It was more than 30 years ago, but I still remember it vividly. With the stroke of a neuron, I’m transported back to my youth group, and my seat on a log in front of the firepit, grousing to a friend about how the chaperone’s children are hogging the horses (all three of them). It …
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2013 April: In a Year
Ahhh…graduation season… several of my friends have done the tassel flip & cap toss in recent weeks, as I did about this time last year. What a year it has been! There was the discussion with my mom a few months prior that led to the ring I’ve worn for just over a year now. …
Mangled
Once again, a blog article has been bouncing around in my mind, and I’ve come across increased motivation to get it posted. This time, it was being subjected to John Denver’s song ‘Rocky Mountain High’, sung by someone who most certainly is not John Denver. Just as the barista and I were closing our commiseration …
Sim Games – a metaphor for life
Many are familiar with the popular Sim (simulation) games, known by titles such as Farm Town, FarmVille, YoVille, Millsbury, Mafia Wars… They have a basic pattern, granting ‘energy’ points at a rate of 1 per 5 minutes to a maximum determined by your level in the game. A player expends these energy points at different …
Deaf Kids Connect
Our name has changed, but the need remains the same. Jesus loves me, this I knowfor the Bible tells me so.Little ones to Him belong –they are weak, but He is strong. Anna Bartlett Warner (1827–1915) Generations of mothers, fathers, babysitters and other caretakers have sung or hummed this song while rocking a small child. Many …