Archive for January, 2009
You Don’t Know the Half of It
Friday, January 30th, 2009“You should blog about that,” a friend at work said to me today as we commiserated about life’s auto repair woes.
She had just dropped off her family’s car and was waiting to hear what the cost would be. So I told her about last summer’s incident with our van.
Jodie was at the grocery store when […]
Aluminum Foil Faith
Friday, January 23rd, 2009My daughter wrapped my PB&J in aluminum foil when she made my lunch this week. I unwrapped the sandwich and looked at that unassuming sheet of metal. I used to play with the stuff as a kid, molding it to my face to make a super hero mask. In junior high, some friends and I […]
Renewed Appreciation
Monday, January 12th, 2009Jodie’s back went out on Saturday. She was standing at the sink washing dishes. No heavy lifting or anything like that. But it was still the kind of “out” where moving in the wrong direction by even an inch brings a spasm of pain that can send you to your knees.
She says the only comparable […]
A Great Resolution
Thursday, January 8th, 2009Every year at New Year’s I renew my commitment to personal Bible study. Over the years, I’ve been successful a few times with the “through the Bible in a year” method. Most others, I take a thematic approach and read sections of Scripture. I’m blessed to know family and friends whose commitment to Bible study […]
