Sorting out my head one blog post at a time.
Today we hiked a trail called Section 16. Kind of a weird name. (Sounds more like a place where they hide UFO's.) Sweet hike, but longer than we expected.Here you can see the back of the Garden of the Gods... Jamie and the Beckys. Can someone say Olan Mills?Havana ran around so much she must... Continue Reading →
I need some hot chocolate.How depressing.
Hey you know how John Mayer sometimes makes really funny faces when he sings? Then he goes and takes a picture like this ... and totally redeems himself!photo from people.comOk I'm done. Back to work.
If you have a few moments today, read this article recently published in New York Magazine. It really got me thinking about the idea of church vs. Church. And I realized I really don't have a clear understanding of this whole concept. But I want to.So what, exactly, is the Church? Or church? I'd love... Continue Reading →
Skip and Carolyn both tagged me so I guess I should do this. Here ya go. Useless info about Becky.Four jobs I've held:KFCLifeguard/Swim InstructorSpanish TutorCoffee ShopFour movies I could watch over and over:The Last of the MohicansOnceThe SandlotThe NotebookPlaces I've lived (in order):Colorado Springs, COGrand Rapids, MIDenia, SpainChicago, ILColorado Springs, CO (5 different places!)Four TV... Continue Reading →
My dad turns 56 today.Want to know a secret? I have the world's best dad.Some might think I'm exaggerating (especially if you read this post) but I'm not. He's the best. I'll tell you why.My dad made breakfast for our family every day. And this wasn't just a quick bowl of cereal ... it was... Continue Reading →
A little over a year ago my friend Wendy and I started a monthly cooking night. The idea was that we would pick a type of ethnic food that neither of us had cooked before and learn how to cook it. We pick an appetizer, a few dishes, a typical drink and a dessert.For the... Continue Reading →
Want to see what Compassion looks like lived out?This is one of our artists from Compassion Netherlands meeting his sponsored boy.Get your kleenex ready ...Sponsor a child.
... now I don't have to wonder what the world will be like when I'm 80.Sweet!
I know the Bible is full of mysteries and things that we won't understand until later. But sometimes I wish he'd just given us a little more detail. (If it was a space issue, maybe he could have left out a few of the details in Deuteronomy and Numbers to address stuff like this.) From... Continue Reading →
These Words of Mine 