3BT #7

Three beautiful things, I-want-to-win-a-fabulous-prize-from-mama2roo edition...

1. The clean, stark line where a freshly painted wall meets the bright ceiling
   
   
2. The satisfaction of getting the damn room painted before the end of the year just like you swore you would way back in January
   
   
3. Looking back with a happy heart at a year in which our roots sank deeper in a new city
   

I started writing here in earnest 2007 and I am so glad I did. It has been a good year. I hope at the end of 2008 we can all say the same. Happy New Year, friends!

This is What I Live With

Overheard from somewhere in our house...

T: "What time is it?"

Puppy: "Time to get naked!"

Merry Christmas

The Word became flesh and blood,
and moved into the neighborhood.

We saw the glory with our own eyes,
the one-of-a-kind glory,
like Father, like Son.

Generous inside and out,
true from start to finish.

-John 1:14 (as translated in The Message)

To those who are celebrating Christmas, may this time be marked by the simplicity of his birth and the magnitude of his purpose.

To everyone, peace and joy--today and every day.