Do everything without grumbling and arguing so that you may be blameless and pure, innocent children of God surrounded by people who are crooked and corrupt. Among these people you shine like stars in the world because you hold on to the word of life. This will allow me to say on the day of Christ that…
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A letter to our new grandchild. Geoffrey
Read more Introducing – drum roll, please – our new grandchild. “Breathe on him, breath of God.”
I love this combination of photographs. One end of the generational spectrum and the other. They are both wonderful images: Naomi grabbed the perfect Chamber of Commerce “isn’t Miami just the coolest place on earth?” picture of the children. Then I caught my parents in a light, loving moment on their deck here in…
Read more A few words for grandchild number four (love is first a choice and then a commitment)
So far our grandchildren have embraced the adventure
it's hard to let go of a real community
This week’s key Advent word is “Joy.” Handy, then, that we had the grandchildren all weekend. Happy is one thing, “joyful” is another. These kids do joy. What I’m offering in this Monday morning post is accessible joy to get your week off to a great start. There is something called “child-like belief” I think…
Read more How “Joy” and “Belief” and “Grandchildren” are all related
just come - the world needs us to do this right!
light and promise always win!
GRANDCHILD NUMBER 3!!! Friday was an amazing day. So rich, so much, so many threads I could pick up. But – with the backdrop of Leipzig to this story – there is only one thing I really need to talk about today, and that is the highly-anticipated arrival into this world (at 6:22 German time)…
You, dear Bambino, are not only an intention of God but you are already part of the Creator's will and purpose.
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