who has a place in your kingdom.
May I not be afraid to ask questions or to show where I lack knowledge and expertise.
Grant my new boss, supervisor, and coworkers the patience and grace needed as I onboard to this new position.
Amen.

I read poetry and blessings. And I read of the love of an expansive God.

I also discovered "cozy fantasy" and enjoyed visiting libraries.

Looking forward to what books and reading brings in 2026!

Glad you had such a great time! It was wonderful celebrating you!

I know those plates! 😂

Unwashed though, right?

Of Short Circuit?

This was my first time watching it - and it was filmed where my parents live!

Collective effort. Yes. Love that. That is so forgotten in many Evangelical circles when it comes to justice. There is so much to just being on someone's side. Thank you!

Walter Brueggeman "From Whom No Secrets are Hid: Introducing the Psalms"

We should lament these destructive behaviors.

We should repent of these destructive behaviors.

Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy.

It is important to lament destructive behavior.

And it is important to repent if destructive behavior - even when it's not our own.

There is so much destruction in our world, from deporting people without due process to El Salvador to killing innocent Palestinians in Gaza...

But then this B-52, the lives it took, the villages it flattened. An awful agent of destruction.

I wonder if those early aviators, especially the women who just loved the feel of freedom in the sky, imagined what their development and contribution to aviation would create...

As all 4 of walked around the B-52, our moods changed. A somberness settled over us.

Aviation is pretty amazing. The development of engines and materials used to create planes; the stories of women aviators in the 20s-40s is inspiring...