Come

It’s Comin’ on Christmas
Santa Claus is comin’ to town
Come, they told me
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
O Come all Ye Faithful
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
Come, that man no more may die
Waiting for Christmas to come.  Josiah is waiting to open presents.  I am waiting for Tori to come home.  Steve is waiting for his last day [...]

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2009: My favorite discoveries

This book and lectio divina.
Pirate’s Booty.  Yum.
The great emotional benefits of daily exercise.
Grandma jewelry.  Love it.
That uncertainty can be a synonym for either misery or adventure and the choice is mine to make.
This web site for fashion inspiration.
That for marriage to keep growing, you have to kill the autopilot button.
The Civil Wars.
Food Gawker.
That God is [...]

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A page from the Journal: When Trust is Tough

Hebrews 13:20+ May God, who puts all things together, makes all things whole, who made a lasting mark through the sacrifice of Jesus, the sacrifice of blood that sealed the eternal covenant, who led Jesus, our Great Shepherd, up and alive from the dead, now put you together, provide you with everything you need to [...]

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Ah, Danny Kaye

Isn’t it amazing when  something has the power to stick from generation to generation unaltered?  I love Danny Kaye, my daughter loves Danny Kaye and I’m guessing her daughter will be just as irrationally obsessed.  Ah, legacy.  How I love it!  Here is one of DK’s most famous scenes.  I’ve  included, free of charge, my [...]

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Remembering Mimi

Late in the evening on December 9, came the text: “Just gave birth.  We’re ready.”
Through the 9-degree night, through security, down a hospital hallway lined with adorable baby pictures,  I found them: Russ, Ruth and Mimi, spending a little time together before saying goodbye.  Mimi fit in the palm of Ruth’s hand but everything about [...]

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What is she doing in there?

My sincere apologies to anyone who may have seen me driving around town this week acting crazy and/or weeping openly.  I’m sorry if you were worried for my safety and sanity.  It’s just that I’ve been listening to this song in my car nearly nonstop and it does things to me.  Good things.  I wish [...]

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Best Holiday Movies of all Time; a Purely Subjective List

1)  You’ve Got Mail. Can’t describe my love for it…and though it’s not technically a Christmas movie, it’s filled with amazing shots of NYC at Christmastime and how can life get better than that?  And also, this – Frank:   “Is there someone else?”  Kathleen:  “No, but there is the dream of someone else.”  Perfect.

2)  [...]

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I really, really want this for Christmas

I mentioned recently that I’ve been deeply impacted by The Truth Project. One of my favorite sessions in the series is “The American Experiment” – an honest look at why and how our country came to be and what we have become in the past 200 years.  It has been amazing to revisit the [...]

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Christmas Tea and Feathers

This is the year that Tess and I made the big decision to hostess a table at our church’s Christmas Tea.   As Christmas Teas go, this one is the Superbowl.  The Academy Awards.  The Big Ka-stinkin-huna.  Every year the tickets sell  out like a U2 concert and then our church worship center is transformed into [...]

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More Books

I read about The War of Art on a couple of blogs in one week and it was enough endorsement to make me buy it immediately.  If you are struggling to acheive something difficult – whether you consider it “artsy” or not, this book is great for getting you moving in the right direction.   The [...]

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