I opened an email from a friend today with a picture of Obama enclosed. In it, he was walking onto an airplane with a book in his hand. The book was entitled, The Post American World. I went to Amazon and checked it out, because the title freaked me out (the intended goal of the [...]
Archive for July, 2010
pleasantly disturbed. pooh bear and the apostle paul.
July 29th, 2010
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My week has been rather unpleasant. I’m calling it Sanctification Week - Boot Camp For Christians. Not really. I am nowhere near what the Apostle Paul went through. I have not been flogged, persecuted, or shipwrecked. However … the thorn in the flesh? I think maybe I can identify. Hard to tell, since Paul was kind [...]
blest be the tie
July 19th, 2010
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Today I connected with my cousin, Gary, on Facebook. I lurked around on his “wall” a little bit, reading past statuses, and getting a general recap of what it’s like to talk to Gary. Gary and I were raised in totally different circumstances. We lived in the same town, but had vastly different parents, schools, home life, etc. In fact, [...]
hope
July 17th, 2010
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“God uses chronic pain and weakness, along with other afflictions, as his chisel for sculpting our lives. Felt weakness deepens the dependence on Christ for strength each day. The weaker we feel, the harder we lean. And the harder we lean, the stronger we grow spiritually, even while our bodies waste away. To live with [...]
pleasantly disturbed. my dog says I might have cancer.
July 14th, 2010
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I feel funny. Not like right before you puke funny. I feel funny like ha ha funny. Ha! I get that way after a party. And no, I didn’t have any booze. If I did, I’d be sleeping. Not laughing. And I just want to say that I’m sick to death of BINGO. No, [...]
memories of summer
July 12th, 2010
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I was raised on a small, two acre farm, in a little pink house. We raised goats, a horse, chickens galore (or so it seemed), sheep, and even some bunnies. But no cows. Remember that cow my daughter strongly suspects she was named after? Yeah, it never resided with us. She was strictly a butcher cow that resided at a friends house, [...]
the jersey
July 9th, 2010
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Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. ~James 1:17 This picture is of the kids and I at a Rockies game. It was an important game against the Padres. One that determined whether the Rockies were playoff bound. I’m [...]
pleasantly disturbed. a beautiful day in the neighborhood?
July 8th, 2010
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Are you pleasantly disturbed? Me too! That’s why I’m linking up with Duane Scott and others today – to simply celebrate our disturbed pleasantness. Feel free to join us by clicking on the new fancy schmancy button above, and posting your link on Duane’s site! It’s cool day #2 here in the neighborhood. What is [...]
