Archive for November, 2007
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007Marc and I make a monthly pledge to K-Love. As part of pledging they send us a small devotional. Each day has a half-page inspirational piece. I read mine everyday. It’s so easy to find sources, in people, the media and life in general, for mental downers. And mental downers try to stay with me [...]
No Update Today
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007I’m sorry, but the comic isn’t finished. Our younger boy fell and bit deeply into his bottom lip. Tonight was a journey of blood, stitches, and heavy sedation. We just got back home from the emergency room (12:30 am Wednesday). If you’re ever in Lincoln, I highly recommend Bryan LGH East. Both our boys were born [...]
Sometimes it’s Really Tough
Monday, November 26th, 2007When I accepted Christ, I wasn’t under the false impression that my life would immediately get better. I didn’t get that sudden blast of feel good energy. I wasn’t witness to a vision of Jesus sitting next to me at McDonald’s while scarfing down a McMeat flavored sandwich. I used deductive reasoning to establish that [...]
The reason for the season
Sunday, November 25th, 2007Thanksgiving is over. Black Friday is behind us (Thankfully). The Christmas season is here, even if some insist we say “Season’s greetings”, in order to nix Christmas, Christ, and Jesus. But as things get so crazy this month. I thought it was good to share this clip, reminding us of what it’s all about, even [...]
Friday Black Friday
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007Today is unofficially known in the U.S. as "Black Friday", the day after Thanksgiving which starts off the Christmas shopping season. The big chain stores open their doors at some unholy hour to sell stuff at really good deals until:
a. a pre-determined time (usually around noon or so);
b. their limited stock is gone; or
c. they [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007A few days ago I brainstormed a mental list of the things I’m thankful for, partly for Thanksgiving, partly because being thankful minimizes the effect of the bad things we put up with in life. My list was pretty typical: I’m thankful for my husband, my kids, my brothers, sisters, parents, friends, and dogs (even [...]
Time to Thank…uh…Someone
Monday, November 19th, 2007Thanksgiving is coming in a few days and we’ll spend it the way many people in the United States do. We’ll go to a family member’s house and eat lots of food that includes at least turkey on the menu. After the gluttony, each person will say (a minimum of once), "I ate way too [...]
Keep No Records of Wrong
Sunday, November 18th, 2007In 2007, the lyrics of a song are probably the closest most of us get to poetry; for some, lyrics are the only poetry they ever seek out. For me, the words of a song can console me on a bad day, show me I’m not so strange when I feel like a freak, and [...]
Something Really Neat We Found
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Being Accepted and the Low Self-Esteem Punk
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007Life is (usually) a pretty long and bumpy road to walk, and very few things can make the trip less painful than fellow travelers. Perhaps a companion by your side or a hearty handshake from the person who’s coming down the hill you’re about to climb. There are some who choose to move by night [...]
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