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The Party Continues
Yesterday, the Logie family (three of them this time) showed up to play music. They also brought board games, face paint, watercolors, brushes, and paper. It was as if Saturday’s Creativity Workshop had folded itself up and flown up to Costa Mesa only to open itself in front of us again. It was wonderful. Annie was…
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Creativity Workshop
“But unless we are creators we are not fully alive. What do I mean by creators? Not only artists, whose acts of creation are the obvious ones of working with paint of clay or words. Creativity is a way of living life, no matter our vocation or how we earn our living. Creativity is not…
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Saturdays with Vernon
I got the following email from my dad, who lately has been shouldering the Saturday morning slot, when he has been able. Here is a picture I found of the two of them from a couple of years back. Not the best pic of them, but at least they are in it together! Hi Allison and…
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Music and Mike
When I arrived today, Mike was already mid-session with Vernon on his mat. Music was playing, as usual. I recognized it immediately as my friend Kirsten Ford’a new album. Kirsten is a mutual friend of mine and Mikes—she actually came to sing to Vernon back when he was in a coma. It’s a fantastic album. But what was so…
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We Have Lift Off!
To compliment tonight’s viewing pleasure, this song is offered as background music. Bear with me on this series of videos. I’ve never learned to edit. So pretend they are all one continuous movie. If you are in a hurry, just watch number 6. (Did you hear that? He said: “Don’t equip me at all.” just so…
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Bare Necessities
‘Whoever gives the least of these a cup of cold water in my name, he will not lose his reward.” —Matthew 10:42 One thing that shows us that Vernon’s boat has u-turned back toward health is his fixation with things that come up in conversation. He was like this before Christmas, and finally nine months…
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Luiga!
A week ago today, I got news that Louise (I call her Luiga), the mother of one of my closest friends, Andrea Ketcham, had suffered a massive stroke. Now, I love my friend, and I love her mother too. We’ve grown very close to this family over the years. We attend every party we are…
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Lil Promotion…Upcoming Event
I figured I’d better promote my upcoming event before its too late. I’ve been busy organizing (and think-working on it) but forgetting to tell people. Heritage Christian Fellowship has asked me to do an women’s event next month (actually, it’s only next week already.) Traci Gales suggested the idea of sharing a little of my story…
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…And Wendy
With Justine on the Late-Owl Kindergarten schedule, I can’t get up to Vernon until a little later. Thursdays are the new off-day with no dialysis at all, so its nice to spend as much time as possible there, making sure he gets out in the sun, observing his reaction to the mat and medication, mostly seeing…
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Peter Pan
“Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.” —J.M.Barrie Susan Logie texted me first thing this morning, telling me she was willing to sit with Vernon if I needed help. I was thrilled as the last few days have really stretched me out, and I needed a break to…