I’ve mentioned Madie Skinner several times on this blog, sharing the remarkable story of how our families are inextricably entwined and asking you to pray. Sunday afternoon I met some of the members of that family for the first time as mobs converged on the Marshall square for the Miles 4 Madie event. The tall man in the center […]
“I drew comfort from knowing hundreds of other Christians were praying. From the first day, we received amazing support. Cards and letters poured in, and the pile just kept getting bigger. Many arrived from friends and relatives. Others came from people we’d never met, people who had read the paper or seen the news, people
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If you followed my Seattle series, you saw quite a few photos of the city, Dot Island, Sucia, San Juan, and the various Sparrows. For those of you who would like to see even more, here are links to my facebook albums: Seattle, Days 1-6 Dot Island, Sucia, and San Juan Bellingham and Capitol Hill
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How does this happen? I turn my back on this blog for a few minutes, and next thing I know, two weeks have passed. There’s only one logical explanation. When I think of it, I’ll let you know. Oh, well. As I was saying, our last day in Seattle was more about stories than photos,
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We stayed in Bellingham Friday morning, because Curtis’ parents were watching his brother’s children, and Curtis wanted to spend some time with them before we left. It was another beautiful day. Perfect for lounging in the sun. At least, the Sunbathing Sparrow thought so. We took the kids to a park. This is Nash. This
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The astute reader will have noticed that I removed the word “Seattle” from today’s title. (Good job, astute reader. Pat yourself on the back. Okay, now pat your head and rub your stomach. Now do the hokey pokey. Are you video taping this? I sure hope so.) “Seattle” is missing, because we spent Wednesday through
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Yesterday George, Jacob, and I drove to Dallas with plans to have dinner with my parents, my sister Lois, and Luke & Sarah. We told them to expect us around 6:00, but we left home early enough to get into town by 4:00, allowing time for a visit with Tyler and Tiffany Martin and their
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I love to sing, but I don’t consider myself a soloist. At least not in any big, bombastic sense. I’m more of a blendy, BGV type of girl, happy to disappear behind a piano, layering mellow harmonies while someone else occupies the spotlight. I say all that by way of disclaimer, because I’m about to
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I’ve been in Seattle less than a week and have already “dined” at the IKEA cafeteria twice–a culinary extravagance due to a former garage that is in the finishing stages of becoming a very chic carriage house. Yesterday Grace ordered the Swedish meatball plate, which comes with a generous portion of meatballs in gravy, a
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For a couple of years, George has been sending group e-mails to friends and family, sharing photos and updates about the backyard garden that he and Jacob maintain. Yesterday I received an e-mail from my amazing, creative, fun friend, Jeff Franzen, who took it upon himself to make a website featuring the photos and updates