Family Friday #18 Bloom where you are planted
I am “home” but I don’t feel home really. I am sure it has to do with the perpetual state of couch surfing without a space to call my own. I don’t have access to my stuff and no privacy really. This is not a complaint – just an observation. And yet I continue to…
Family Fridays #16 & 17
I was in Europe for April 26 & May 3 This is what I wrote in my journal April 26 – I see people traveling as couples and families, people of all ages and nationalities. I hear a variety of languages and many types of bags, jackets and modes of transportation. I wonder what drew…
Family Friday #15 Vacation
Growing up the Moses Family went on vacations. In the summer we went to family camp at Forest Home. For our main vacation we usually went across the country to see our relatives and because we were a family of 6 we usually drove. My dad drove the car and my mom drove dad crazy…
Family Friday #14 What Other People Think
Recently I sent out new address cards and then I began hearing from people who I haven’t heard from in awhile. It is so fun to catch up in real time rather than on social media. It is also interesting to be reminded of shared history and even be told stories about something that we…
To Vent or Not to Vent
So, I think I have crossed the line from venting to complaining! Why else would I be processing which I am doing? I think there is an internal gauge that knows the difference between sharing frustration and being mad about or at that situation/person. Perhaps it is human nature to see things from a selfish…
Family Friday #13: And Snap! – the Job’s a Game
Jim and I loved to play games. We both came from game playing families (although I have since learned that 2 of my siblings don’t like games), and on many long cold seasons in Illinois we spent together playing games. One of our first dates was to play Rook with the Wrobbel’s! We have played…
Family Friday #12: Holy Friday
Every Good Friday I am reminded of 2 sermons – one by Dr. Bob Brouwer on Judas and one by Dr. Tony Campolo on the Eternal Now. I cannot begin to summarize the totality of these sermons in one post but I will say that they were significant enough in my growing faith that their…
Family Friday #11 ITFDB
It’s Time For Dodger Baseball Both Jim and I grew up as baseball fans. Actually we both grew up rooting for the Dodgers. We also grew up in the era where baseball cards were clipped into spokes and “ruined” for the completely unique and motorized sound, when going to sporting events was affordable for the…
Family Friday #10 Seeing People
AKA – Ministry happens in the context of relationships. When I was packing up my house I found several random tiny treasures, mostly pictures or mementos given to one of us from one of our students. I think the thing that is significant is that after so many years each one – in fact even…
Family Friday #9 The Move
By now you may have noticed a theme! I have multiple posts talking about moving and home. I don’t know why this one feels more difficult than normal but perhaps it is the way it went down and all of the nonsense experienced during this last 2 months. Moving is not my favorite. I know…