Confession of a repentant iowa caucus skipper


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The eyes of the world were fixed on Iowa tonight and the 2012 caucuses. And I sat on the floor in my living room, a bowl of fresh baked cheesy spaghetti in hand, and watched on television. If I were to be asked for excuses for not going, I probably would have started by saying

surprising indeed…

I have been trying to really practice the season of Advent this year.  I have a nightly devotion by Adam Hamilton that I am reading (The Journey) and I have been following that advent calendar at bustedhalo.com each morning.   They call it their “Advent Suprise Calendar” and it has truly brought me joy and really

putting your money where your mouth is… even if it hurts


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Recently there has been a call on some of the social media outlets I follow… a callĀ to take money out of the big banks. As a part of the larger “occupy”movement, people are being asked to put their money where their mouth is… literally… and close their accounts with the the big guys on Wall

a few bytes of inspiration


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I took copious notes at the recent GBCS forum I attended in Washington, D.C. And then I came home and had hoped to decipher and debrief, but ran smack into four funerals and piles of mail and pastoral visitation needs, and a husband who missed me, and family gatherings… you get the picture. But remember,