Friday, February 22, 2013

Bug Unplugged

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Yes, we really just might be the bravest parents in America, perhaps in the whole of Western Civilization. We are preparing to journey i...
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Friday, February 15, 2013

Bill Grogan's Goat

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I lead preschool and Kindergarten worship for the 11 AM service at our church (the wonderful Calvary Chapel South ).  This gig sort of fell ...
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Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Jinxing My Good Health (Hopefully)

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You know how you never really want to say aloud that something hasn't come to pass because you might jinx it into happening after all?  ...
Friday, February 01, 2013

Budget Woes

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This weekend, we are going to work on our household budget, as per one of my 2013 goals.  I am so depressed.  There are few things more anat...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Paxton or Pullman?

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Working together, Jason and I scored 100%! (I don't know whether to continue being proud or start feeling ashamed.)    How wi...
Monday, January 28, 2013

Rejecting the Suburban Car Paradigm (TM)

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I sold my car, Hailey, this month.  Thankfully, she went to two dear friends, Josh and Kadie, who will love on her and treat her right.  I f...
Thursday, January 17, 2013

Conundrum

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I'm reading Emma again, which, of course, has that famous conundrum of "courtship."  It turns out that Jane Austen was a rath...
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Monday, December 31, 2012

Well, I Did It!

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With this last post of the year (which is, admittedly, rather a cheat), I have, in 2012, tied with my second most prolific year of posting o...
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This Will Be My Resolution: To Seize the Day!

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Anyone who knows me knows that my favorite singer/songwriter is Canadian wünderkind Carolyn Arends .  And, even though she is pursuing a Mas...
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Saturday, December 29, 2012

I am Jonah

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Jonah is my favorite Old Testament book.   Does that surprise you?   Well, I have my reasons, and I am ready in season and out of seaso...
Thursday, December 27, 2012

The Sweets of Springtime

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In one of L.M. Montgomery's Emily books, Emily and her Cousin Jimmy spend time on wintry days poring over seed catalogues and planning ...
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Phor Phans oph Phantastes

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Beware the Alderwood! And the Alderwood Mall ! (But mostly Southcenter Mall !) If you have read George MacDonald's faerie romance,...
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Monday, December 24, 2012

The UnChristmasy Christmas

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Tree and hall are decked and resplendent in their seasonal glory.  The stockings are hung from the mantel with care.  Candy and baked goods...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

On the Eve of Destruction

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Paging Barry McGuire . . . The headlines of the day on my Comcast Homepage: Iran: We Can Copy Captured U.S. Drone » U.S.: North ...
Friday, December 07, 2012

Our Great Cosmic YES!

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There are two things I learned early on about prayer. The first is that we pray not to change God, but to change ourselves, so that we can b...
Wednesday, December 05, 2012

Life is a Curious Thing

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There is really no such thing as a dull life, you know.  Each person lives an adventure of unimaginable proportions, if only he would wake u...
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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Finisher!

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Did the Seattle Half-Marathon on Sunday, November 25 with one of my dearest friends (and a very fast runner) Anita!  Here we are above, s...
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