Family Denial

Posted by Allison Stevens on December 28, 2009

Especially during the holidays, we sometimes notice serious issues or problems in our family that we don’t want to admit or acknowledge. It’s painful, so we put our heads in the sand and live in the land of wishful thinking, instead of reality.



 

As I... Read More

Baby Jesus

Posted by Allison Stevens on December 21, 2009

Christmas is upon us and so I’m thinking today of baby Jesus.

Last night, we had a candlelight service with a live nativity at our church.  Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus were played by a young couple with their baby boy.  He was absolutely adorable. Right before Mary (mommy) sang,... Read More

Squirrels

Posted by Jeff Olson on December 17, 2009

Recently I was captivated by a story of a mother squirrel trying to help her baby squirrel scale a cement wall on the campus of UCLA. Over and over the mother squirrel patiently showed how it was done, but the little rodent couldn’t quite make the leap. The wall was simply too big.
Read More

Aging

Posted by Allison Stevens on December 14, 2009

Seriously, I hate getting old. The aches. The eyesight growing dim. The turtle’s pace metabolism. I don’t even mind the wrinkles so much, but come on; do I have to take 5 minutes to get up from a seated position on the floor?

Most of us try hard to hold back the effects of aging.... Read More

Snow . . .

Posted by Tim Jackson on December 11, 2009

I love a fresh snow. As I’m writing this post, I’m looking out my slider door at a fresh coating of powdery white that blankets my backyard.  Ever since I was a kid growing up in central Pennsylvania, snow has been a magical, mystical experience. Whether I’m inside next to the... Read More

Mistletoe

Posted by Allison Stevens on December 10, 2009

My daughter and her friend are upstairs baking Christmas cookies. Special treats during the holidays are a tradition for us and we look forward to the delicious taste of buttery, sugary delights.

This caused me to wonder about other Christmas traditions. Mistletoe, for instance. Standing... Read More

No Kill Shelters

Posted by Jeff Olson on December 8, 2009

If you’re an animal lover, you gotta love the television show Dogtown. Aired on the National Geographic Channel, it’s about a dog shelter that is part of a massive 33,000 acre animal sanctuary in southern Utah. Dogtown is a “no kill shelter” where dogs, “who might otherwise... Read More

Sex Talk

Posted by Tim Jackson on December 2, 2009

Do you remember the “sex talk”? You know, the talk? Some of you do. It was that awkward moment when your father or mother sat down and did the “birds and the bees” thing. Now, for the life of me I never have been able to figure out how birds and bees would ever... Read More