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Christmas Bagel
Two-year-old Walter and I had fun making up a song about a fictitious Christmas treat. Christmas Bagel was red and green. It was delicious, the cutest thing you’ve ever seen. CHRISTMAS BAGEL! We love Christmas Bagel. Happy, happy, happy Christmas … Continue reading
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Tagged Annie's Song of Community, Christmas, Christmas Bagel, Pastor Annie, Walter
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Service dish-washing
Recently, Paul and I took the opportunity to be kitchen crew for two nights at Camp Matz, Watertown, Wis., a ministry of Bethesda Lutheran Communities. It was a week without the usual cadre of kitchen volunteers, so a call went … Continue reading
burdens and joys
Laurel, Rod, Sam, Olivia, dear friends and family, May the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, keep our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Amen. I’ve organized my thoughts for today’s message around the stanzas of “The Servant Song,*” the … Continue reading
The Storybook Project
Please take three minutes to learn about the LSSI Storybook Project by watching the video below. This effort, as simple and profound as a bedtime story, connects incarcerated parents with their children. Have some fun this Mother’s Day weekend, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bookfair, Children's books, Gail Beard, LSSI, Mother's Day, Recommended books, Storybook Project, Susan Greeley, Tim Frakes
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New/Young
“We need more young [volunteers, donors, subscribers, participants]!” Whenever I hear some version of “we need young,” I usually counter with, “No, we need new.” New is not necessarily young. If your organization’s current base skews over 70, instead of running … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday
Prepare to be charmed by 18-month-old Walter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9IKvx6q7SA&w=500&h=350&hd=1
Mayo 2, home again
We’re so glad to have gone to Mayo Clinic and we’re so glad to be back home, just two appointment days later. We are assured we’re on the way to an answer. Those of you who watched the TV show … Continue reading
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Tagged differential diagnosis, Mayo Clinic, primary cough headache
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Mayo, Part 1
We just returned to the hotel after Paul’s first appointment at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. How did we get here? Last year sometime, Paul started getting headaches when he coughed, sneezed or bent over. In December-January-February, a case of … Continue reading
Hand Washing: A Maundy Thursday Devotion
It was 2 p.m. on a hot, dry day in Malawi. Already, the three of us representing ELCA World Hunger had visited a savings and credit cooperative, seen life-saving wells, and witnessed a goat project, piggery, and community seed bank. … Continue reading
Posted in Devotion, Lent
Tagged ELCA, ELCA World Hunger Appeal, ELCM, ELDS, Gather magazine, God's work. Our hands., hand washing, Holy Week, Luke 13:14-15, LWT, Malawi, Maundy Thursday
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