http://www.ecreekside.com/ Weekly writing on faith and spirituality from Creekside members and staff. en-us office@ecreekside.com 2012-02-02T11:21:23-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20120129.htm I remember when our son Matthew was on his high school wrestling team. Saturday tournaments would take up the whole day, usually in a gym out of town. We would sit all day with other parents, rooting for Matt’s... 2995@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2012-02-02T11:21:23-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20120122.htm Quite recently I was given an explanation by a four-year old on how to get God to do what you ask. Keep in mind it was the process on how to make it snow when you wake up from your nap, but still it was clear precise and direct 2991@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2012-01-26T12:12:41-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20120115.htm Looking out the window at the snow that blankets my yard, you can tell what's underneath it. You can see the remnants of yesterday's tire tracks, cat paw prints left during the night, bushes, as well as benches for sitting. 2988@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2012-01-19T15:46:33-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20120108.htm Recently Nicole and I watched the movie "Flash of Genius", based on the true story of the legal battle between Robert Kearns and the Ford Motor Company, which Kearns alleges stole his patents for the intermittent windshield wiper he invented. 2982@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2012-01-12T09:47:47-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20120101.htm Gym memberships. Weight loss goals. Giving up smoking. Or drinking. More time with family. It's different for everyone. But every year January 1st brings about "changes". What is it about the new year that spurs this on in all... 2978@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2012-01-05T09:36:44-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20111218.htm From our modern perspective, our familiarity with the Christmas story and the thousands of years of intervening history, it's hard to imagine what Mary was thinking and feeling on the night she gave birth to the Son of God.... 2970@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2011-12-22T08:14:31-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20111211.htm Sometimes, as a barista, people tell me things. Customers who don't come around regularly will share what's on their mind, but more often, it's people who are regular customers who open up. We build up a rapport with them; they feel comfortable with us. Sometimes I think baristas are a new form of bartenders. 2967@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2011-12-15T12:43:21-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20111204.htm O Come, O Come, Emmanuel and ransom captive Israel. We hear those words and start humming a tune and think to ourselves how happy we are that it is Christmastime. But those words are not words of an imminent... 2962@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2011-12-08T14:13:26-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20111127.htm The recurring theme every year during the "Holiday" season is busyness. For so many of us it's a time of manic stress, expectations to live up to, strained family relationships, etc, etc, etc. You all have your own list, you know what I'm talking about. 2954@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2011-12-01T13:38:21-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20111120.htm You may or may not remember this, but I used to sell upholstery material for airplane interiors. So when you fly Alaska Airlines and sit on those blue leather seats throughout the entire cabin... yep, that was me. You're welcome. 2943@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2011-11-23T09:19:06-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20111113.htm Mark Lanum took this picture of me last Sunday at Creekside. My kids - and several of their buddies - had a great time running up to people at church, asking for their nametags, slapping them on my back,... 2940@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2011-11-17T13:04:27-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20111106.htm Well, it's official. Public knowledge. My husband and I are about to venture into the scary, supposedly wonderful world of parenthood. On (or about) April 11, 2012... our lives will never be the same. 2935@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2011-11-10T09:15:13-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20111030.htm About a month ago I had a near-death experience. That's how I tell this story, anyway. I was at the dog park (what is it with the dog park, accidents, and my family?). I was fascinated, watching our Airedale terrier Seamus at a waterhole. 2932@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2011-11-03T09:17:19-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20111023.htm There are few things in life that I accept any type of praise for, but I will gladly receive accolades for my family, especially my parents. It's not always the case that kids think the world of their parents... 2926@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2011-10-27T13:20:14-08:00 http://www.ecreekside.com/Archives/article/20111016.htm I've been thinking lately about boundaries and what makes something inside and something outside. As a child you learn there are boundaries that you're supposed to respect. And as you grow up, you learn there are conceptual boundaries, laws... 2919@http://www.ecreekside.com/ 2011-10-20T09:42:19-08:00