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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Getting to Emily's

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So it seemed like a good idea to go visit Emily. And to try going to Colorado Springs so I wouldn’t have that long drive from and back to De...
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Saturday, October 10, 2009

Whitewashing the Fence

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I feel like Tom Sawyer. Remember the episode of whitewashing the fence? It was a hard, tedious job, but Tom made it look like so much fun t...
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Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Update: The New Kitchen

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I wrote some time ago about the marriage-challenging ordeal of going to Jerry's [a huge local home-improvement center] to plan our new k...
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Sunday, October 04, 2009

Bread on the Waters

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19 years ago we moved our little family to Weagamow Lake, a reservation out in the bush of Northwestern Ontario. Paul taught at the Christi...
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Friday, October 02, 2009

Schnupps in World

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There's an interesting article on World magazine's website about the candidates for the Hope Award for Effective Compassion. One of...
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Thursday, October 01, 2009

Giftings and Church

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It is unfortunate but true that there aren't many slots in the church that fit someone with my giftings. So it is very rewarding when I...
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Monday, September 28, 2009

The Joke

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Recently I was in a group of people--nice, respectable, Mennonite people--having a nice meal together, and the talk turned to politics, sinc...
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Thursday, September 24, 2009

My Exciting Life

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Someone talked to me recently about longing for excitement and wishing their lives weren’t so humdrum and they could go places and do things...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Child Training

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This week we have a special speaker at church who is teaching every evening on family life and raising children. In a way it seems pointles...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Garden Lessons

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You may recall that last April or May I made the big decision not to have a garden this year. "It's ok, your garden needs a sabbat...
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