Frazz is one of my favorite comics. The creator is from MI, so it's great to see the occasional reference to our state. Today for example:


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Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. In spite of all that this year has brought, I don't know what to say other than the lyrics you will read below...

May you and all your families have a blessed Thanksgiving. I am grateful for each one of you, not just for taking the time to read my random ramblings, but for being such wonderful and caring friends/family. God ( Read more... )

It's been a somewhat long week, but a good one. School has been a bit topsy-turvy, a muddled mess of frustration and joy, but in the end the positives outweighed the negatives, and I am starting the weekend with renewed hope for the future. Satisfaction at school does not come easily, and even when those rare moments of contendedness occur I am ( Read more... )

It is now 4:59. The game plan is as follows ( Read more... )

Too much to write about, and not enough time! I have to go watch a video so I can create a worksheet for it - it's my sub plan for Friday. I will be doing the family thing since Abby and Phil are in town. Yee-ha! Although in this case "family thing" means cleaning out/sorting/etc. all of my stuff that's still in my parents' house.... Since they are ( Read more... )

Sometimes everything comes to the surface. The fact that I am tired doesn't help. But it seemed to start  yesterday evening. See, we are starting a new study - a video series - in my small group entitled "30 Days to Live". The idea is that by realizing our own mortality, the shortness of our days, we will live a different sort of life. I think it's ( Read more... )

Just had to post this, being the devoted Python fan that I am....


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Sign #147 that you have a strange life: You spend a perfectly good Friday evening alone at church practicing. It's been a busy week at church, and there just weren't that many opportunities to get into the sanctuary, which at least partially explains my Friday night date with the Austin-Allen. I don't mind it so much; there's literally no one else ( Read more... )

This is what I am called to do. It is a different sort of life, but by no means unique.

I choose trust.

I choose hope.

I choose joy.

I gave The Boss a card and "gift" for Boss's Day, which is tomorrow! I am such a geek, but that's OK. It works for me. Anyway, I say "gift" because here is what I did: After failing to think of a good gag gift or a truly valuable gift, I opted for the supremely practical route. While I was home for dinner (total time in the house - about 15 minutes ( Read more... )