Our Advent Word of the Day for today is “honest”. I was pondering what to lift up, of the many illustrations of honesty that cross my path each day, when the mail woman delivered a package from Doe Martin. She is the genius behind two of my favorite stoles (or “scarf things” as people call…
I shared this on Facebook, but here is an idea I stole from my friend Teri Peterson. Each day during Advent and the Christmas season, here is a word you can use in your prayer/devotional time. Take a photo, write a poem, reflect on how each word is preparing your way during Advent and Christmas.…
A devastating wind storm went through the Spokane area a little over a week ago. Pictures and updates can be found here. My parents were without power for a week, but extended family members took them in and they are okay. I am thankful. Our family’s lake cabin, which my grandparents purchased many, many years…
I used my Sabbath morning to go on a hike today. And since I was alone on the trail, I was able to walk at my own pace. I didn’t even have a time constraint, so my speed wasn’t effected by that sense of “you have a lot to do today, so get moving”. If…
Autumn has always been my favorite season. Growing up in Spokane, the South Hill is always a lovely place to be in Autumn. I found this photo gallery of Manito scenes in the Autumn. Gorgeous. I loved crunching through the deep piles of leaves on my walk to and from school. I loved building houses…
Two Sundays ago, during the time with the children in worship, I was telling them about how Jacob wrestled with God and how his name got changed to Israel in Gen 32. I mentioned other biblical characters who also went through name changes. I told them about a couple in our church who just got…
Our family enjoyed the book The Martian by Andy Weir when we read it this summer. Great storytelling. And SCIENCE! Yay. What’s not to love? So we saw the movie opening night. It did not disappoint. Yes, they inevitably made some changes to adapt it to screen (read this article to watch a funny video…
I may not be the stereotypical Taylor Swift fan, but there’s something about her 1989 album of which I just can’t get enough. Yes, it makes me want to dance. And she’s a gifted story teller. And she can sing. It’s more than that though. And I’m not sure I knew what it was until…
A few weeks ago I blogged over at RevGals about a local facebook kerfluffle about free lunches for kids at schools. You can read the first post here. Someone ‘tagged’ the person who was not a fan of this lunch program when they shared it on Facebook. He responded in a similar manner as he…
The Rowan County Clerk in Kentucky is sitting in jail as I type because of her refusal to do her job. She appealed all the way to the US Supreme Court because she claimed her Christian faith prohibits her from having her name on the marriage licenses of marriages she doesn’t personally support. The very…
Glass Overflowing 