Beautiful sunny Sunday morning, temp around 72 at our mid-winter get-away in the Dominican Republic. I took bread from breakfast to use in communion as Steve and I worshiped together since I hadn’t remembered to bring the travel communion sets. Then I realized I hadn’t gotten any juice. We hadn’t seen any grape juice here, … [Read more…]
Our first problem today was Not My Fault: when we left for our usual Friday breakfast out, our newspaper had not yet been delivered. We have a routine at these Friday morning meals: we talk in the car, read the paper at the restaurant until our food comes, then talk while we eat and afterward. … [Read more…]
“No good deed goes unpunished,” I’ve heard people say jokingly. This week, I’ve decided they are right. Flying to Natal, Brazil, to lead FriendsCamp was WAY out of our comfort zone. Flying four days and worklng there nine full days was difficult; camp itself was exhausting. But so rewarding! We relished being with people we … [Read more…]
