Tag: love

• The New Never Gets Old

    He made his entrance in a very planned, very orderly way. Completely different from his most recent cousins. He wasn’t in a hurry. He was a bit upset leaving “home”. Warden Mark Sibben was born Tuesday morning at 7:57 a.m. Caesarean-section. Not an easy one. I watched my daughter and her husband as they…

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  May 10, 2018

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  acceptance, appreciation, autonomy, being known, children, God, independence, Jesus, love, need, newborns, parents, wonder

• When Fun Turns Fearful

  We had our yearly barbecue Saturday. Close to a hundred people—all ages—attended. What an outrageously fun time. It was supposed to rain all day, which would have put a damper on water slides, outdoor eating and creative play space for close to fifty kids. It didn’t. The weather evened out; the clouds actually diminished some…

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  May 7, 2018

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  accidents, barbecues, blood, control, fear, fun, God, head wounds, injury, loss, love, pain, risk takers, storms, water slides

• Played Well And Still Lost–Am I A Loser?

  Our family has soccer imbedded in our DNA. Over the weekend I had the privilege of watching two of the grands play in games that mattered. A lot. Not in the big scheme of world issues. In the competitive realm of sports for kids. Sydney competed for a state championship. Her team was new, first…

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  April 23, 2018

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  disappointment, forgiveness, goalkeeper, God, grace, heaven, hope, Jesus, losers, losing, love, soccer, winners, winning

• Do You Really See Me?

  Nobody likes to be pushed aside. Even for a great reason. Brooklyn, at two, has waited with great anticipation for baby brother Mason to show up. She’s been kind to him, giving him kisses when she’s supervised, holding his pacifier in his mouth under the kind eyes of her dad. She wasn’t prepared for the amount of…

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  April 16, 2018

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  acceptance, change, control, God, grace, kindness, love, messy life, newborns, responsible, sleeplessness

• Empty Wasn’t Eggs-actly Expected

  Easter egg hunts are the stuff of dreams. Children’s dreams. filled with candy eggs, marshmallow peeps, chocolate bunny ears waiting to be bitten. The pursuit can be just as fun. Back-to-back egg hunts for the grands made for a sugar-filled weekend. The first with 1,200 of their closest friends, with eggs all over the lawn…

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  April 2, 2018

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  candy, Christian faith, Easter, Easter eggs, empty tomb, God, Greeks, hope, jelly beans, Jesus, Jews, love, peeps, resurrection, Roman Empire