It’s not a picture that would stop you in your tracks if it were hanging in a gallery. In fact, you’d pass by and probably wonder if you could get your money back for this exhibit. No, it’s not exhibit-worthy or even frame-worthy. If you had taken it, in fact, it...

I’ve got a bit of a buzz going today, ‘cause there have been lots of fun surprises lately. Sometimes in life it just feels like a door opens up and the world starts throwing little gifts through it. I’ve been on the receiving end of that door lately. All of them are...

1. para-sailing in Mexico2. seeing my babies for the first time (I guess that’s technically 3 great moments, but who’s counting?)3. learning to do a 360 on a kneeboard (pulled behind a boat)4. hiking to the top of Sulfur Mountain5. taking the incline railway up to the...

Today I returned the cradle. Ed's cradle. The one he lent me when Nikki was about to be born. "I want it back," he said, "when I have grandchildren."Today I returned it to his widow. There is no Ed there now. There are no grandchildren to rock in that cradle. There...

"In storytelling, the teller of the story is never the individual author. The idea of copyright is a western idea. For example, I was taught that when you speak about wisdom, one should not say, 'I know,' because it conveys arrogance, that knowledge originated with...

Here's the fun and funky bag, made from the purple batik fabric I bought from a street vendor in Kisii, Kenya...

It was a lovely weekend. Here are some random bits.- I did a lot of walking this weekend. Spring is finally upon us, and the weather is perfect for walking. The sidewalks are still a little treacherous – lots of puddles and some slippery bits – but it was worth the...

Earlier this week, I phoned home from work and talked to Maddie. She told me that she and daddy were getting ready to have a picnic lunch in the play tent in the basement. Now if that doesn't warm the cockles of your heart, then you must be heartless. Or at least...

This morning, when the alarm reminded me that it was time to roll out of bed, the first thing my foggy brain registered was the voice of Terry MacLeod telling me (and all the other listeners out there in radio-land) that the three members of the Christian Peacemaker...