Halfway to 70

A close up in case you can’t see this very well:

I’d always wondered.

Awards, and Memes, and Tags! Oh My!

I’m behind on fulfilling my bloggish duties and obligations of late. Friday night seems as good a time as any to catch up.
First of all, in a fit of what can only be excused as lack-of-better-blog-reading-material, Jamie from Ohbecareful! gave me an AWARD! A real live award! I’ve been blogging for five years (can I [...]

Bloggy Giveaway Week: God’s World News Subscription

It’s that time of the year again: The Quarterly Bloggy Giveaway Week.

I write an online column for God’s World News, a current events news magazine for kids that provides commentary on current news from a biblical perspective. There are a lot of great resources available on the God’s World News website, but even more important [...]

So I Married Uncle Rico

We’re still skipping away in the woods. By now we’ve perfected the art of s’more making and know the way to the shower house with our eyes closed. Who needs a flashlight? We’re totally enjoying our extended sabbath and might possibly throw out all modern technology upon arriving home tomorrow. Until then, though, I’ll repost [...]

Coke and Motrin

I’m not really here. I’m skipping in the woods right now, connecting with nature, reconnecting with my family, and finding out what fabulous campers we all are. Trust me, I’m absolutely sure that is what is happening right this minute.
Since I’m not here, I thought I’d repost something from, oh, four years ago. I’m reasonably [...]

Retreating

I’m going on a retreat with some women from my church tonight. I don’t retreat very well. I mean, I don’t retreat with others very well. I’m sure it will be good for me, yada yada yada. I’d still sort of rather stay home and watch a movie with my kids.
As it is, I’ve arranged [...]

Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?

On Friday morning, this was the view from our front steps:

To the right and to the left and all around, fire and other emergency personnel from all over the St. Louis region (and even all over the country) used our little corner of the city as a staging area for a 5-mile funeral procession to pay [...]

Re-entry

The fog of chaos is still hanging very thickly around our heads here. I’m seeing progress, but it’s not coming fast enough for anyone in this family. We learned a long time ago that we don’t function very well with this kind of chaos and it’s playing havoc with our moods, by which I mean [...]