Posted in Introspect, Learning, Soundrack on Sep 12th, 2011 3 Comments »
God created the law. I cannot keep to the law in my own power. “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) Jesus paid the debt for my sin. He paid the entire debt. I owe him nothing. He expects nothing from me. It was a free gift. I don’t [...]
Posted in Comfort & Control, Everyday, Learning on Mar 23rd, 2010 3 Comments »
David was a shepherd, but when God looked at him, he saw a king. Sure enough, when David grew up, that’s just what he became. And David was a great king. He had a heart like God’s heart – full of love. Now, that didn’t mean he was perfect, because he did some terrible things [...]
Posted in drunk blogging, Learning on Jan 2nd, 2010 2 Comments »
Yesterday there was a TenYearsAgo meme going around twitter, and it got me thinking. During the late nineties, my Christian faith ceased being a religious set of rules to follow and became a relationship with Jesus Christ. This meant I could finally enjoy certain freedoms in this life such as rated R movies, really great [...]
Posted in Learning, Seen, Heard, Said on Jun 26th, 2009 No Comments »
Am I Kate? – PBS Supersisters While I’ve never watched John and Kate Plus 8, I’ll admit I got caught up a little in the gross blog commentary re their personal lives as depicted on the show. It was refreshing to come across this post that invites you to empathize a little with their circumstances, [...]
Posted in Depression, Friendship, Learning on May 12th, 2009 10 Comments »
I’d seen Bryan around, but I first noticed him when he officially introduced himself to the group at a staff meeting. He was from southern Colorado, his wife left him, and he came to Seattle trying to make sense of the last six years of his life. I took note. It wasn’t that I reveled [...]
Posted in Comfort & Control, Learning, Soundrack on Mar 31st, 2009 3 Comments »
We sing this song often in our church, but it became particularly relevant during the five weeks Bryan was out of work. It often seems that stress begets stress, and things began to fall apart a little between us in that season. We pressed through and we’re all good now, but I wouldn’t change a [...]
Posted in Comfort & Control, Learning on Feb 4th, 2009 2 Comments »
Last night in our community group the question was asked, Why did Jesus humble himself and come into human history? There are so many ways to answer this question, but as I read through Job this week I am surprised to find much of his lamenting is a plea for a Savior to spare him [...]
Posted in Everyday, Learning, Rage Against The Pile on Dec 13th, 2008 1 Comment »
Over the last couple years I’ve learned what circumstances trigger my rage episodes, and they are as follows: Low blood sugar – If I go too long without eating, or if I eat all the wrong things, watch out! When my blood sugar gets low I feel frantic, anxious, on edge, and my patience is [...]
Posted in Everyday, Learning, Living In Community on Sep 17th, 2008 10 Comments »
I’ve been pondering over the issues of education and the inner city at great length since last Spring when I registered Ruthie for kindergarten. We are a white, middle class family living in a diverse community with lower class and working poor families. On more than one occasion I’ve heard my neighborhood referred to as [...]
Posted in Comfort & Control, Learning on Apr 13th, 2008 1 Comment »
Arrogant know-it-alls stir up discord, but wise men and women listen to each other’s counsel (Proverbs 13:10). I came across this verse one morning in The Message Bible, and read it out loud to Bryan. I’ve come across a lot of arrogant know-it-alls in my life, and had one in particular I was thinking about [...]
Posted in Comfort & Control, Gordon Lee Pearson, Learning on Feb 28th, 2008 7 Comments »
My Grandma – my mom’s mom – died on or around Valentine’s Day a few years ago. She was a sturdy, healthy woman, who simply grew too old for her body to carry her. She died peacefully in her own bed, with Gordy by her side. My mom was getting her hair done at the [...]
Posted in Comfort & Control, Getting Things Done, Learning, Picture Book on Feb 10th, 2008 5 Comments »
We don’t have an entryway. I have dozens of pictures clipped from magazines of large, high-ceiling-ed entryways with sweeping staircases and homey benches. I have pictures of back door mud rooms with cute storage lockers or cubbies sectioned off for each child. I have pictures of old wardrobes converted to coat closets, of closet system [...]
Posted in Comfort & Control, Learning on Dec 6th, 2007 No Comments »
It’s been a rough week at the Zughaus. The kids were puking, and I wasn’t getting any sleep. I had to make another trip to the ER with Thomas to rehydrate him, almost had to make a second trip, and throughout it all Bryan had to work until nine or ten at night. Under that [...]
Posted in Everyday, Learning on Oct 24th, 2007 1 Comment »
I went to the gym yesterday, then after dinner the kids and I walked to the library and the cupcake shop. By the time I got everyone settled into bed I was too exhausted to clean the kitchen, and my shin splints hurt too much to stand up anyway. So for the first time in [...]
Posted in Comfort & Control, Learning on Oct 22nd, 2007 1 Comment »
Argh! One day of wearing really crappy shoes last week got me shin splints, and I’m mad. I thought resting for four days over the weekend would heal them, but I was still feeling pain this morning when I woke up. So instead of running, I lumbered along on the Monotonous Machine of Monotony first, [...]
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