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Literary Ruminations: The relative strength of first vs. third person narrative
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Redhirts, Narrative, and God's Will For Your Life
At church one Sunday, the small group question was asked "Why do we find it hard to trust God to meet all of our needs ( Read more... ) -
The end of the story
Those of you who following this blog know that I experienced a miscarriage a week and a half ago that landed me in the ER on Friday the 6th.
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Baby Collins #3
Warning: this is not a happy story, or one with a happy ending, or even one without a bit of blood and guts.
OK, you've been warned.
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Praying for P
Really, I promise that this particular mnemonic began developing well before the potty training even started ( Read more... ) -
Why don't we give?
I've been thinking a bit recently on the issues of poverty, and my own response to it. My recent post on the Filipino baby seems incomplete, so I'm trying again with a few more thoughts on why we (I) don't give when it is in our power to do so ( Read more... ) -
Of Starfish and Filipino Babies
Recently I helped fund the birth of a Filipino baby whose mother I've never met, and probably never will. Our connection is through a missionary our church is supporting who serves, among other ways, as a midwife for some of the women in her neighborhood. We in the States don't come into contact with much true poverty, both by careful design in ( Read more... ) -
Overwhelmed...
Every once in a while when the weather is nice my husband and I like to take the kids and walk around downtown Portland. We park somewhere relatively central and then hit some combo of Saturday Market, the Farmer's Market, Powell's, and Pioneer Place (for pitstops) on foot ( Read more... ) -
Note to self: do not plan coastal vacations during tsunamis
David heard about the quakes online last night before we went to bed. We said a prayer for the victims, and as we turned in I remarked to David that I wasn't too thrilled to have been reading about tsunamis while staying on the coast! In retrospect, David thinks he must have been awfully tired not to realize that the situation really Could affect ( Read more... )