Encouraging Words

December 16, 2010 By

United Church of the Valley Christmas Cantata 2010 Pleasing my Father My dad’s approval is important to me. As a child, I would have rather endured a spanking than heard him quietly say, “I’m disappointed in you.” My dad has also encouraged me to write since I was a small child. So when I blogged […]


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Make a Joyful Noise!

December 7, 2010 By

United Church of the Valley Choir and Instrumental Ensemble December 5, 2010 Being Church Sunday, after writing about Advent, Rich and I drove to Murrieta to worship at my father’s church, United Church of the Valley. Dad had invited us to attend his congregation’s Christmas Cantata, described in the worship bulletin as “A service of […]


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