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Boat Parade, Dana Point, California, December, 2008 Steps to Obedience Boat parades are a favorite Christmas tradition in waterfront communities. Participants spend days decorating their vessels with Christmas lights, Santas, stars and crosses. Skippers host parties aboard their boats, welcoming guests to enjoy the spectacle while enjoying food and drink. Boatloads of spectators line the edges […]
God’s Got your Number Did a situation ever get under your skin, moving you to act? Rowdy Metzger has a tale about that. On October 16, in Pasadena, a young father abandoned his car in a parking garage, leaving his three-year-old son strapped in his car seat, and stumbled away, drunk. Police subsequently arrested him for […]
Family and Friends Celebrate Rich’s 50th Birthday April, 2009 Not Done Yet! Yesterday I received a heartening message from my dear friend, whom I’ll call Grace. She’s been facing some painful changes in her life and we’ve been talking on the phone now and then, as well as exchanging email messages. Helpful context: Grace subscribes to […]
Elizabeth and John God Keeps the Calendar I’ve written before about our dear friend Elizabeth and her son John. Recently she announced that they would be relocating to her country of birth. Thrilled to learn they’d be passing through Southern California on their voyage, Rich and I invited them to stay with us. Elizabeth and John have […]
Dark Glasses, Better Clarity Seeing Better Last month my husband Rich and I underwent our annual vision exams. The doctor was surprised by the change in my near vision. She asked me, only half-jokingly, “are you able to read at all with your current glassses?” I confessed to squinting. I also told her that I wanted different sunglasses. […]
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