No more car-kabob
This just makes me sad. Today, Berwyn is less Berwyn-ish.
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The domestic things I will and will not accomplish today
I’m back to Friday as my day off. A Friday off feels more like a Saturday off to me.
Today, I plan to sabbath in a domestically oriented way, but not put myself under too much stress about getting all of things done. And, the list of things I could do sounds pretty nice:
Take a long […]
Open mouth, insert…cheese
Reason number 27 why I should be more careful when I get chatty:
I visited a local coffee shop I’ve never been to yesterday afternoon, and got a little chatty with the purveyor while she made me a really wonderful iced latte.
The register rang it up at $35.29, and we were joking about the mistake, “Ha, […]
Broken Crayons
I found out something important about my childhood.
Growing up, we had this huge tupperware carton of crayons. Everyone was broken and wrapper-less.
I attributed this to two things: (1) We were a bunch of messy little hellions who broke all our crayons; (2) our parents were too cheap to buy us a nice new set of […]
No no no no no…it’s almost May
Of the May (and late April events) here’s where I now stand:
Done: Youth Sunday; Erik has a job; met with speaker for adult leader mission trip orientation; submitted worship service to worship magazine
Yet-to-be-done: Adult leader mission trip orientation; confirmand dinner with session and all its trappings (ice-breakers, video editing of faith statements; display of scripture-engagement […]
Noah’s Ark
It’s not every animal on the ark, but I still think she’s one smart cookie, and the kitty sound is particularly good, isn’t it?
Death, Taxes, and the Month of May (Or, why my retreat is perfectly timed)
We’ve had a series of big days. Taxes, of course. Erik’s grandfather died last week, so travel and family. Canceling my plans for a conference (shout out to Calvin College for being fabulous about refunding the registration. I love you guys!). Good rumblings in the Erik-employment department. An earthquake we didn’t feel. Zora learned how […]
Da Mayor: benvolent dictator, always good for a quote
Mayor Daley is one of the things I love about Chicago. In theory, I think he’s a bit of a dictator. But, some of the decisions he makes, I kind of agree with.
Plus, he’s always good for an absolutely brilliant quote.
Yesterday, police shot a cougar that was wandering around Roscoe Village (a residential neighborhood on […]
I wish these pictures were no longer relevant
I wish this photo-essay only dealt with issues that were long past in our country, that the flag was something we could look at without any squeamishness about what our country stands for, and what we actually do and how we actually act as a nation.
Unfortunately, by the time you get to the end of […]
Perservation of the Saints
I heard someone use the term “perservation” today. Is that really a word? Word’s spellcheck says “no”. Not that Microsoft is the final authority on words, particularly theological ones.
I think he meant “perseverance.”
I’m a big fan of perseverance. Mostly because I’m not a big perseverer myself. And so the doctrine of the perseverance of […]