Nine months later?

A baby did not pop out. Instead, I’ve been hit with another round of either a variation of COVID or the severe flu. Compared with my previous timeline, the symptoms and sequence seem the same, except I tested negative twice mid-week and didn’t have a […]

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Round Two

Well, it was my turn. I can’t say for certain that it was from the church retreat, but it probably wasn’t surprising. Although I and the kids spent much of my daytime hours outdoors enjoying the water and nature, we interacted very closely with many […]

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A kid’s dream

The other day, my children told me stories of some of their recent dreams and they’re equally fascinating. One of them started narrating the other’s story and I asked them, “Were you in the same dream too?” 🙂 No, they had told each other their […]

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First Days

Today marks the first positive case of COVID-19 at our boundary school among a student; this is the 3rd elementary school in our region that has had positive cases. After a special board meeting this evening, the board announced that over 1000 families want to […]

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Gospel Fluency

In my limited exposure to Jeff Vanderstelt and the concept of “gospel fluency” through a 6-part video series on YouTube (on 1.75x speed as I wasn’t too interested in the delivery), two points stood out: preaching the gospel requires practice; and, the way we pray […]

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