Other Irreverent Ramblings

Bizarre Bible Stories sold, in part I think, because the books included some of the Bible stories we would like left out of the Bible. Did you know Thomas Jefferson made his own cut-and-paste Bible? Well, not exactly, but close. In 1819 Jefferson sat down with a bible, some glue, and a pair of scissors.…

I know, I need to accept that God knows what He is doing, and I don’t. Somehow that explanation always seemed too simple to me. Until now. Ann Voskamp has written a terrific blog on the topic – the best I’ve read.  THIS IS GOOD. I couldn’t find a way to share it, so I cut…

JoLynn and I have some missionary friends home in Houston from Bolivia, just in time to be greeted by Hurricane Harvey. Here is their story… Dear Friends,                                                                                   August 2017         It has been a horrible week!  What an awful ending to a wonderful summer!  How can I describe what we have been through.  We have…

Originally posted on LateToEveryParty: My husband and I recently began the journey of buying our first home in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. It would be easy to assume when you and your Mennonite spouse decide to buy a home, you’d both be looking for a house. That would be wrong. YOU are looking for a house.…

Adventure #1: we leave for Maranatha Ministries in Port-au-Prince TOMORROW. We will keep you updated on overweight bags allowed in, on-time flights, kids saved and mosquitoes killed. We are taking 20 bags, 50 pounds each, plus our carry-ons that contain our stuff. Check out the towel pile in the back! Also, buy God’s grace our new…

Originally posted on LateToEveryParty: Max about 11 years ago. There is no such thing as life’s “Silver Lining.” My husband and I have moved in with my parents until September. That’s not my anti-silver lining point… My parents are visiting family in Texas and we are watching my mom’s favorite child, Max – a Bernese Mountain dog…