“In the beginning, God created….” Genesis 1:1 In school, creative arts are often listed as ‘electives;’ in our adult life, they’re called ‘hobbies.’ Yet the very first thing we learn about the nature of God is that He’s creative. I never considered myself particularly “creative.” In my mind, that word was always equal to “artistic,”…
Category Archives: spiritual life
Where are you Building?
In the midst of California’s unusally stormy past couple of winters, there’s a story that’s been unfolding for some time. One day it took a dramatic leap as a cliff gave way, taking the hillside (and a couple of back porches) from an apartment complex on the coast. Funny, we’ve known since biblical times that…
Holding Out for Fast Food
“I don’t want anything,” pouted our 8 year old as we were about to order. He wanted to go to Taco Bell and wasn’t happy when we opted for a classic breakfast place instead. I’ve heard these words in the past, and generally ignore them and order something anyway, knowing the boy will cave once…
Mind Your Own Business
“Pblllltttt” “Moooom! He’s spitting!” I don’t know about you, but I don’t have any patience for tattling. If someone is in imminent danger of physical harm, I want to know about it, but otherwise, deal with it or drop it. I’ve tried to empower my kids to let someone else know when they’re breaking a…
Awakened
She stirs and dark lashes flutter against rosy cheeks. Not quite ready to wake, she turns over nestling her favorite pink blanket and sighs. Eyes shut. But the light beckons her to life, and she rolls onto her back. Stretching. Blinking. She takes in her surroundings, making sweets babbles as she recognizes the familiar. Seconds…
Are You Heading “Back to School?”
Studies show that children lose the equivalent of 2 months education over summer break. Educators use this to make the argument for year-round school or summer homework assignments. Now that the boys have been back in school for a week or three, I’m seeing that they aren’t the only ones who’ve suffered from the “summer…
Google vs Garmin on the Path of Life
We recently made a trip to the town I grew up in to visit a friend at a location I vaguely remembered. We moved away from there when I was 15, so I’d never driven around there myself. We figured the Google Maps directions Hubs wrote out and our recently-handed-down Garmin, combined with my generally…
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Barbie, Managing Editor
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