Today I felt like Gideon touching the wet and the dry fleece. Like Jim Carrey in Bruce Almighty, asking God for a sign, and getting a whole truck full of them. As if I were trying to decide between two and four, and I decided …
Read MoreBarclay Press #3
Ok, so I drafted a nice, safe, well crafted post that kept my real feelings at a distance and made for much more palatable reading…and then deleted it. I’ll risk sounding like a whiner and be more honest. Today I pulled a book off my …
Read MoreBarclay Press #2
I’ve said more times than I can count that probably the thing I love best about being a parent is watching my kids develop into their own person. We spent this past weekend at Family Camp at Twin Rocks Friends Camp. My youngest, we’re discovering …
Read MoreBarclay Press #1
(As Murphy’s law might have predicted, I agreed to write for Barclay Press’s Daily Journal this week, right in the midst of a huge blogging funk. I’ll cross post here.) I’m finding myself thinking tonight about costs. There are many good things going on in …
Read MoreSlumber Party
I barely escaped with my life. By now, I’m used to being outnumbered by those of the female persuasion. Normal ratios at my house are 4 to 1. However, tonight was far from normal, my friends, far from normal. Daughter numero uno is finally celebrating …
Read MoreMiscellaneous grumbling, griping, gossip, and groveling
Grumbling=I’m tired and have too much to do. Griping=We had another throw up incident last night. Gossip=The actor Robin Williams is in town for alcohol rehab. Word is he’s required to go to Newberg Christian for worship as part of treatment. I think most of …
Read MoreMy imagined interrogation after last night’s post
(I sit on a stool in a darkened room, spotlights shining in my eyes.) Evangeline Orthodox: “Your previous post on being Christ Centered sounds awfully relativistic. Don’t you believe in absolute truth?” Me: “Yes. Yes I do.” Ms. Orthodox: “Don’t you believe the bible to …
Read MoreCalled…Into His Glorious Light
Northwest Yearly Meeting began its annual sessions over the weekend, so at NFC, we had the privilege of hosting many people from around the Pacific Northwest. My leading for what to share changed on Friday, as the book of 1 Peter helped me personally. So …
Read MoreWhy I choose to identify as a Christ-Centered Quaker
I’ve read with great interest and awe the many discussions going on in blogland about Convergent Friends, and where Jesus fits in (Thanks to The Good Raised Up, Unwavering Bands of Light, Rooted and Grounded in Love, Embracing Complexity, One Quaker Take, Brooklyn Quaker, and …
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