If you drive by our home around dinner time, you might catch our nightly dinner dance. It goes something like this: I call out in earnest trying to rouse my teenager away from the computer. He doesn’t respond. Whether he is socializing online with friends or doing homework, he’s often plugged in around this time…
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I keep waiting to have all of that “extra time” on my hands during this pandemic season. I confess that I am envious of folks who binge watch all the shows, bake all the sourdough, and have gardens that rival Martha Stewart’s. Not me. I feel like I’ve been busier than ever just trying to…
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In the immortal words of Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, made famous by Captain & Tennille, “Just stop. Cause I really love you. Stop, I’ll be thinking of you. Look in my heart. And let love keep us together.” While the rest of the song has some cringe-worthy lyrics, these particular lines stood out to…
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I have great intentions. Really, I do. I want to keep in touch with my friends. I certainly think of them often enough. A song on a playlist, a movie or television show, a certain day, a store or a restaurant…all of these things evoke memories of our friendship. You’ve loved the best of me…
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Let us pray for fire ravaged areas:For those battling wind and weatherprotecting livestock, livelihoods and livesFor rangers, foresters, volunteersneighbors and strangerswielding firefighting tools from shovels to helicopters to garden hosesFor displaced wildlife and personsassessing the damage atop ashen heaps of rubble wondering if all is lostSerotinous cones burst open amid the intense heat, dropping seeds…
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My life during these pandemic days feels like an episode of a home improvement television show. You know the scene where the professional flippers go through the house and discover that there is nothing supporting the roof or the entire 2nd floor other than a post that isn’t attached to anything, let alone load-bearing? Bring…
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For all those who labor, we give thanks:Creatives, administrativesMusicians, technicians, estheticiansAttendants, superintendentsParcel carriers, fitness trainers, exterminatorsDrivers from point A to point BLibrarians, veterinariansLocksmiths and waitstaffButchers, shop owners, cashiersStenographers, biographers, photographersEntrepreneurs, dispatchersLab techs, deckhandsCustomer service and grocersWarehouse pickers, house flippersPilots and chefsGroundskeepers, street sweepersShoppers, moppers and sanitation crewsNurses, doctors, dentists, all healersTeachers and preachersMechanics and engineersFire…
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For those who yearn to learn… Bless parents with patienceBless all making tough decisionsBless teachers with tech skillsBless students with wisdom Bless lunchboxes and backpacksBless laptop computersBless iPads and ChromebooksBless books and e-readers Bless all learning in personBless those learning on screensBless students studying aloneBless pod learning on teams May we learn to be kindTo…
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I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. – John 15:5 With God’s help, we are called to reach outward and upward as branches do. What might this look like? How can we love God…
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