Posted in youth group on Dec 31st, 2009
{If I say so, as shouldn’t—as my grandmother used to say!}
The teens in my youth group, a bunch of regular kids in the Boulder Chinese Baptist Church, watched a YouTube video of “Who Am I” and decided to do their own version of it. It’s what I call a hand mime, with white gloves and […]
Posted in God thoughts on Dec 28th, 2009
In The Bleak Mid-Winter
Christina Rosetti, 1872
In the bleak mid-winter
Frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak mid-winter,
Long ago.
Our God, heaven cannot hold Him
Nor earth sustain:
Heaven and earth shall flee away
When He comes to reign:
In the bleak mid-winter
A stable place sufficed
The Lord God […]
Posted in God thoughts on Dec 22nd, 2009
This is from a long prayer/poem/song credited to St. Patrick:
Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ […]
Posted in God thoughts on Dec 16th, 2009
squalling baby,
sour straw and blood,
unwashed bodies,
jostling, matted sheep,
shepherds coughing,
milky dribbles, sighing,
mother humming,
sleep, my baby, sleep!
pounding coarseness,
groans and gasps and cries,
angry taunts,
My Father, please forgive …
hopeless Sunday,
tears drained and wrung out,
He’s not here—
now I can learn to live!
Posted in youth group, Just thinking ... on Dec 14th, 2009
At least, that’s what one of the girls in my car said about my Christmas lights! Vicki and I drove the youth group to see the amazing lighted trees on Baseline, and then by my house on the way back to church.
The youth group is doing a “hand mime” of “Who Am I” by […]
Posted in God thoughts, writing on Dec 7th, 2009
I’m a peripheral member of Boulder Media Women (BMW); I read the emails and occasionally respond, but I don’t go to any of the activities. A few months ago Mandy Walker, another member, posted a request to interview people who’ve been divorced. I responded; she interviewed me. And the series of my interviews started […]
Posted in Just thinking ... on Dec 4th, 2009
It’s amazing how my old habits and traditions crop up at odd moments.
I just walked through the living room, carrying a pair of socks so I can go shopping. And suddenly realized, “Oh, no! How long has it been since I watered the Christmas tree?”
And then realized I have an artificial tree, which doesn’t […]
Posted in youth group, God thoughts on Dec 1st, 2009
Ah, such busy-ness lately!
Thanksgiving noon I was at 1st Pres, watching the deacons serve a sit-down meal to the homeless. I’m in charge of the Christmas meal for the Lamb’s Lunch—we’ve never done a sit-down meal before, and I’m kind of drowning in details …
And I had Thanksgiving dinner with Tia’s family (I work […]