Inside the Minds of Valerie and Mike (and Anna)
Hero Advent in this country in these days is a bit of a paradox. We are asked to be prepare our hearts and minds for the coming of something better. But instead, we find that the preparations for Christmas induce nothing but stress—undermining the Advent experience. This morning, I chose to actively try to buck the... Continue Reading →
Lead Advent is a time of hope. Hope is predicated on a belief that the tomorrow will be better than today. If tomorrow is to be better than today, then it will be our youth that must take us there. It has been my joy, through scouting, to have a front row seat watching young... Continue Reading →
Anticipation As we begin our Advent journey, we do so with a sense of anticipation. The anticipation is distinct to each of us: looking forward to the snow and the change of season. The anticipation is highly shared: the onslaught of exterior extension cords. The anticipation is nearly universal: the longing for light to fight... Continue Reading →
This year, Valerie decided that for her Lenten discipline she would take a photo each day based on a published daily theme. This Advent, I am going to attempt to see if I cannot join her in stepping up to the challenge of the required discipline to see this through. I will post... Continue Reading →
As part of my confirmation program at church there are two retreats a year, both of which are only for 1 weekend. We kind of separate ourselves and have work sessions on various topics. We also have fellowship time with one another. This time the topic for the weekend was Lutheran Doctrine and it was... Continue Reading →
Whew, haven't blogged in a bit. I'm going to attempt to start doing some book reviews type entries and it really is no secret that I love to read. A few weeks ago I realized that I was running low on books to read, I literally only had 1 book that I wanted to read. I... Continue Reading →
As I suspected at the beginning of the week, this morning was great. I woke up and for the first time I did not feel sick, of course it was the day we were leaving. I am not entirely sure why, but we had set the alarm to a quarter to 6. It must have... Continue Reading →
After not being able to actually see anything at our last attempt to go to the Today Show, we decided that we wanted to try again. Although, we were a little nervous because it was a big day for us and we weren't sure it would be worth going as we didn't see any celebrities... Continue Reading →
The second morning in New York was a lot better, but still not great. I woke up in the morning with the same feeling in my stomach. Though, it was a lot better because I was not adding another layer by worrying if I was actually sick, I knew that I wasn't and that by... Continue Reading →
Ah, what an exciting morning. I woke up a few times in the middle of the night and felt a little sick, but was able to convince myself that it was nothing and went back to sleep. However, in the morning I was really not feeling well and after not feeling terrific each morning all... Continue Reading →
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