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God. We need to talk with you about how we feel right now.Because in this place, in this land, in this world, there are troubles. You told us, Jesus, that in this world there would be troubles.We can’t say you didn’t warn us. But in this place this week and in this land this week […]

Someday soon, this road will be rebuilt. It will be a smooth connection between our subdivision and the next. In the meantime, it’s been a terrible connection between our subdivision and the next. Sometimes the whole street was closed. Sometimes half was open but went from concrete to gravel. Sometimes walking was the only way […]

There is dirt between the brick facade of our house and the back row of iris. It is perfect if you are three and appreciate “construction vehicles”. Before Ben, who is three, finished his work on Sunday afternoon, he got his construction vehicles ready for the next workday, whenever that may be. They aren’t lined […]

God. You are here. We forget. We make plans and then we ask you to make them happen. We call it asking you to bless them. But you heard them all along. On some of them you made suggestions and we listened. On some of them, you made suggestions and we ignored. On some of […]

One of the most memorable childhood lessons from my dad was, “Don’t force it!” He was a great self-taught handyman and mechanic. We had a succession of old VWs that required constant fixing. Sometimes, he’d ask for my “help.” I would join in and learn a little bit about what it meant to fix something. […]