Lauren’s description of the beluga whale that liked her reminded me of another childhood memory with my dad, relating to him, a special time we shared at the Vancouver Aquarium many summers ago. I can still see the whale looking at my dad through its side of the glass after he had been trying to […]
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A postscript involving Baby Beluga
April 29th, 2004 · 1 Comment
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Grace
April 29th, 2004 · 1 Comment
this grace in which we stand Romans 5:4 This week I’ve been reading about grace. And I’ve been needing grace. I need it all the time. Yet I forget. But it is on a week like this one when I see how much I lack. When I find myself yelling at the girls before we […]
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I dream of doggies
April 25th, 2004 · Comments Off on I dream of doggies
Since the last sentence I wrote on this blog two nights ago was about my need to let myself dream, I thought I’d mention that I took some time to rest and sleep last night. I did dream! I dreamed that we had a large dog. There were five dogs – two large and three […]
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Persuasion and parenting
April 23rd, 2004 · 1 Comment
Robert Scoble’s post How do you persuade? inspired response from Ted and also from Don Park who wondered whether the word “persuasion” is related to “pursue”. His question motivated me to do a little research. From what I know, I don’t think that the two words are related. But what I did learn about the […]
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Kindness, tolerance and patience
April 14th, 2004 · Comments Off on Kindness, tolerance and patience
Qualities of God I noticed when I read this morning: Or do you show contempt for his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you toward repentance? Romans 2:4
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