Monthly Archives: August 2007

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eating black bean and corn quesadillas folding too much laundry grading too many papers listening to Sufjan on the ipod, it’s just been a Sufjan day playing Scrabulous on facebook reading the same book all month watching Sex & the … Continue reading

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One more thing…

We did lose a day or two worth of comments with our server move. Our apologies!

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Back.

Our host migrated servers and apparently, we were the only ones who had direct admin issues. But we’re back now. You didn’t miss much. I have been teaching classes, grading papers, and chasing toddlers, you know, the usual. And we … Continue reading

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Guess Who Stopped By Today?

Megan and the girls stopped by today en route to a wedding nearby. We enjoyed visiting with them very much!

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Mom’s Broccoli Salad

In case you need a last side salad as the summer grill season starts to end… Mom’s Broccoli Salad COMBINE: 1 large bundle of broccoli, broken into florets 1/3 c. craisins or raisins 1/3 c. finely minced sweet onion 4 … Continue reading

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Not That I Ever Thought I’d Arrived…

but I was really struck today that I have a long way to go. Even if I do care about what happens to people around the world, stupid people get me a lot more riled up than injustice does. I … Continue reading

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Appendix, Revisited OR Bills, Bills, Bills

We got the bill about six weeks ago from my appendectomy. Two nights in the hospital (one mostly in the ER) and a two hour surgery. Do you see the cost? $50,155.00 All the text you can’t see is the … Continue reading

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You Decide: Kristen’s Blog Posts This Week

I am pretty worn out, and knowing that someone, anyone, wants to read something really helps me to make posts. Rate one or more of these in order of your interest: – A recipe: Mom’s Broccoli Salad OR Kristen’s Baked … Continue reading

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Jesus, With Thy Church Abide

Our church renovated space in this old building, which had a few previous lives but was originally one of the city’s first movie theaters. The building also houses a salon and a martini bar. We’ve been worshipping in the space … Continue reading

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Finding a Home

Last month, we celebrated the first anniversary of our move to the deep south bungalow. Perhaps “celebrated” is a poor choice of words. We ought to have celebrated but the day passed us by as any other. Now, we are … Continue reading

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Survivors

We all survived the first day of school. The back-to-school season is frenzied fun. Who can resist the lure of new school supplies, backpacks and lunch boxes?

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