Sometimes I forget how wonderful mountains are. I get caught up in whatever’s going on–life, that next bounce of the four-square ball, whatever–and I forget about the beauty that exists outside of those thoughts. This weekend’s retreat included lots of great time with students, good talks/sermons, games galore, funny skits, and opportunities to meet new…
Muffins and cupcakes and sweets, oh my!
Few things make me smile like a good dose of sugar. I almost agree with a famous overgrown elf who thinks that the main food groups are candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup. If the food groups were my choice though, it would be muffins, doughnuts, ice cream, and veggies. You have to throw…
Labels Matter Sometimes
Having now fully recovered from the loss of my post on Monday, I’ll try to tell that story again. Fortunately, the story is complete now. No cliff-hangers for you. Aren’t you relieved?! I’m sure you would have been on the edge of your seat. I have a little problem with assigned reading. The labels “assigned”…
Don’t Forget the Snacks
Random side note for the day is that a friend hypothesized after my hard day at work recently that food should be added to the equation and everything would be better. Not that we don’t eat lunch here, but that we should bring each other food just because. Twenty-four hours later, it’s spring party time…
All Real Ingredients
Stouffer’s enlightened me about their lasagna last night between segments of something or other on TV. I honestly don’t remember what I was watching. Hmm. The thing that surprised me was when they claimed that their lasagna is made with “all real ingredients.” NO! Really? Wait a minute. Aren’t all ingredients real? Fake cheese is…
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I just wrote a darn fine post about rebellion and required reading, which the internet decided to swallow whole. Sad. I hope you enjoy this moment of blog silence. It’s sponsored by the City of Suffolk’s internet filter.
Dog Paws and Sunshine
Imagine that this dog is a human and that it’s in a VW Rabbit with the windows rolled down. It’s still basking in the sun with that exact expression. It’s still in heaven. That was me at lunch today. There aren’t many things that top the feeling of sun on your skin at the beginning…
Small, but valuable. 