Reflections on the linguistics of snow and the sound snow makes. Also, God. You may have heard that Eskimo languages have more words for snow than the English language. Because I try not to share
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Tag: Janet Beagle
Infinite
In a recent Bible study, the pastor had us meditate on an excerpt of Jeremiah 29:11: For surely I know the plans I have for you… to give you a future with hope (NRSV). We
Read moreAdd Some Creative to your Christmas
I once took a baby pig to pet pictures with Santa. (Yes, a real piglet.) And I once landscaped a roommate’s bed with castaways from the university compost pile. The masterpiece was complete with past-bloom
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What can one learn from pet sitting a friend’s dog for two weeks? An appreciation for one’s own dog, who is quiet and does not pee in the house, perhaps. But, I suspect the answer
Read moreThe Haircut (a.k.a., Growing Pains
As she was cutting fist-fulls of hair from my head, my hair stylist told me this story: “When I was younger, I always wanted to have short hair and my mom wouldn’t let me. Then
Read moreThe Spice of Life
A few weeks ago, we welcomed a family onto our side of the church. They weren’t new to our congregation; they had just stepped across the aisle and sat in a new location. During the
Read moreCanned Brown Bread (Reflections on Taste and See)
You will read this post in a couple weeks when I have returned from vacation. But as I sit down to write, I am still on the anticipatory side of a 10-day camping trip. We’ll
Read moreFighting the Battle (or not)
I was listening to a song the other day on the radio: I’m fighting a battle You’ve already won. The song is a rallying cry to overcome whatever comes our way. Take courage! God has
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A note before I begin: I’ve been chewing on elements of this blog post for several years, and the actual framework has been developing for a couple months now. Coincidentally (providentially?) I learned only after
Read moreMake a Right Judgment
pi We’re tackling this blog the old-fashioned way: sweating it out at the keyboard one keystroke at a time. This is because for the first time in a long time, I’m sitting down to write
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