A few days ago our friends went in to check on their two year old son Tristan who was sleeping in his bed and discovered that he was not breathing. All attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. Now our friends are dealing with a grief that I’m sure reaches right to the core of who [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Living With Sorrow
Posted in Christianity, Family, Kids, Spirituality, Sustainable Lifestyle on November 28, 2007 | 10 Comments »
Giving Thanks to God
Posted in Christianity, tagged holiday, Thanksgiving on November 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
For family For friends For having more than enough of all I need For health For beauty For joy For love For laughter For comfort in sorrow For peace in the face of fear Thanks be to God.
The Opium of the People
Posted in Christianity, Climate Change, Fasting from TV, Spirituality, Sustainable Lifestyle, tagged Life on November 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
When we decided to fast from TV for a year I had an idea in mind about what that would be like: more reading, more time to do things together as a family, more time for prayer and meditation, and somehow I believed that I would have more peace. While most of those expectations have [...]
Three Months of Fasting from TV: A Family Discussion
Posted in Family, Fasting from TV, Kids, Parenting, The Process, Uncategorized on November 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
As I write this we are gathered preparing to watch a movie. The kids are alternating between playing and bickering. Not watching TV means that they have more time on their hands to try to fill. Consequently, they seem to bicker more which is maddening to me. I have no idea how my parents stood [...]
Becoming a Good Steward of the Earth: Today’s One Thing
Posted in Christianity, Spirituality, Sustainable Lifestyle on November 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Buy items that are produced locally. It take a lot of gas to ship food and products produced far away to your area and thus produces more carbon emissions into the atmosphere. There is more locally produced food now available as the demand for local products creates a market for farmers and producers to sell [...]
