I’ve been challenged in recent weeks to persist in talking with my son. My impression has been that he’s pretty quiet, and he is. When I started paying attention, though, I realized how often he talks and I’m not particularly interested. It’s not that I don’t care about snakes, birds, and electronics; however, I’m looking [...]
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A conversation with my three year old: “Laurel, what did you do just now?” spit on Bethel. I see. Why did you spit on Bethel? I just did. [i.e., no reason]“Had Bethel been mean to you or done something you didn’t like?” [torrent of information. Bethel had indeed been provoking.] Do you know why spitting [...]
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Well, we’re officially relocated to San Antonio. Although moving in the military isn’t as bad as moving in the civilian world (primarily because somebody packs you up and delivers your belongings to your new house, at their expense), it is still a major upheaval. We still don’t have renters in our house, and we are [...]
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I’m reading John 6 today, and I read about Jesus feeding the five thousand. Jesus asked Philip where he was going to get enough food to feed the people. I was reminded that Jesus was teaching his disciples two things. First, that Jesus is the source of all our needs. Second, that Jesus is primarily [...]
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