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edelweiza
edelweiza posted a blog entry
I am Well
After having been down with a mild case of flu for three long days, the breadwinner is now well. I owe a lot to those people...
 
Judith M
Judith M posted a blog entry
Caribbean Christmas (3): The Battle with the Mozzies Continues
Breakfast at Top Carrot, the Ginger Breeze with an almond croissant.Tomatoes – sourced, tick.The Mozzies are still on...
 
Brian K
Brian K posted a blog entry
Thinking through ministry and parents
[This is a bit more of a personal post]The past month has been difficult. I've felt really disheartened at various points....
 
JudithMorgan
JudithMorgan posted a blog entry
Caribbean Christmas (2): The Best Shop In The World Revisited
Our second day dawns early.   Lag.   And starts off badly. Again.   I go outside at about 6 a.m. to watch the moon on the...
 
Judith M
Judith M posted a blog entry
Caribbean Christmas (2): The Best Shop In The World Revisited
Our second day dawns early.   Lag.   And starts off badly. Again.   I go outside at about 6 a.m. to watch the moon on the...
 
JudithMorgan
JudithMorgan posted a blog entry
Caribbean Christmas (1): Familiarity Breeds Content
There’s no nice way to say this.   It’s a bitch of a journey.   I went into training on 1st September, three...
 
Judith M
Judith M posted a blog entry
Caribbean Christmas (1): Familiarity Breeds Content
There’s no nice way to say this.   It’s a bitch of a journey.   I went into training on 1st September, three...
 
Carol_Chapman
Carol_Chapman posted a blog entry
Holiday Party Preparations
Ho! Ho! Ho! ‘Tis the season!Holiday Greetings!
 
SunnyEllis
SunnyEllis posted a blog entry
Facing My Paper Tigers
A year-and-a-half ago, if you had asked me what my 3 greatest fears are, My answer would have been:ChildbirthSurgery (or...
 
Carol_Chapman
Carol_Chapman posted a blog entry
Happy Thanksgiving Day!
We have so much to be thankful for. So many blessings.
 
SunnyEllis
SunnyEllis posted a blog entry
The Secret to Successful Blogging
The secret to successful blogging is to be involved in real life relationships that involve give-and-take emotional intimacy. ...
 
Brian K
Brian K posted a blog entry
If I were a Christian filmmaker/scriptwriter
WN asked me today: if I was a Christian filmmaker/scriptwriter, what sort of film would I make? He caught me off-guard and I...
 
Tara
Tara posted a blog entry
On Being “Sensitive” to the Paranormal
It’s hard enough being sensitive. I’m not talking paranormal sensitive–I’m talking compassionate to the...
 
SunnyEllis
SunnyEllis posted a blog entry
I have the fear of the blog
It happens every time I get away from my blog for a while. I sit down and think, "What can I write that anyone would read?" ...
 
edelweiza
edelweiza posted a blog entry
My Parents' House, Our Home: A Dream Come True
For a Filipino family like ours, having a house is a must. It forms a big part of the family's goals. As much as possible, we...
 
David H
David H posted a blog entry
Directions
It’s been a week for soul searching, back in Maastricht after a hectic road trip, then tired and sleepless getting...
 
Brian K
Brian K posted a blog entry
Observations on being home
If you haven't figured it out yet, I am still in Malaysia, and have been for the last 6 weeks or so. The process of resolving...
 
Brian K
Brian K posted a blog entry
Assimilation and identity
The late missiologist Paul Hiebert, together with Young Hertig, has an interesting though dated (1993) article on Asian...
 
David H
David H posted a blog entry
The road less traveled
As expats, do we build or do we skim? I’ll be visiting the US this week, always an occasion for reflection on the road...
 
Graham Wegner
Graham Wegner posted a blog entry
Childhood
After reading an extract from a new Nikki Gemmell book about her Australian childhood memories and the contrast with her own...
29 days ago Teaching Generation Z | Topics: Personal...
 
Brian K
Brian K posted a blog entry
Litany of complaints
I was at a dinner tonight, and as is fairly common at such occasions, conversation soon turned towards the injustice located in...
 
Brian K
Brian K posted a blog entry
excerpts
[Warning: potentially explosive]"...And so the light of candle threeToday, is meant to help us see,That waiting is a holy...
 
<em>highmountainmuse</em>
highmountainmuse posted a blog entry
Time is told by memories
Time is told by memories, by the change of seasons, the growth of our children, shadows from the sun, phases of the moon,...
 
David H
David H posted a blog entry
Celebrating the recovery
It was a good week; the motivating reason for the trip was a follow-up visit to the clinic where I had the summer ankle...
 
Brian K
Brian K posted a blog entry
On making your preaching debut in your home church
So I've just read this a few minutes ago... (HT: JT)Your first few sermons are always terrible, no matter who you are. If you...
 
Graham Wegner
Graham Wegner posted a blog entry
Sharing … Eels
It would be no surprise to regular readers of this blog to find out that I’ve been struggling for motivation to write...
41 days ago Teaching Generation Z | Topics: Personal...
 
edelweiza
edelweiza posted a blog entry
Missing my Mom
One of the things that make me happy at present is receiving regular texts from my mom who lives in the province. I am terribly...
 
edelweiza
edelweiza posted a blog entry
On Raising a Sibling
Too high expectations often result to disappointment. Have you ever experienced getting disappointed over a person because you...
 
Brian K
Brian K posted a blog entry
Disdain disdain
disdain. to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scornIn the book Workers for the Harvest Field, David Jackman recounts...
 
edelweiza
edelweiza posted a blog entry
Things that Make This Breadwinner Happy
I'm shallow when it comes to happiness. I'm never hard to please. I smile and laugh easily. I laugh at corny jokes. I laugh...
 
Judith M
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JudithMorgan
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Carol_Chapman
Carol_Chapman posted a blog entry
We are in the “Galactic Zone”
According to Synthia Andrews and Colin Andrews, co-authors of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to 2012, John Major Jenkins does...
 
edelweiza
edelweiza posted a blog entry
Giving is Actually Receiving
We had a big group (around 40 guests) at La Cocina de Tita Moning last night and the host was very generous to leave us a...
 
Graham Wegner
Graham Wegner posted a blog entry
Sharing … Blue King Brown
This song is a couple of years old but I’ve rediscovered it via Triple J’s Hottest 100 list and YouTube. Together...
49 days ago Teaching Generation Z | Topics: Personal...
 
Graham Wegner
Graham Wegner posted a blog entry
A Few Probing Questions
Ann, my principal, sent out an SOS email tonight in preparation for a presentation she has to give at a regional meeting. The...
49 days ago Teaching Generation Z | Topics: Personal...
 
Brian K
Brian K posted a blog entry
The Word in the week
James 1:13-27 is a mirror. Well, actually, it isn't just James; all of Scripture is a mirror, according to verse 23. It...
 
FFoxworth
FFoxworth posted a blog entry
Technology Survey: Fall 2009
Each year I send out a technology survey to my teachers to get a read on their “technology temperatures.” The...
51 days ago Thinking About Learning | Topics: Personal..., TIS, pd, survey
 
JudithMorgan
JudithMorgan posted a blog entry
Observing A Great Little Business in Action
There’s a man in my garden called Michael.   And he’s building my garden office.   Coming free with my garden office,...
 
Judith M
Judith M posted a blog entry
Observing A Great Little Business in Action
There’s a man in my garden called Michael.   And he’s building my garden office.   Coming free with my garden office,...
 
Brian K
Brian K posted a blog entry
So you think you can handle it, eh?
I've lead Bible studies with PhD students, and I've read one-to-one with a managing director of a company, and I've told...
 
edelweiza
edelweiza posted a blog entry
Post Flooded Depression (PFD)
I first read the term post flooded depression (PFD) from Chuvaness.com (I'm a silent fan!) and can very well relate to it. I...
 
Brian K
Brian K posted a blog entry
Making sense of Matthew 17
I read Matthew 17 for my quiet time today, and I'm trying to figure it out. Maybe I'm dense, but I'm not sure I get it! So...
 
edelweiza
edelweiza posted a blog entry
How the Breadwinner Spent her Birthday
My birthday celebration yesterday was a blast, at least for myself. There was actually no party that took place. I spent the...
 
edelweiza
edelweiza posted a blog entry
Thoughts of a 26-Year Old
Today is my birthday and I can't help but feel happy and grateful. Life has been great in the last two decades. No problems of...
 
Judith M
Judith M posted a blog entry
Manifestation Magnificence
It all started in August with Bianca, my friend and neighbour, who I invited round to help with some clutter clearing.   I...
 
Graham Wegner
Graham Wegner posted a blog entry
Over-Amazed
Having holiday breaks is one of the great perks of the teaching profession – I will never deny that. At this stage of the...
63 days ago Teaching Generation Z | Topics: Personal...
 
Carol_Chapman
Carol_Chapman posted a blog entry
Diving into Coba Today
I am really looking forward to making the tropcal birds living around the lakes in Coba fly in slow motion while putting...
 
SunnyEllis
SunnyEllis posted a blog entry
Decluttering again.
Mom says I am above average at accumulating stuff.  I am also above average at getting rid of stuff too.  My tastes have...
 
Carol_Chapman
Carol_Chapman posted a blog entry
Images of Itzamna
Here’s a link to a number of images of Itzamna, the great god of the ancient Maya:...