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The title refers to Zora, not me. I’m still living in pajamas (project for next week: figure out what clothes I fit in!) Zora is well dressed (I was too curious to wait for a better occasion to try this little outfit on her), but not for church. I originally thought that by today we [...]
Zora Jean arrived on August 24. Finally. (Maybe this is why we chose a name that begins with the last letter of the alphabet.) It was a big wait, and in the week and a half after she was due, we prepared for just about every possible type of arrival. At different points, we were [...]
“There’s a great deal to object to in American society, and it doesn’t take a Muslim to perceive it.” –John Updike, in an interview on his new book, Terrorist. I heard this in an radio interview last week and wrote it on the available paper (plate) in my kitchen.
First, a few disclaimers: I am not a car racing fan (although I did stop by the Indy Race Track to see time trials with a group of ministers earlier this year…) The movie I’m referring to below, which shall go unnamed, is not a movie that I am advocating. It’s PG-13 and deserves that rating [...]
Back in December, when Erik and I told my parents we were having a baby in August, my Dad’s immediate reaction was “This August?” And that is my reaction over the last few days. It’s already this August, the one when the baby arrives. As in, any time now. And I’m getting to the point where [...]
It’s finally scheduled–moving day is Wednesday. A couple other bloggers who I keep tabs on are also in various states of move. Ron and Debra have too much stuff. Susan and Peter are making a big move and saying goodbye to a beloved urban area. Mary has many books (I’d like to challenge her to [...]
Some of the happy discoveries as I sort through my new office: Books I inherited include Peter Spier’s Noah’s Ark and Margaret Wise Brown/Clement Hurd’s The Runaway Bunny. This means I can use clean, un-baby-chewed copies of these for children’s sermons. (I intend to let my baby chew her own copies of these books if that’s the [...]
Erik is trying to schedule movers for our relocation from the city to the suburbs. In the meantime, I am commuting much too far to work (it turns out that one and half hours in the car is really uncomfortable if you are 8 months pregnant), and we are saying some fond farewells to life [...]
Here is further proof that the after-effects of sermons are often different than the preacher may have intended, and different for the various listeners, and also proof that the Spirit does what it will. This Sunday’s sermon was by a guest preacher, the Rev. Wil Howie from Living Waters for the World. A wonderful organization [...]
We finished our 2-session, super quick prenatal classes tonight. I’m glad they offer these kind since we are very busy right now, and since we registered really late due to the previa. Some things that were honestly news to me: how to scrub a baby’s head (appparently they like this); SIDS prevention should include swaddling [...]