We are gathered around the table–five women whose lives have been upended in some measure by the closure of the university. Four are faculty wives; three of us are stay-at-home moms. One lady is a faculty member. The reports vary: jobs are in hand for two families; three job contacts in one day for another [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Anchors for the Soul
Posted in Musings, Spiritual Life, tagged anchor, hope, truth, uncertainty on May 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
What Happens When I Open the Front Door
Posted in Musings on May 9, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Scenario #1: It’s a busy, busy morning–life is already running faster than my normal comfort zone (slow). In the midst of it, the doorbell rings. I check before opening to see who it is. It isn’t anyone I know, but he seems to have an ID badge around his neck–looks safe enough–so I open the [...]
There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy
Posted in Musings on May 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On a day when a number of Facebook posts from my friends reflect something about the emotions and activities surrounding “Heritage Weekend” at TUFW–a couple of days of gathering set aside for a “last hurrah” on campus before its closing at the end of the month, and a celebration of God’s work and His goodness [...]
My Life on the Game Shelf
Posted in Fun, Musings, tagged board games, games people play, life on May 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
When I am seated doing pulls and pushes on the Cardio-Glide apparatus that Gabe happily dragged home from an apartment cleanout in his former job working for a property manager a few years back, I face the basement board game shelf. Recently, I noticed the interesting names of the games collected there:
Boggle
Aggravation
Risk
Trouble
Jeopardy
Outburst
Snail’s Pace Race
Trivial Pursuit
Prompted [...]
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