Category Archives: life
2016 highlights
We’ve had this large white board occupying half of our dining room table for several weeks because it’s really heavy and I don’t know where to put it, though it would be nice to have it centrally located where it can … Continue reading
A common thread
Today marked the end of an era in our household, as an otherwise unassuming little item moved on to a new home, and its legacy and impact on us is now just a memory. Things of this world aren’t really … Continue reading
merry christmas
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Season’s Greetings, Happy New Year! Wishing everyone joy, peace, love & hope as we end this year and start the next. It was nice to have a bit of a break from the cold and snow … Continue reading
marked
The time for raking (sometimes more like shoveling) leaves is quickly approaching. Hopefully it will stop raining so that they can dry out a bit. The leaves on the driveway everywhere made me think of a time shortly after we … Continue reading
positives
There weren’t a lot of positives involved with having 3 out of 4 family members sweating out fevers and coughing up lungs (2 with what turned out to be pneumonia and 1 narrowly avoiding it), so it’s worth remembering these.
life after art
This isn’t as much of a book review as it is a reminder of who I am. I came across the book Life After Art by Matt Appling unexpectedly. It showed up in the “customers who bought this also bought…” … Continue reading
words that never grow old
As usual for a Monday (or any day really), I have a song stuck in my head from our Sunday church gathering. I’ve listened to it a few more times since.There’s a part near the end of the song that … Continue reading
ballpark
The company Steve works for rented out the whole Fifth Third Ballpark & AJ’s for a picnic/carnival on Saturday. The kids had fun. Cale was especially enthralled by the perfect grass down on the field.
the flood
I thought the water was high a few days ago, but now the bridge is completely under as well as the lowest section of the trail. It’s been raining steadily for about a week (following all the snow melt) and … Continue reading
bread & wine
I was really excited when I found out several weeks ago on Shauna Niequist’s website that I could get an advance reader copy of her new book Bread & Wine. I had read her other books, Cold Tangerines and Bittersweet, … Continue reading