Inside the Minds of Valerie and Mike (and Anna)
One of the things I find fascinating about the photo-a-day challenges during Advent and Lent is that I am never quite sure where the trip will take me. Today was one of those days. This morning, I had absolutely no idea how to photograph the word martyr. So like any tech savvy geek, I went... Continue Reading →
Now more than ever...
A few weeks ago, I purchased a backup camera for helping me hook up trailers to my truck. The wiring harness that I was provided doesn't work with my electrical hookup (despite what the product description claims.) So today, I began researching what I need to do to the harness to allow it to work... Continue Reading →
As much as I love the Advent/Christmas season, I am just not ready for it this year. Most years, I try to start the outdoor decorations on Thanksgiving weekend. Despite the fact that the weather was good this past weekend, I completely failed to get started on hanging the lights, the ribbons, or the wreath (which... Continue Reading →
This is the fourth year in a row that I will challenge myself to hold to a daily Advent discipline of capturing a photo each day based on a prescribed daily theme. (I got a late start this year, but hope to be back on track starting tomorrow.) I will again post these photos in three locations:... Continue Reading →
The following is a very subtle variation on a recipe found on allrecipes.com. I began with the basic recipe, made some modifications suggested by a commenter with the name Feeding Frenzy, and added a couple of my own. Valerie is the current master bread baker in the house, but we have both been attempting to perfect it... Continue Reading →
For quite a while lately, church has failed to move me. I have been going through the motions, hoping that something might eventually speak to me, to inspire me, to challenge me, to ... something. As I move to reclaim my life now that it no longer is a slave to a killer commute, I have made... Continue Reading →
As I sit here in the shade this June day, exhausted from laboring in the heat, watching the silent white clouds drifting across a clean blue sky, feeling the relief of a gentle breeze, I look over at you and see you again for the first time in many years. And I ask myself, "How... Continue Reading →
Sermon given at CTS Lutheran Church 6/12/16 based on the Gospel reading Luke 7:36-8:3 [editor's note: this sermon was written and presented by Anna.] It’s no secret that women in the Bible are mistreated. Many are unnamed and thought of as property. They belong to either their father or their husband. Even today, we hear... Continue Reading →
I for one, was seriously anticipating the theatre release of the 2015 version of The Little Prince when in the week it was to debut, the movie was completely dropped from the lineup. Then it was scooped up by a streaming or some other online service. BUMMER. I really wanted to see this version on... Continue Reading →
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