We stayed local for our first Christmas together. Krista’s brother Brad joined us for lunch, and we had a great day together. We started the day with a reading of Mary’s song from Luke 1, and then dove into gifts and food.
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Come Thou Long Expected Jesus,
Born to set Thy people free:
From our fears and sins release us;
Let us find our rest in Thee.
Israel’s strength and consolation,
Hope of all the earth Thou art,
Dear desire of every nation,
Joy of every longing heart.
Born thy people to deliver,
Born a child, and yet a king,
Born to reign in us forever.
Now thy [...]
I believe God is trying again to make it clear to me that the most valuable moments are not the ones in the “good ol’ days” or in the looked-forward-to future.
Two readings have emphasized this to me lately. The first one is from Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. I borrowed the audiobook from a [...]
Last year was a tough year for “Merry Christmas.” It seemed like every corner store was banning the dangerous phrase from being spoken by employees. Instead, a “Happy Holiday” was wished upon us.
There is a HUGE difference between being merry and being happy. Merry people are busy saving the world by making [...]
In the Spring of 2003 I ran 13.1 miles in the Country Music Half Marathon. I vividly remember the moment when the group running the full marathon split off and kept running forward, as I continued down the quarter-mile home stretch. “Those people are nuts,” I thought to myself. “Why would anyone [...]
I’ve realized that there is a moving on and a staying behind when losing someone we love. We move on from the intense pain of that first moment when we hear the tragic news. We move on from our dependence on that person for friendship and support. We then are given opportunity [...]
The Florida Gators are going to the BCS National Championship Game on January 8, 2007! A victory would complete a perfect story for them, even with the one loss to Auburn. The Gators are celebrating 100 years of football at UF, and it’s been 10 years since they last won the National Title. [...]
Jason Barmer
