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Creativity Tuesday: Non-Angry Birds
I have a bad habit of buying fat quarters just about any time I enter a fabric store. So I’ve collected quite a few of these babies without any explicit plans to make something.
I found this pattern for stuffed birds the other day and was totally delighted by them.
Here’s what I did:
I love birds, I realize that they’re super trendy, and maybe even a little passe in the world of home design and craft, but there’s something so sweet about a little bird. I don’t know if it’s God’s promise to care for us more than the sparrows, or if it’s just their ability to fly, or their delicate hollow bones, there is just something so charming about a little bird.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Windows
The confirmation students at Park Avenue UMC and the Tronix students at Park Avenue Youth and Family Services collaborated on a service project last night to get the garden ready for winter. I love the window that these tomato cages make for the scene. My …
Weekly Photo Challenge: Hidden
You drive a neighborhood every day. Come home from work, hungry and ready to get dinner on the table. Your attention is on what needs to get done, not on what is in front of you. You leave your home early in the morning. Late …
For Men Only? An Open Letter to Women in Seminary
I never had Kyle Roberts at Bethel, but my friends who did respected him quite a bit. I appreciated his letter this morning. I also appreciate his honesty in where he came from and where he is now. If you are a woman who …
Creativity Tuesday – Angry Birds Follow Up
Check out the Slideshow of Angry Birdy-ness from last night’s Trunk or Treat.
Music Monday – Monster Mash
Happy Halloween!
So excited for Trunk Or Treat! There were tons of Trick or Treaters walking down Grand Avenue yesterday while I was running errands. I started my Halloween Celebrating a little early this year.
Some of you know that I had a short term gig as an English Teacher for September and October. Friday was my last day, and since we were teaching the imperative form, I found an eHow article on how to carve a Jack O’Lantern.
For our Math Skills warm up I found a worksheet called, “Monster Math.” In an attempt to explain the pun, I showed this video.
We have a call as the people of God to care for the stranger and the immigrant. What I found though that in teaching the class, I was welcomed, cared for and encouraged. Rather than the immigrants and the strangers being taken care of. I found a group of warm hearted men and women who made me laugh, prayed for me, and encouraged me. Sure I taught them some grammar, some American culture. But I think that I was blessed disproportionately.
Book Recommendation: From Stone to Living Word
I just finished reading Debbie Blue’s From Stone to Living Word: Letting the Bible Live Again. One of my favorite images in Blue’s book is the contrast between a stone and an octopus. Yes, God is our rock, but God is alive, moving, and difficult …