So what’s a real Guardian Angel look like?
The recent story of the Portland, Oregon dad who was separated from his 3 year old son while trying to get off of a MAX light rail train has been making national news. The “guardian angel” who stayed with the boy until the dad returned to the spot where they were...
The highlight was giving the cow to Robert – Oregonian story on Holland family trip to Africa
(Originally published in The Oregonian newspaper Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, page B 2 of Metro section) When Dan Holland, M.D., was finishing his first day of work last summer as a visiting ophthalmologist at Tenwek Hospital in western Kenya, the eye clinic was still...
Advent Conspiracy – Rethinking the way we celebrate Christmas
I love how Advent Conspiracy, which started only 3 years ago is already revolutionizing the way people view the Christmas season. [It feels so good to say Christmas season when all I hear around town and in advertisements and on television and on...
Some have to start earlier than others…kids learning to advocate for themselves
Today I met with adminstrators from Riek's new school and old school. Riek is 12 years old and he has worked so hard to get into this new school. That is all he has talked about lately. Last weekend when we were taking him back to his North Portland home after youth...
On Faith and Art – Reviewing Walking on Water
I am intrigued with the intersection of faith and literature, and have recently been purchasing books on the subject. Various literary artists who are believers have spoken on the subject, a topic we took on at our last Writing and Culture connection meeting at...
You’ve got to love modern technology
For as much as we complain about modern technology -- especially if it is not working and if it eats up too much time and if our kids are over-using it -- it sure is nice if you stop and think about it. Last weekend I was able to not only talk to my daughter who is...
November Writing & Culture Connection
Calling all scribes: Thursday November 19 is our next Rolling Hills' Writers Connection Meeting at the church, in the East Foyer at 7 p.m. The East Foyer has the floor to ceiling windows and faces the parking lot [that looks towards Borland Road and the Swamp] in...
Why I hate reality TV -Balloon Boy Hoax
The recent Denver Balloon Boy story that has been making international news has made me wonder, what in the world are these parents thinking. It is one thing to see what people will go through to get their five minutes of fame, but it’s quite another issue when they...
It’s not random
So on Monday my long time friend Bea calls me about 3:30 in the afternoon to ask how I am doing. This is so refreshing because she means it. Here’s how I know: I say the usual “okay,” and she follows it up with a “What is going on right now in your life.” I tell her...
She dared asked questions. . .German/(Romanian) 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature winner writes from her life
She dared ask questions. . . The 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature goes to author Herta Müller, an ethnic German who was born and raised in Romania. The Nobel committee honored her, “who, with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape...
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