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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 […]
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 […]
Son-in-Law Rob, Brand new Grandson Sawyer, Husband Rich Greatest Gift God could have sent us anyone, or anything, to secure our salvation. After all, He’s God. He has the advantage of omnipotence and He could have worked that out any way He chose. But He didn’t send anyone. He gave us His only Son. And because […]
Rainbow, Anza Borrego Desert, California, October 2010 It’s the Creator I feel respectful in the desert. It’s vast, and calm, and if I look carefully, I see a tremendous, subtle variety in color and form. Almost always it’s really cold or wiltingly hot. Surprising weather can develop at any moment. Motu Tautau, Tahaa, French Polynesia, […]
JD the Lab, Ole Boy Trevor, Rich, and Lil’ Doc Devotion and Dependence My husband Rich and I frequently have exchanges like this: Me: The dogs love you! Rich: I feed them. However you conceive it, there’s no question that our pack is devoted to us. They throw a ticker-tape parade every time we return home. In […]
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