Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
Photo: Alex Eremeyeff I’m a scrooge when it comes to a lot of things: Valentine’s Day, Halloween, basically any event Hallmark tells me I need to be celebrating. I am not fun. It’s true. Ask anyone. I’m also a scrooge when it comes to anything “over the top”. Like, … [Read more...]
I’ve known Sara almost half my life. She’s known me for 2/3 of hers. A squirrelly, passionate, spiritually faithful, 10 year old when we met, you could count on her to be by my side during my youth ministry years. Now an adult, Sara is a more passionate, more spiritually … [Read more...]
olga lednichenko, flickr, creative commons You can always tell when this family has too much going on. Piles of junk build on every countertop. Our tempers rise and we are short with each other. The rock in my gut remains constant as I stressfully try to make it to the … [Read more...]
Tara flashing the "peace" sign next to our haul of leftover lunches. Where I Went: The Beaverton School District gives this overview of Fork It Over: School cafeteria food, which would otherwise be thrown out, is packaged by nutrition services staff at each school and made … [Read more...]
Z Family and Pastor's Family Where I Went: The Children’s Book Bank in Northeast Portland is primarily a volunteer run organization focused on providing all children with books to own. Their website gives a comprehensive explanation to their approach, but here is a snippet … [Read more...]