Archive for October, 2007
Sunday, October 28th, 2007
vicarious disappointment
Dusty and Bailey attended tonight’s World Series game. I’m watching the sportscasters interview the coaches and team players following the game while I type this. My mind’s eye sees our boys slowly filing out of Coors Stadium, having watched their beloved Colorado Rockies lose the fourth game of the series—a sweep. At least they’re not […]
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
mauri’s pennsylvania adventures
My dear man went to Pennsylvania, and all I got was this lousy lip balm.
Truth be told, he knew it was the perfect present to bring me, the lifelong lover of Good and Plenty.
But on to bigger and better things—pictures of his adventure to see Rachel and John in Philadelphia. They’re happily settled in their […]
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
links - part five
• I can hardly wait to share this with you! I actually went and bought the video download so I can keep it forever and ever.
• Here’s a timely piece. I really like his viewpoint.
• This is in keeping with a link I posted in an earlier set of five. What do you think? […]
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
what goes around comes around
I had a lot of fun going through old pictures to help tell the story of Real Estate Guide, the topic I chose to reveal about myself in a community-building assignment for team retreat. It’s sometimes interesting to have two lives—all the years leading up to 1994, when I married Mauri, and the years following. […]
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Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
daily closet song
All these clothes would look just great
If only I would lose some weight.
Last night I went to my first Weight Watchers meeting. Saw five people I know. Signed up. Paid the money. Weighed. Painful. Stayed for orientation. Waiting till Mauri gets back from Philadelphia so we can start together. Meanwhile, eating, um, well. While I […]
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Sunday, October 7th, 2007
i’m (still) an idiot
My sister-in-law Margi and I meet for “coffee” every Tuesday night while our husbands are at brass rehearsal. We talk about lots of things, but one of my favorite topics of late is stuff. I’ve been on a deaccumulation kick for several years now and relish the freedom I feel whenever I release my attachments […]
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Saturday, October 6th, 2007
bliss
I wore my glasses while I cleaned the house today. I learned that ignorance was bliss. Does dirt really matter when I can’t see it?
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Thursday, October 4th, 2007
make room for cassidy
The family just grew by one. Cassidy invited Jesus to live in her heart!
Quinn and Dusty are intentional in teaching their kids about living a life for Christ. They make sure Cass understands the meaning of her new place in God’s family, which leads to questions like: “How can God live in more than […]
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
team retreat
Every year in October our pastoral team heads out to the beautiful Oregon coast for a retreat. My coworker, Denise, and I get to go too because we’ve somehow convinced the pastors that the team wouldn’t be complete without us. Okay, so that “convinced” part isn’t true; Quakers are especially good at not making “pastor” […]
