2014 January – May: We Welcome You

You know I couldn’t reference Oz without bringing in at least one song…  and it’s fitting.  You’ll remember the house landed with a thud, a colorful place opened up, and a host of friendly people began singing their welcomes and representing their organizations… the Lullaby League, the Lollipop Guild, etc…  The people who have welcomed …

2013 October – December, Destination: Oz

At that moment, because God seems to like doing things that way, a husband & wife looked at one another and in unison said one word: “Dad”. By bedtime that night, it was settled…

Good Grief

If ‘merry’ and ‘happy’ are the wrong adjectives for you this season, allow me to introduce two people who have welcomed others to join them on their paths of grief, and the faith that transforms it.

2013: July – Sept – Slow Whirlwind

When you find yourself in the slow whirlwind, hang on & look up. He who commands the winds will never lose sight of you, and your peace is found in resolutely not losing sight of Him.

Obey, or Be (oy!)

The following is a tangent from the article “Computer, I want…“.  It explores the Babel story as recorded in Genesis 11:1-9 where God said, …  “nothing they plan to do will be impossible.” Having one language and a small community of people who knew each other (they started with 4 couples emerging from Noah’s ark), the people of the …