Posted in Just thinking ..., writing on Oct 30th, 2008
I drove down to Truth Christian Academy this morning and played “visiting author” for the 2nd through 5th graders. We went outside and played in a pile of leaves, then came in and wrote. “Use words that go with your senses,” I told them, “and make a heart connection.” Here’s my piece:
Fallen leaves:
ragged, twisted,
shades of […]
Posted in Just thinking ... on Oct 27th, 2008
My father would say that about ditzy women he crossed paths with. Not a particularly friendly comment.
I woke up this morning (well, about 11:30 last night, actually) with vertigo. This has happened before, with no cause we can put a finger on. Sometimes it’s totally debilitating, and I can’t turn my head or move quickly […]
Posted in youth group on Oct 24th, 2008
At a trial this evening, Jesus, known as the Christ, was judged not guilty of being a lawbreaker (6 to 3) by a jury of nine participants in the BCBC youth group.
The judge polled the jury after the arguments were presented. Those claiming Jesus was guilty stated that He clearly broke the Sabbath laws […]
Posted in from the furry side on Oct 23rd, 2008
We added a new command at obedience school this evening: come! Morgan (my trainer/teacher/coach) wants it to be the strongest command, so I can call my dog and she’ll always come. So she gets rewarded no matter how slowly she arrives, or how much coaching she needs along the way.
And we teach it as a […]
Posted in God thoughts on Oct 20th, 2008
I generally have some song in my head—not necessarily an ear worm (those horrible ditties that get stuck in your mind and will not leave, no matter what you try), but just a song. I’ve learned to notice what I wake up singing, as that can predict what mood I’m in and how I’ll start […]
Posted in Just thinking ... on Oct 16th, 2008
I’ve been volunteering a couple mornings a week at the Family Learning Center in north Boulder, a community center with a small charter school (HopeOnline). Today I took the four kindergartners to the playground for half an hour before lunch.
I learned one thing: pushing four little people on the swings for 30 minutes is not […]
Posted in youth group, God thoughts on Oct 14th, 2008
“Do you want to buy some cookies or brownies? Or give a donation to help hungry children?”
My youth group and I spent about four hours Saturday presenting variations of that to shoppers at our local King Soopers grocery store. The boys referred to the girls’ approach as Bambi eyes gone bad—because the gals would look […]
Posted in youth group, God thoughts on Oct 11th, 2008
I have been this cold before—winter bus duty, for example (though then I was bundled up for the weather, so only my knees and nose were chilled).
Let me explain: Haimei and Karen were reading about global warming, and were concerned that the polar bears were turning cannibal. They thought the youth group should do […]
Posted in Just thinking ... on Oct 10th, 2008
No commitments! No appointments! Nothing that I have to do!
No new crisis looming largely! Plans and deadlines? Not a clue!
No quick driving, running errands, zipping home and out again,
Pat the tiger, let the dog out, in the car to come back … when?
And the sky was dark and gloomy, so I chose a friendly book,
Curled […]
Posted in house church, from the furry side on Oct 7th, 2008
Sallie and I are up to “loose leash walking” in obedience school. The rules are simple: when she pulls on the leash, I stop. When she turns and looks at me, we start again.
We were walking this weekend, and her beagle nose caught something exciting in the underbrush by a parking lot I had […]