Grainy images in history books and a scratchy recording of his voice are my memories of what happened 45 years ago today. I was 8 months old when Martin Luther King, Jr. offered hope for this country on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Tonight another is bearing hope for our country. It remains to be [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Presbymeme II
Posted in PCUSA, tagged presbymeme on August 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
edited 8.26.08; 11:06pm
Hmmm, couldn’t I have been tagged for an easier one?
Bruce Reyes-Chow, moderator of the PCUSA started this one and I was tagged by my friend Jan.
Here are the rules:
in about 25 words each, answer the five questions below.
tag five Presbyterian bloggers and send them a note to let them know they were tagged.
be [...]
Ripples
Posted in faith, musings, tagged hope, institutional church on August 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I usually think of the positive side of ripples – the way our actions and words impact folks far and wide. Today was a reminder that sometimes our actions impact someone in a negative way. I am sad that the actions of a few have impacted the life of someone I love dearly. So I [...]
Learning to Ride a Bike
Posted in family, tagged learning to ride a bike, parenting on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For all sorts of reasons, K2 has yet to accomplish that childhood joy of bike riding. She quickly outgrew her bike with training wheels and had to move onto a bigger bike. Sometimes being tall can be a disadvantage. J and I have tried all sorts of ways to get her comfortable with the risk involved [...]
