Today marks 8 months in Cape Town for our family. God has been very good to us and we are thankful for the ways we have been loved and supported during our transition into this new home. Resisting the need to tell you EVERYTHING that is happening in one communication, here are a few recent [...]
Tag: love
February 22, 2011
February 4, 2010
Arthur Paul’s Amazing Song Project
A while back, Arthur Paul and I came up with a creative assignment for him. He chose songs for each person in our family, then wrote about why he chose the song and how it connects to them. Sort of a creative way to express love and affirmation. I did not help him except to [...]
December 31, 2009
I love this book: “It’s Really All About God: Reflections of a Muslim Atheist Jewish Christian” by Samir Selmanovic
Due to my self-imposed ban on new book purchases and my family’s voracious reading appetite and therefore constant trips to the library, I decided to look up some books from my Amazon wish list on the Fresno County Public Library’s website. I scored on this one – It’s Really All About God: Reflections of a [...]
June 12, 2009
Sewing Love
I think I may have actually got it right with my daughter yesterday. Mairin (age 5) was home from school sick. She was busy playing dress up and I was getting some things ready for lunch. I walked into the living room and she was about to cut the ankle ties from one of her [...]
March 31, 2009
Receiving Forgiveness
Last week, a friend was asking why we have so much trouble receiving forgiveness. In watching a dvd today, it struck me that one reason many of us don’t take forgiveness well is that our consciences believe we must do something to merit forgiveness. So, if someone simply loves and forgives, we struggle in accepting. [...]
March 6, 2009
A Father’s Love (part 1)
In talking about how we parent our children, John Coe says that our primary responsibility is not to disciple our children. Rather, it is to model the love of God to them. Obviously, these are not mutually exclusive goals. However, which is our primary mode of operation? I know that as one who teaches, discipling [...]
March 4, 2009
Happy Birthday Andrew
You are my best friend. It is your birthday and I am on the other side of the earth. I love you. Happy birthday. Thanks Busi for this song. Thanks Chris for the video. Busi’s Song from Chris Kamalski on Vimeo. Tweet