March 25, 2012

Four Truths to Remember

Today in church our Youth Minister Colie gave the sermon. We are still learning about our Christian Toolbox, and today’s tool was “service.” But I am not going to write about what she told us about service right now. (There will no doubt be more...

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March 23, 2012

More Limericks of Dogs and Kings

When I wrote my first limerick yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised by all the positive feedback. I even had a couple of people post limericks in response.  Then later that evening my little dog inspired another limerick; and then just before bed another came to mind. It’s funny...

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March 23, 2012

Grilled Asparagus for Recipe Friday

Spring seems to be in hiding here in the Pacific Northwest and we had at least an inch of snow here at our house yesterday morning. Nonetheless, by dinner time the snow had melted and the sky was clear. So we cooked dinner on the...

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March 18, 2012

Sharing Our Gratitude

This morning in church we learned about the next tool in our Christian toolbox – Gratitude. This seems like an obvious one. We all know it is important to be grateful for the blessings we have been given. But Pr. Dave shared an aspect of...

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March 17, 2012

The Blessing of Family

One of the most wonderful blessings God has given us is family. The cool thing about family is that there is a connection between family members that defies logic and reason. There is a love for family that transcends understanding. I’ve experienced a couple of...

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March 15, 2012

God Is Love – A Triolet

For some reason, I am compelled to write one more triolet to finish off my trio of triolets. (Truth be told, I have fallen in love with this form of poetry so you will probably see more in the future.) In writing this triolet, I took...

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March 14, 2012

Nobody Told Them

I’ve been meeting on Monday nights with a small group in conjunction with our pastor’s sermon series on the Christian toolbox. It’s a short-term small group and will last only three more weeks. But it has been great to get to know people I’ve known...

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