RevGalBlogPals is hosting an advent retreat today. I’m looking forward to participating on here and in my own personal quiet spaces today through meditation and journaling.
Yesterday, in church I shared about my love for Advent. In college, I worked two years in retail at this popular store. The second Christmas season there was my last [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Advent
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Advent, preparation on November 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Tiger & Cardinal Love
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged love, Stanford football, Tiger Woods on November 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Last Saturday Barry went to the Stanford vs. CAL game with another friend of ours. I had two meetings to attend with work. I would not have scheduled the meetings, however, they did not announce the game at the beginning of the season. Boo. I had already scheduled the meetings before I realized what had [...]
One More Day
Posted in Uncategorized on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just started reading the blog “Simple Mom” and she’s having a giveaway over at her blog. You have to go and enter because the gift is amazing! Okay, maybe you shouldn’t go and enter because then my chances will go down. Either way, check out her blog very, very soon!
Have an amazing weekend! Be [...]
Still Remembering
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chaplaincy, love, remember, veteran on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last year on Veteran’s Day I wrote this post about remembering the veterans in my life. Today was a strange reminder on how much has changed in my life in a year. Last year, I was waking up each day to sit beside and stand with our men and women veterans in various settings throughout [...]
Being Nostalgic
Posted in family, tagged egg sandwiches, football, nostalgic on November 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s a beautiful fall morning here in CA. Today is game day in the Johns household. We’re cheering on Stanford today as they play Oregon. It’s a really important game because Oregon is ranked in the top 10. It would be a HUGE upset for Stanford to beat them. Later today, FSU plays Clemson. Who [...]
Friday Five: What’s New?
Posted in community, music, tagged Friday Five, new on November 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Over at RevGalBlogPals, the Friday Five challenge is to share things we love especially when they are new…
1. Trying out a new recipe- I’ve been a little more adventurous lately in trying out new recipes. I love the excitement of whether it’s going to turn out or not. I don’t cook fancy recipes but love [...]
Keepin’ Up With The Reverend*
Posted in church, community, vocation, tagged church, New Community of Faith, San Jose on November 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In case one of my five blog readers would like to keep up with some of my writings, church news, etc. I thought I’d pass along my new blog for the church. We are hoping to integrate it into our website so folks visiting the website can get a better idea of the weekly stuff [...]
Let me introduce you to….
Posted in community, friends, tagged aunt, twins on November 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’d like to introduce you to Kitt and Garet. I mentioned that their mom had to go into labor a week ago due to some health problems. I’m glad to say the girls and mom are doing well. I’m so thankful that they are here and there are no unexpected complications. Praise God from whom [...]
