‘Tis the Season…

December 26, 2006 By

Monday evening, Christmas Day, 2006 It's been a quiet Christmas at Lake Woebegon. A lovely Christmas, in its own way, but a quiet one, nonetheless. We gathered with our kids on Saturday night, at our … Read more...

Glimpses of Heaven

December 18, 2006 By

Do you ever have one of those liminal moments when you feel as if you've been given a peek at a new kind of reality? A momentary glimpse of life as God intended it to be lived? Those kind of moments … Read more...

Do “Clothes Make the Man?”

December 13, 2006 By

Maybe Mark Twain was right. The full quotation concludes with these words: "Naked people have little or no influence on society." A generalization, to be sure, but perhaps an apt one? This quote was … Read more...

And, for the last installment….

December 11, 2006 By

This is my sixth attempt to post the last three pictures from last night's pageant. Something is definitely wacky this a.m. Hopefully, these will be viewable without bleeding over into the previous … Read more...

Christmas Pageant, Series Two

December 11, 2006 By

I have learned some hard lessons about this blogging stuff in the last 24 hours. An individual blog can only handle so many pictures before it bleeds into the previous one once posted. And...it's much … Read more...

Do You See What I See?

December 11, 2006 By

A birthday party for Jesus, that's what we enjoyed tonight. The children of Montecito Covenant Church put on a smashing party, including some of the most heartfelt drama we've ever enjoyed. The … Read more...

Advent Blues…

December 10, 2006 By

The pictures above are of our current 'kitchen,' 'pantry,' dining room,' sitting/T.V. room and office space for my husband, only the latter two purposes the ones for which the space is designed. As … Read more...

Waiting…

December 7, 2006 By

Waiting for the phone to ring, the note to come, the tears to start.Waiting for the sun to rise, the day to begin, the smile to flash.Waiting for the rain to come, for clouds' release, … Read more...

In Praise of Pelicans

December 3, 2006 By

Yesterday I had lunch near the pier in Goleta. It was one of those incandescent days - bright blue skies, strong fall sunlight. After my lunch partner returned to work, I stayed by the beach for a … Read more...

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