Shoes, Glorious Shoes—and a Contest!
In order to make the most of Advent this year, each day I have posted on my public Facebook page a blessing from God I am grateful for. I was surprised and ashamed some days on how hard I had to think to arrive at some blessing, without resorting to naming separately every fattening food …
Two Bucks a Day
Several years ago our friends Lynda and Tom added Daniel to their family. Mira, their miracle baby, had kept Lynda on total bed rest for most of her pregnancy. And so Daniel arrived from Ethiopia and transformed their family. Now they are living in Ethiopia, teaching and loving and living life as God has called …
With a Thankful Heart
It’s December, and that means the all-Christmas-music-all-the-time radio station is on in my car. I love this time of year, and I love all types of Christmas music, from the silly to the sacred. (Okay, I have to admit that I abhor “The Holly and the Ivy,” which makes no sense to me, doesn’t rhyme, …
Giving thanks for Habitat
I like my house and I am happy to be living in it. I am thankful for the jobs that allow us to pay the mortgage. (I would say I am not thankful for all the equity we lost in the last house and maybe now in this one, but it’s Thanksgiving time, so I …
Sick of the Health Care Consequences
Our insurance changed on October 1.I don’t want to be one of the people who has to select (and figure out how to pay for) the insurance of a couple hundred pastors and their dependents, so I am not judging their decision. However, after the conference call in late September, Les and I were quite …
