LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 47 (February 22, 2007) I’ll be glad when today is over and I can sleep and wake to a new day. Tomorrow will be a busy one: a Living Room day. I’m looking forward to it. Our discussion will be about the value of suffering. My pastor calls pain the gift no […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 46 (February 21, 2007) Yesterday was another great day. The Vancouver Sun photographer came to take my picture. To my surprise, he wanted more than a head and shoulder shot. He decided to take me to the roller coaster nearby and photographed me at the base of it. For a while I […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 45 (February 16, 2007) Yesterday I got a call from the Mood Disorder Association asking if I would do an interview with a columnist from the Vancouver Sun. Would I ever! Of course I agreed. An author will accept any opportunity to have her name made public and I love every opportunity […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 44 (February 14, 2007) My last post and the discussion that followed has led me to this one: If we are to give, if we are to feed others, we ourselves need to be fed. If we are to listen to others, we also need to have someone listen to us. If […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 43 (February 9, 2007) At Living Room today we had some interesting discussion. One thing that had the most impact on me was when someone said how she feels best during depression when she can get away from thinking about herself. When she tries to reach out and show an interest in […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 42 (January 30, 2007) Over the past several days I’ve had my nose to the proverbial grindstone, editing my book. The end of this big project is in sight, though there is still much work to do before it’s where I want it to be. This is SO exciting. I’m amazed at […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 41 (January 27, 2007) At our Living Room group yesterday I introduced the journey we would take. Discovering what we’re here for. Our purpose. An interesting discussion ensued with much stuff to think about. One person raised the concern that the book we’ll read, The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren, would […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 40 (January 25, 2007) I’m excited about the meeting our Living Room group is having tomorrow! We’ll be starting a four-session series of discussions: A spiritual journey to discover what we’re here for. Whoever is interested in joining the journey (I suspect it will be everyone in the group) will be reading […]
Read More...Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 39 (January 3, 2007) – from A Firm Place to Stand by Marja Bergen “…faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” (Hebrew 11:1) A leap of faith, from not believing in a God to trusting in him – someone I couldn’t even […]
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