Entries from February 2006

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Two of two…

(There is so much in this book, even in just this chapter of this book, that I can’t begin to post all of it. However, I hope that these little tidbits get you thinking and to read this book for yourself.)
A. W. Tozer defines “receptivity” as a “compound, a blending of several elements within the [...]

Friday, February 24th, 2006

One of two…..

I have been reading The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer. When discussing the “greats” like the apostle John and Paul, and Luther and St. Francis, he states that though they were each very different in temperament and personal qualities, they all shared “one vital quality which they had in common.” He calls this quality [...]

Friday, February 24th, 2006

marriage is a funny thing….

We are in our car, pulling out of a parking lot and getting ready to merge into traffic.
me: I’d like to take another mission trip, soon.
him: Really? Nice job pulling out in front of me, dill-hole!
We are driving home from church.
me: At church this morning I watched some of the parents dancing with their kids [...]

Friday, February 24th, 2006

A Personal Journey

It feels awfully exposing to think about writing a very personal post. When I start to write about the rumblings inside, I get a little finger-tied (that would be tongue-tied if I were actually speaking to someone I hardly know, but since this is writing to someone I hardly know….you get the point). But, I [...]

Friday, February 24th, 2006

What you have done for the least of these….

In July 2004, Tony and I joined a team that went to an orphanage in the Dominican Republic. Our purpose there was basically to spend all of our time loving on the children. We played. We hugged. We laughed. It was amazing. They were amazing. I was looking through some of our pictures this morning [...]

Friday, February 24th, 2006

Graham

This is Graham. He is our lovely siberian husky. More acturately, he is our siberian husky ball of love. We got him for Christmas 2004 as our gift to each other. And, he is truly the gift that keeps on giving! He makes us smile and laugh. I’ve been amazed at how much a dog [...]