Month: November 2006

Swim meet finals

November 12, 2006 | No comments yet

We made it back home last night, driving through torrents of rain and blankets of snow pouring from the sky over Snoqualmie Pass. It was a dynamic weekend at the Washington State swimming championships. Jenna’s 4A 200 yard medley freestyle

No DQs in Spirit

November 11, 2006 | 4 comments

This has been an exciting week for my daughter. A member of her high school swim team, she made it all the way to the State competition this year, which is very significant, I’m told, for a tenth grader to

Dominion over food

November 10, 2006 | 1 comment

Four years ago, I received a letter from a Christian Scientist who brought a friend to a lecture I gave on Christian Science healing. She wrote that after the lecture, she took her friend out to eat and during dinner

Credit where credit is due

November 9, 2006 | No comments yet

A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island. The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they

Conquering grief

November 9, 2006 | 4 comments

I was notified this week of the passing of a close friend. Her death was a surprise and left me feeling an empty hole inside. She lived to a ripe old age and there was nothing unusual about her passing,