Gen 1:11-13Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their …[ read more ]

     Sulks come and sulks go–people will always annoy me in some fashion. Yesterday I thought I’d air my pet peeves on a daily basis–but one problem: I can’t get specific enough without hurting someone. Hurting others is the last thing I want to do because it’s only through family and friends and the God …[ read more ]

     I have a question. You’re in a group of friends and you are asked a question–asked to respond honestly. You begin, and a member of the group–one who always is the expert, jumps in, interrupts and asks: “How can you say that? I could never…”     And you can fill in the blanks as to …[ read more ]

Image by leonem via Flickr The winter wind whisked her along Fifth Avenueto Central Park. She stood above the lakeskimmed with ice. Her brothers hurling rockshad hoped to make a hole that wouldn’t freeze again.Intent upon their burden, they ignoreda little girl who stood meekly at their side. “I can break the ice so it won’t …[ read more ]

A winning team does not consist of one member–but many–each sharing her or his gift to make the group succeed. This ideally analogizes people in my life: friends have made me be better than I ever could on my own. So who would be on my dream team? Excluding family–over the next eleven days I’ll …[ read more ]