may play a part in, she says this: “We, so far, have not succeeded that way because gang kids and other urban… Continue reading Sexy missions
Sisters are especially good for this…
I appreciate those people in my life who help keep me honest. I got home after a long day of meetings for Servant Partners, and after picking my kids up and making our way back home, I met up with a dear friend for some prayer time in preparation for her wedding. When I finally… Continue reading Sisters are especially good for this…
The gospel: “Follow me…”
By late afternoon yesterday, I had heard more police helicopters in one day than I had ever imagined possible. Along with sirens and cruisers racing down our streets, it was enough to unsettle. We spent the early evening over at my sister’s house in her backyard, enjoying dinner (and lots of space for the kids… Continue reading The gospel: “Follow me…”
Random happenings in the Haub house
The kids and I missed church again this week: Aaron was a snot factory (as I like to call it) and I can’t bear to bring my kids to the nursery when they are like that. I see other moms and dads do it, and it almost always means that later in the week we… Continue reading Random happenings in the Haub house