Not to beat a dead horse, but it has happened again. Thanksgiving thieves have struck.
Only, this time it wasn’t us. A young couple, son and daughter-in-law of friends at church, came home yesterday from work to find their place had been robbed and many things taken. The young wife is seven months pregnant with the [...]
Archive for November, 2008
A Second Look at Thanksgiving Thieves
Posted in Uncategorized on November 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Thankful for Thieves
Posted in Family, tagged holiday gifts, Thanksgiving, thieves on November 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Thanksgiving season thieves gave us major holiday gifts on two different years of our lives.
The first time it happened was Thanksgiving 1992. I was 7 months pregnant for Zach. Gabe was 8 1/2 and Ellen was 7 years old. We were planning to spend the Thanksgiving weekend with Michael’s folks in Michigan. Then, on the [...]
The Grandbaby Speaks
Posted in Family, Fun, Posts with Pictures, tagged baby talk, hot dogs on November 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Saturday I was grandmothering at a Bible quiz meet. I helped one-year-old-learning-to-say-lots-of-words Melanie eat her hot dog lunch while her “Mama” and “Dada” were busy coaching quizzers.
“Do you want a bite of banana?”
“‘Nana” says Melanie.
“Do you want a bite of hot dog?”
“Woof!” says Melanie.
Wired for Life
Posted in Musings, tagged death, despair, life, light on November 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
“It’s like sitting by a dying person in the hospital, knowing you can’t do anything about it.” This was the evaluation offered a couple of days ago in one of the starker moments of facing the reality that the university where my husband is a faculty member will close at the end of the school year.
I’ve been [...]
Someone Else’s Shoes
Posted in Musings on November 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It was an Easter Sunday morning. What worshiper doesn’t want to be in a service of glorious celebration on that bright day?
Instead, I found myself in the church nursery. With one little toddler named Nathan. Couldn’t his parents have taken him to worship with them? After all, he was their responsibility. And I didn’t even [...]
Prayer Helping
Posted in Uncategorized on November 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“I have been prayer helping a friend through a family crisis.”
Those words were part of an email I received yesterday from an “older woman” in my life who has been a friend and mentor over many years. That phrase “prayer helping” grabbed my attention and satisfied my fancy for words. I’ve been rolling it around [...]
3 Reasons Leaf Raking Isn’t a Bad Gig
Posted in 3 Reasons, Musings, tagged gig, leaf raking on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1. Leaf raking provides a powerful auditory experience–CRUNCH! SWISH! CRUNCH! SWISH!
2. It appeals to the orderly part of me–in a very short time I can clear a formerly leaf-cluttered area and feel a sense of accomplishment.
3. It is sometimes a solitary experience–short of the times when it is a family project, humans seem to disappear…and the [...]
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