Month: May 2007
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Mother’s Day
Heidi and Jared are one of our couples who, like many others in society, are unable to have children. Community provides an opportunity to fill some of the gap left by infertility. This recent Mothers Day had a wonderful blessing in store for Heidi. I was musing about this Mothers Day as I arranged silk…
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Megan Kobus- Watercolors
These are two watercolors that Megan did in the Second Quarter of Art Class this year. One is of a ruin by the ocean and the other is of a castle in Germany. The water-coloring process involves first drawing the picture and then laying down a very light coat of paint (usually yellow) called a…
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Making Room
One of the blessings and challenges in community is growth. Often that growth involves families expanding through the birth of children. As a community of hospitality we welcome these “strangers” into our midst with love and joy. Part of that welcoming also involves expanding our housing, which we’ve been intensely doing for about a year…