Archive for the ‘Family’ Category
6 July 2010 | 06:08 PM
At Long Last, Crater Lake Pictures
Day’s Verse:
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13
Part of Lithia Park in Ashland, Oregon.
First view of Crater Lake.
Obligatory picture of us, commemorating our trip.
Looking south (I think) across Crater Lake.
We hiked down the Cleetwood Trail to the lake level.
Ian even looked happy when [...]
5 July 2010 | 06:55 PM
An Update
Day’s Verse:
We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us!
1 Corinthians [...]
27 June 2010 | 03:11 PM
Still Alive!
Day’s Verse:
Jesus stood up and spoke to her. “Woman, where are they? Does no one condemn you?”
“No one, Master.”
“Neither do I,” said Jesus. “Go on your way. From now on, don’t sin.”
John 8:10-11 (context)
Just a quick note to say that we are still alive and kicking, but after we got back from our Ashland [...]
15 June 2010 | 08:22 AM
Dying Well
Day’s Verse:
That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.
Romans 8:28 (context)
If you’re like me, you’ve probably thought occasionally about how you’d like to die. It’s not that morbid; death and life go hand-in-hand, and we’ll all have to die [...]
14 June 2010 | 03:34 PM
Grandma Sullivan
Day’s Verse:
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38-39
Grandma Sullivan just [...]
7 April 2010 | 07:50 PM
Awesomeness is Dual-State Licensing
Day’s Verse:
Then he said to them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
Matthew 22:21 (context)
Today I got a letter from the Washington State Department of Licensing. It warned me that my driver’s license would expire this May 23rd, my 26th birthday.
The amazing, truly awesome thing about this [...]
30 March 2010 | 04:44 PM
In Sight
Day’s Verse:
O LORD, my strength and my fortress,
my refuge in time of distress,
to you the nations will come
from the ends of the earth…
Jeremiah 16:19
What’s in sight? The end of several things:
Our tenure as long-term [...]
22 March 2010 | 02:39 PM
And the Moral of the Story?
Day’s Verse:
You are always righteous, O LORD,
when I bring a case before you.
Yet I would speak with you about your justice:
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
[...]
2 March 2010 | 09:46 AM
Job Interview Butterflies
Day’s Verse:
He called out to them, “Friends, haven’t you any fish?”
“No,” they answered.
He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.
John 21:5-6
Ian has a job interview today at 10:00 [...]
15 February 2010 | 03:35 PM
Food and More Grandma Sullivan
Day’s Verse:
So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
John 16:22
Time for a food blog. Yesterday as the Grandma Sullivan situation developed, I also had some from-scratch French bread in the works. Before church I had prepared [...]
