My family and I spent last weekend hocking our wares at the famous First Monday Trade Days in the tee-niney town of Canton, Tx. We didn’t sell much, but we sure had fun. Our booth included the following small enterprises: Red Feather Canes- During his brief retirement, my father sought a hobby and found one in making … Continue reading →

Okay, here’s another story for you that I didn’t have time to type last night. It’s probably my MOST embarassing moment. The setting: Freshman year at A&M. Fall. Leaves changing color. Cold enough for a sweater….and a scarf. I was on  my way to an afternoon class. I felt like “dressing up” so I put … Continue reading →

For our anniversary, Alex bought tickets to see the Blue Man Group at the new opera house here in Dallas. We went on Thursday. We got home from work and laid around for about an hour, dropped the dog off at the sitter’s (AKA Jesse and Diane’s), and drove downtown. Before we left, Alex asked … Continue reading →

Dr. Terry Jones and followers- You have heard that it was said, “Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:43-46 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices in the … Continue reading →

According the Wikipedia, throwing out the baby with the bath water is “an idiomatic expression used to suggest an avoidable error in which something good is eliminated when trying to get rid of something bad, or in other words, rejecting the essential along with the inessential.” As many of you might know, I climbed inside … Continue reading →

My little teeny tiny sister turned 20 years old yesterday. That’s right. I have the world’s coolest sister. She a taller, leggier, tanner, more athletic, less freckled version of me (ah, but I am still older!) and now she is not a teenager anymore. I thought I would celebrate her birthday by remembering a few … Continue reading →

A couple of months ago, I was suddenly approached by a woman on my way out of my local library. She asked me if I could give her a ride to the bus station.  True to my nature, I began my usual been-approached-by-a-stranger-and-don’t-know-what-to-do hemming and hawing. “Errr….well….umm….” In response to this, she said, “I’m not a serial … Continue reading →

I recently had an adorable 6 year old student whose family moved into our transitional housing program at Genesis. I was asking him about his new digs and he was telling me all about how many bedrooms and how many beds and their new couch and then he said, “And the bathroom…it is SO beautiful.” … Continue reading →

For about the past 4 years, I’ve been battling a pretty severe bout of cynicism about the church. I’ve had days where, were it possible, I would have punched the collective church in the face and not felt guilty about it. You’ve probably noticed, as a good number of my posts are about what the … Continue reading →