When times are tough it’s difficult for me to remember the blessings I’ve received. Sometimes I get so caught up in the here and now that I simply get tunnel vision. With stress, I tend to get focused in on what is causing that stress ignoring the bigger picture of my life. It could be finances, school, work, any of a hundred different causes. I’m sure that I’m not the only one guilty of Read More …
I have strict rule in the living room–no playing with balls. This rule comes primarily from a single concern. I think one day the kids will be throwing those hard little balls that they get from a gum ball type machine and will break the TV. Therefore, the living room is a ball free environment. Well, the other day I was walking up our stairs and I heard the following conversation from two of my Read More …
As many of you know I (Jeremy) am in the Candidacy process to become ordained in the ELCA. As a part of that process I am required to spend an extra year in seminary and do a Lutheran year at a Lutheran Seminary–A kind of Lutheran re-tredding. I have been providing subtle (or not so subtle) hints to my wife that it is almost time for me to move to Berkeley to do this Lutheran Read More …