Sunday, November 15, 2009
Why All The Violence?
I am disturbed by the incidents of violence in our country during the past few weeks. My senses have been bombarded by everything from the senseless murder and attempted murder of the Seattle police, to mass murder on a Texas military base. In Illinois authorities are digging up women’s bodies from...
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Saturday, November 7, 2009
Why I'd Like To Be A Dairy Cow
I’m not a fan of “ice breaker” games used to initiate groups of strangers. Most of them are silly. “Tell everyone your favorite flavor of ice cream.” Garlic? Spinach? Calorie-less? Who really cares? But recently I found one I rather enjoyed. “If you could be any animal, what would it be and why?”...
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Monday, November 2, 2009
Four-year-old Cobi was missing!
All of a sudden it was the middle of the night and 4-year old Cobi was missing. Here’s what happened… Grandpa and I took the little grandsons and their mother away for a couple nights of fun at Great Wolfe Lodge. The boys brought their Halloween costumes, but really only wanted to wear their...
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Monday, October 26, 2009
Why My Politicians Always Lose
If you really want to win an election, ask me to vote for your opponent. I have a near flawless record in public elections. Whoever I choose, will lose. Some years I have been able to accurately predict the winners in every candidate and every referendum. If I place an “X” or poke out a “chad” next...
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
The Tragic Love Story of Jim and Cathy
Sometimes I have more questions than answers. Here’s my issue: John and I have been mentoring a young man who is incarcerated at McNeil Island Correctional Facility. We have known Jim for years and are very fond of him and his wife, Cathy. They are bright, kind and insightful. Their two children are...
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Saturday, October 17, 2009
Lessons On Trusting God
My husband, John applied for a job this week. I don’t know what is harder: my periodic job searches or walking with him through his. First there was the application to fill out. I remember a time when that’s all a person had to do. We filled in the blanks on the form, dropped it off and waited for a...
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
Is Doubt A Sin?
I just completed a week-long journey of inner healing with over fifty women. I was not there to entertain, sound wise or solve anyone’s problems. In fact, God specifically instructed me to set aside the smug arrogance I like to wear as a mask. I was there to be taught. I was there to be humbled. It...
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Sunday, October 11, 2009
Dulling the Miracle Memory
Now that the weather is changing and Halloween candy is sold in bulk at the grocery store, it’s time for me to think (cautiously) about Christmas shopping. All year long companies send me their glorious and tempting catalogues so that in mid-October I can start my annual lists. If I’m going to be...
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Friday, October 9, 2009
But I'm Not Good Enough!
I sometimes like really big words. I like to say them. I like the feel of lots of syllables stepping off my tongue. One of the words I enjoy saying is anthropomorphism. What this great word means is not complicated. It means “giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.” Cartoons do this all the...
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Haunted By The Afterlife
I am haunted by a story I heard last year. Sitting at the bedside of a dying friend, his son Steve began to talk about heaven. There are many books that document near-death experiences where people come back and share what they saw. Most often they talk about a long tunnel, a bright light and...
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