Simply Amazing!

May 18, 2010 By

The Exclamation Point Yesterday Rich and I drove to San Diego to get our first ultrasound “peek” at our forthcoming grandchild. [Full disclosure: edited at 2 pm to add ultrasound photo of the new baby.] I’ve written before about spotting God in car accidents, in the gift of socks, in illness and death. In times […]


Filed Under: blessings, creation, family, God's omnipotence, grandchildren, Psalm 139, thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 25, 2009 By

Love Lives HereTomorrow we gather to give thanks. This year, I am especially thankful for our home. Not because it is particularly fine or grand, as those words are commonly used to describe a house. I am thankful for our home because it is the locus of our life as a family. We rest here, […]


Filed Under: blessings, God's omnipotence, grandchildren, gratitude, Psalm 100, thanksgiving, welcome

Give us This Day

November 20, 2009 By

Just-in-Time ProvisionI’ve posted before (here and here, for example) about my dear friend Elizabeth and her young son John. They face many challenges as they reestablish their lives far, far away from us. They have been guests of friends in their new community, but Elizabeth has located an apartment and they are eagerly planning to […]


Filed Under: Exodus, faith, friends, gifts, God's omnipotence, gratitude, thanksgiving

The Thank You Dilemma

June 28, 2009 By

Offering Thanks is Tricky!Have you ever committed a thank you faux pas? It’s an easy mistake, especially after weddings and graduations, where many well-wishers may bless you with a gift. A card is separated from a package, the delivery service goofs up, or some other misstep leads you to overlook a giver who should be […]


Filed Under: 1 Thessalonians 5, blessings, faux pas, prayer, skill, thank you, thanksgiving, wedding
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