Archive for the ‘Family’ Category
22 June 2011 | 12:24 PM
Better Late than Never: Father’s Day
Day’s Verse: Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. 1 Cor. 13:4 It’s three days late, but I want to devote this post to my dad, Joe Sullivan. The reason I’ve waited to write this post is that I’m having a hard time knowing what to write: Not because I’m [...]
23 May 2011 | 07:46 AM
27 Years: Pass the Shortcake
Day’s Verse: “Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all about you. Before you saw the light of day, I had holy plans for you…” Jeremiah 1:5 Well, I’m happy to say that since the Rapture didn’t happen, I get to turn 27 after all. What a relief. Of course, there’s something kind [...]
16 April 2011 | 04:40 PM
Tiger Mountain Hike
Day’s Verse: Look! Listen! There’s my lover! Do you see him coming? Vaulting the mountains, leaping the hills. Song of Solomon 2:8 A last few pictures of Carmel from her short stay with us. If I sit cross-legged on the ground, she immediately comes and sits in my lap. In the kitchen the other day, [...]
26 January 2011 | 09:11 AM
Best Movie Experience Ever
Day’s Verse: The last and final word is this: Fear God. Do what he tells you. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Yesterday was Ian’s birthday. He turned, oh, approximately mid-to-late 20s. Age aside, we decided to celebrate by using our gift certificate to Gold Class Cinemas to see True Grit. It’s difficult to describe how excellent the entire [...]
30 December 2010 | 04:02 PM
It Gets Better
Day’s Verse: My dear children, let’s not just talk about love; let’s practice real love. This is the only way we’ll know we’re living truly, living in God’s reality. It’s also the way to shut down debilitating self-criticism, even when there is something to it. For God is greater than our worried hearts and knows [...]
21 December 2010 | 06:28 AM
30 Years and Still Weird
Day’s Verse: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always [...]
11 October 2010 | 03:26 PM
Moving On.
Day’s Verse: A devout life does bring wealth, but it’s the rich simplicity of being yourself before God. Since we entered the world penniless and will leave it penniless, if we have bread on the table and shoes on our feet, that’s enough. 1 Timothy 6:6-8 OK, it’s time to move on from the exciting [...]
