A friend of mine texted me this morning asking for prayer. As she should. She's about to embark on something that's way out of her league. She does this for Jesus and for His people, especially those who feel most forsaken, who the world deems most filthy and most foul, but who are loved by …
Category: Personal Journey
Heal My Soul – Testimony Part III
Heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee. - Psalm 41:4b My memory in the months before I acquiesced to Jesus is hazy. I know I was desperate. I know circumstantially I had everything-- as far as the American Dream goes, anyway. Although I had married my prince charming, I was disappointed that I …
No Thanks, I’ll Do This Myself – Testimony Part II
I didn't kill her, of course. I just moved my car into the spot as if she were invisible, which was hard to do because she was yelling her head off and waving her arms around like my own personal air marshal helping me park my plane. That stick shift came in handy when I …
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God Loves Even the Meanest Person – Testimony Part I
There was a time when I did not take God seriously. But no matter. He took me seriously. Of my early memories, this one stands out-- my husband and I at age 16 were climbing on a jungle gym, talking about the meaning of life, and blithely dismissing God's hand in parting the Red Sea …
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Hollow. Ween. A Zombie Tradition I Wish Would Just Die Already
More disgusting and mutilated than any front yard ornament or trick-or-treat costume I'll see this year is the philosophy behind this "cultural tradition" we call Halloween. Yes, some of you will hate me when I'm done. An impressionable sapling of a boy was riding in the car with his mom one day when he made …
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Boston or Bust!
If you are a running aficionado, you know that the race of races, the Boston Marathon, is the pinnacle running experience. But the Boston Marathon isn’t open to just any biped with a set of sneakers. The price of admittance is to have previously run a marathon in lickety-split time, a qualifying time that is …
National Dictionary Day
I say this in love: Noah Webster was a total geek. He knew 26 languages. Not letters. Languages. Don’t you find it odd that he knew exactly the same number of languages as letters in the English alphabet? I wonder if it was a personal goal of his to know that many languages. When did …
Car Wars: Driving Through the Dark Side
Rated R for Rant. 7:05. Wake up and drive Katae to Berea Courthouse for her internship. Well, she drives there. I drink my joe. 8:30. Get home. Have 2nd cup of coffee and read Bible, eat breakfast, read emails, yell at kids. 10:00-11:00. Take boys to the orthodontist where we try to get school done. …
Civil Air Patrol 2013
"A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potientialities." - Charles de Gaulle. As of this post, Luke has achieved the rank of Staff Sargeant in the Lorain County Civil Air Patrol, a program I can't recommend highly enough. CAP …
The Lesson Losing Teaches
Actually there are several lessons taught by the strict and Spartan teacher, Losing. Our soccer game yesterday inspired this post, but I'm hoping that it will get us through this rebuilding season, ie, losing season. I try to be a cup-half-full thinker. Losing teaches: 1. I am a work in progress. No one is finished …
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