A Parable…

There once was a family of children who lived well in community. Though children, their ages varied greatly. Though family, their backgrounds were diverse. And while they lived well together, it is not to say that life was always smooth sailing. Life was a shared adventure in work, learning, worship, play, and service. Bumps along... Continue Reading →

Flour, Yeast, Water, and Salt

As the chapter title of a new bread book I bought asks, "What is it about bread?"  The most basic of recipes is just 4 very humble ingredients. Flour.  Yeast.  Water.  Salt. The process could be fairly quick and simple, or as many as 12 distinct steps and hours from start to finish.  So what... Continue Reading →

This I Believe…

Here it is. My final confirmation homework assignment from my last confirmation retreat. Its been a long 3 years at times, but they have all been good and fruitful. In this assignment we had to create a single Belief statement after looking at the Apostle's Creed. It was kind of challenging to narrow down to... Continue Reading →

Day 5- Glad to be Home?

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 →

Day 4- Interview Day

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 →

Day 3- Running Around

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 →

Day 2- Feeling Wickedly Sick

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 →

Day 1-Settling In

For those of you that don't know, the magnet program that I'm in goes to New York for a week when we reach 8th grade. It's not all fun and games, though.  There are usually around 8 groups of 8, though this year we were a little smaller with only 7 groups and two of... Continue Reading →

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