leaking

They say that God is in the details. Our new roof is leaking. Our new roof is leaking around the old chimney.  You never notice the old as much as when you start to spruce things up.  Every new bit … Continue reading →

Parents are afraid

Parents jump in headfirst when they don’t know how deep the water is. Parents are afraid. Can you imagine how afraid Mary must have been before she had Jesus?  She was given peace…but she must have been pretty terrified.  We … Continue reading →

celebrate me home

Christmas Eve…I’ll play Santa, delivering packages for the USPS during the first part of the day…and then I’m home for the evening. This is my favorite Kenny Loggins song. I had the chance to see him when he opened for … Continue reading →

I could drag this end of the world thing out forever

If I really lacked content for this blog, I could drag this end of the world thing out forever. Of course, I don’t need to do that.  My head is filled with interesting topics to write about.  If a person … Continue reading →

I’m still standing

The 21st of December has come and, to the best of my understanding at least, gone without anything earth shattering happening. I haven’t turned on the news yet, though…so California may have slid off into the Pacific…or Paraguay may have … Continue reading →

we are our own circus

“Ladies and Gentlemen!!….Boys and Girls!!…may I direct your attention to the center ring?!! Now appearing….MEEEEEEEEEEE!!” Our three year old is some kind of weird profundity savant. Where does a comment like that come from at 10:30 at night?  “Now appearing….MEEEEEE!!” … Continue reading →

we swim a section at a time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI6fl3Fkw0k The first contemporary Christian artist that I had the chance to see growing up was Phil Keaggy. What an introduction. My friend, John Todd, told me his sister had gotten some tickets to a “free show” (love offering)….I guess … Continue reading →

“WHERE’S MY TEDDY?!!!”

A frantic little voice yelling out in the middle of the night is always an exciting way to wake up. It is an exciting way to wake up quickly. “Where’s my teddy?!!! I can’t find my teddy!!  Where’s my teddy?!!” … Continue reading →

my brave new world

Computers make my life easier. I can access more information than I need faster than I’ve ever known that I don’t need to know about something than ever before. Unless…something isn’t working like I expect it to.  System restore, bang … Continue reading →

why?

When I dropped our oldest off for her first day of kindergarten, she started to tear up.  She’d never been apart from us and was scared.  I remember kneeling down and hugging her…remember telling her, “don’t cry, sweetie…it’s going to … Continue reading →