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July 20 (looking back to July 12 to 19) On July 12 it was a bit cooler, and I took advantage of the weather to take a long walk along the highway to Green Road, cross the highway and the river channel, and then walk along the east side of the channel till I reached the bridge . . . → Read More: walkabout, yard work, reading, e-groups and newsletters, grandchildren uly 20 (looking back to July 10 and 11) Read a quote today that challenged me: “Do you see the difference between the things of this world and the things of God? Are you eager to run and sell it all, give it away, pay whatever the price may be, in order to be part of . . . → Read More: quote: give it all away? July 20 (looking back to July 10) I’ve been working hard on my writing these past 3 or 4 months. And I need to be home to answer “on-call” phone messages for hubby when he’s asleep, so he gets enough work. I still go regularly to Sunday morning street church breakfasts/ gatherings, but the weekday . . . → Read More: wanting to meet people and extend grace July 20 (looking back to July 9 and 10) Oh no! It’s happened again! Here it is July 20, and I haven’t posted since July 9. Actually, I’ve done a lot of posting over on my My Church Journey blog, and been involved in a number of conversations on other blogs, but somehow time has . . . → Read More: catching up … and wonderings (again) July 8, 2010 How do you keep your house cool on these hot summer days, apart from using air conditioners? We don’t have a cool basement, but we have found ways to beat the heat. In the evening, as soon as the outdoor temperature is as low as the indoor temperature (or vice versa, of course), we . . . → Read More: keep the house cool on hot days July 6, 2010 IT DOESN’T TAKE A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD? A few days ago I was reading a blog post (which I cannot get out of my mind) in which the writer argued that, contrary to the popular saying, or at least contrary to some popular interpretations of the saying, it does not “take a village . . . → Read More: it takes a family to raise a child? or a church? or a village? or? 6 July 2010 When I was growing up, going to summer Family Bible Camp at the Pine Grove Free Methodist camp grounds in Winfield, BC, the first week of July, was as much a part of our family traditions as stockings on Christmas morning and colored eggs at Easter. After I grew up and moved away, . . . → Read More: thinking about Family Bible Camp 4 July 2010 I have been thinking about this whole “writing business.” Pastor P was talking this morning about how You took him through that time of trying to do what everyone else (other pastors and churches and the “board” of the street ministry) thought he should do. Until his health broke from the endless work. . . . → Read More: my writing purpose 2 July 2010 Well! I am tackling the list! Posted the following stories to my Conversations, Reflections and Meditations website, in the creative writing section: Insects, Tendrils, The One, Penticton Pedestrian (poem), Gas Miracles, The Entry. And then posted the following stories to my Hill Gang site: Gas Miracles, Motorbike Adventure, and Eddie’s Big Soup Pot Adventure. Then spent the rest . . . → Read More: tackling my to-do writing list 1 July 2010 I was discouraged today because I have felt that almost no one is responding to my writing, especially my writing that is related to You. And I am feeling quite alone in regards to coming out of “structural/ institutional” church, at least here in this community. And then I was just sitting . . . → Read More: small to men, great to God |
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