tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199571442011-12-27T19:08:51.482-08:00Because life is an educational experience; a long and sometimes arduous process of growth toward maturity, wisdom, freedom, and joy best experienced in the company of friends.kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05302679096959463436noreply@blogger.comBlogger961100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19957144.post-40312607534457673442008-09-01T17:35:00.000-07:002008-09-01T17:38:18.031-07:00

Very early this morning, I went to the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge with some of my Fawver friends. This is some of what we found.

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For a moment this evening, I thought I’d forgotten how to log onto my own blog. Yes, it’s been that long… And if you’re curious, here’s why.If you've read below, you know that late in May, I was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma – the kinder, gentler form of skin cancer that doesn’t cause permanent damage to any vital organs except your head when the doctor tells you that you have the ‘c’ word.

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Friends for Life (several not pictured)When I signed up with my buddies to walk in this year’s Relay for Life, I didn’t know I had cancer. I went to my doctor late in May and bugged her about a suspicious spot on my back for the last time. With only a minimal amount of exasperation, she said, “Well, if you’re that worried about it, go have it biopsied.’ So I did. And it was the ‘C’ word. Not the

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Five things in my bag:1. My Providence Newberg Medical Center photo ID that I only wear when I’m in the facility to get mail or need to look official when getting coffee at Chapters2. My favorite mellow yellow highlighter (don’t care for neon yellow, thank you very much)3. My favorite Parker ballpoint pen with my last perfect refill purchased before they were ruined by someone’s dumb idea of “new

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A funny thing happened in church today. At our table in Sunday school this morning, I spoke in reference to a scripture that helped me through the hard days of a child's illness and how that particular promise of God has helped since in times when my faith has been thin and God is being especially quiet. Then, our pastor closed the worship gathering with the same reference to the same scripture

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Hello Friends and Acquaintances,How sweet is the view from my kitchen window?If you were going to vacation in Seattle this summer with your teenagers, what would you plan to do? Where would you stay that is near the PSU campus but not enormously expensive? We want to explore the city so AJ is familiar with the territory and do something fun so AW isn’t bored out of his mind. Any suggestions?

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It’s been decided. The housing deposit is paid. The financial aid package is signed. She has a student ID number. Our firstborn is going to SPU next fall. Her goal is to become a registered nurse and start a free clinic in India or Africa for mommies and babies. If she is half as determined to do that as she was to get Steve to take her to Fred Meyer this evening, she’ll have no worries. :) We're

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Today was brilliant. Perfect day for spring cleaning, working 'round the house and yard as a family, taking a picture or two, and following it all up with an "insanely delicious" Bruschetta Chicken sandwich at Red Robin. Too bad 'the family' didn't agree with the spring cleaning part... things look great around the little farm even if not done with completely happy hearts. Quote of the day. Said

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I hope you enjoy this little tribute to your life journey thus far: Kay is the clean one above on the right... Kay is the well behaved one above on the right... School DaysA very important acomplishment! Kay is the one with the gorgeous smile above on the right... again, with the smile, above on the right...With daughter and first grandchild (above), first and second grandchild (below).You're

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God's blessings are new every morningIt's Easter morning and we have teenagers. There aren't any baskets on the table, no egg hunts planned with friends, no frilly dresses waiting to be worn for the first time and absolutely no new button up shirts. The one in the house who LOVES chocolate is on a diet so there aren't even any chocolate bunnies this year. Instead, we broke tortillas, corn chips,

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We’re babysitting. The big one is ours. The little one is the center of controversy so we’re watching him for 3 weeks till the dander settles and he can either return home or find a new one.The new pecking order: Little dog rules big dog. Cat rules little dog. Big dog rules cat. I don’t get it but it works for them.

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Follow the link below to my personal page for the Newberg Relay for Life where you can.... Donate. See who else is on our team. Donate. See how close our team is coming to raising our goal. Donate. Check out Newberg Relay events. Donate. See if we've raised more money than Christie's Ushio team. :) If they're ahead, then be sure to donate to Friends for Life!Kathy Watson's Personal Relay for Life

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Our Relay for Life leader hasn’t registered our team yet because she couldn’t think of a good team name. Last night over coffee and brownies we landed on “Friends 4 Life.” When I asked her what her motivation for rallying a team was, she said, “Because half my friends have cancer!” I’m doing it because I’ve had several family members with it but “Family and Friends” and “Family Friends” are

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Need I say more? I probably shouldn't ruin the moment but I want to say this: I had a GREAT weekend with a life-long friend who walked my legs off, talked to me about the important hard stuff, and watched chick flicks with me; I LOVE my new lens (thank you God for amazing weather); and, I'm really VERY sorry I missed Steve's sermon (again). Since I can listen to the sermons online, I think I win

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She's outside standing in her neighbor's pasture taking pictures of this: If you go outside right now, you can watch it in reverse! Go on - go look. Take a coat. It's cold.

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After doing a beautiful job of explaining the comfort zone to me, Mike tagged me with a meme. Here are the rules:Pick up the nearest book of 123 pages or more. No cheating! Find page 123 Find the first 5 sentences Post the next 3 sentences Tag 5 peopleMy book is: My Story as Told by Water: Confessions, Druidic Rants, Reflections, Bird-Watchings, Fish-Stalkings, Visions, Songs and Prayers

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Steve & I played hooky from church this morning. We were up by 4:00 a.m. and on Mt. Hood by the time it got light. With snowshoes strapped on, water bottles, Kit Kats and Gorp zipped in and camera batteries charged, we set off to see what we could see. This is what we saw:We wanted to see the sunrise on the mountain but at sunrise, we were too hemmed in by trees. Next time we'll start out in a

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I still really miss Uncle Bill and Auntie Myrtle. Mom gave me this picture last week after she said, "I used the calculator to figure out how old you are now," at my birthday dinner. We are at a petting zoo somewhere in Canada "getting out of people's hair so they could cook dinner." Next to me is my pesky brother (don't let cute and innocent fool ya, he's up to something), an older cousin and my

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Give me, O Lord, a steadfast heart,which no unworthy affection may drag downwards;give me an unconquered heart,which no tribulation can wear out;give me an upright heart,which no unworthy purpose may tempt aside.Bestow on me also, O Lord my God,understanding to know you,diligence to seek you,wisdom to find youand a faithfulness that may finally embrace you.Amen.- St. Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225-1274)

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This morning I spoke to our church's 8th graders about forgiveness. Last week when their teacher asked if I'd do it, I knew I would and I knew what story I'd tell. Its one I don't mention much - the one about sharing a house with another family 14 years ago that ended very, very badly. The thing that sticks with me even now is this: Think of God, the creator of the cosmos. Do you ever go outside

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I'm finally a Kiva lender! I've been thinking about it forever but right after Christmas when I went to do it, they were fully funded. How cool is that? Choosing just the right microloan is HARD! Check it out here: kathy's Kiva account. Lin - use your gift certificate! I'm getting email about you.I am Legend is worth seeing. It's SO INTENSE that I almost kicked the lady in front of me one time

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Today our gathered community was singing We Fall Down by Chris Tomlin and in my mind I could see myself kneeling before the throne of God, as one not worthy, facing into his blinding white light and resting in this elusive yet soothing place. It’s a place I only fleetingly touch when I’m in the zone. It’s been rare as of late.I want to tell someone that in my mind’s eye I see us together.

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This is what true Christmas is to me:Christ coming into my world, embracing all of the above and so much more.Merry Christmas Friends!

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Gregg has been thinking interesting thoughts this week. I haven't decided what I think about his theories yet but in some sense I hope he’s right because there are some shockingly beautiful places on this earth and I would hate to see them wiped completely out, whether by God or by us. I do think that the human race should be taking better care of the planet. There are a variety of reasons, not

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So, Sherry distracted me from my studies this evening. Why slave over the differences between the synoptic Gospels and Acts for a test on Monday when you can elf yourself!? Merry Christmas everyone!Disclaimer: These are not my dancing children. The youth in these photos have no idea who Steve & I are; they've never seen us, talked to us or borrowed money from us. If you see them on the streets,

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Gregg has mentioned the temple our India Team visited more than once and the stark contrast between God as I know him and the gods worshipped in India always shocks me. How convenient that women should pay penance and men should worship through temple prostitution.Yesterday as Gregg spoke and showed his pictures again of a woman laying face down on the equivalent of Pioneer Courthouse Square

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Alan asked me this morning if I had posted any of my pictures from the church retreat. It's about time I did! Here are a few of my favorites. I put a few more on my flickr account if you're interested. BFF Shanna & Baby Rathkey Somewhere along the mountain trail My fellow photographersA dubya playing for his mom in the cabin during free time

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I think Blog stands for backlog. I have a host of potential posts in my head but presently work, ministry, school and family life are all-consuming. Besides that, very little of anything in my head right now is fit for public distribution.The grant I was working on is finished, our staff restructure is nearly complete, and I still have a job, which is more than I can say for other programs like

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The other night while out with friends, we found a very interesting sale table. There were books, calendars, and practical joke items piled high. We spent quite a while learning what our personalities were according to our astrological signs. We read each other conversation starter questions form a deck of cards. And, funniest of all, P & J sang us songs from the Dysfunctional Family Christmas

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This is what my neighbor's barn looked like last spring and for as long as I can remember. Long before I was born it was built by the Nelson brothers, one of whom was my grandfather...This is what it looks like as of 2:30 yesterday afternoon when it was hit by a twister. Yes, a twister. Here in Oregon. Another neighbor who works at home and lost some trees too said last he saw it, it was headed

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A while back I spoke at a retreat for the spiritual caregivers from Friendsview Retirement Community. I taught on leading a Listening Life, using some of the material I’d already prepared for the small group ministry at our church by the same name but in this presentation, I happened to mention that I think we cannot know the height, depth, and breadth of God’s love without opening ourselves in

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This weekend Steve and I went to couples conference at Twin Rocks Friends Camp. Here are some of the pictures I took in our togehter time. Steve has his own new camera and hopefully he'll post some of those some day too... We had an good time under the excellent tutelage of Steve & Diane Fawver whose openness and honesty is always refreshing. I am fortunate to be able to call them both my

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John Waller...Leeland...AND...Casting Crowns...Memorial Coliseum...Friday night...with my men and some of the AMAZING families and volunteers I've worked with over the last 4 years...thanks to LMG for 20 free tickets!

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Only God can help me see myself in proper proportion to everything else.

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I've been tagged by Michelle so here are 8 random things about me but first...1. I have to post these rules before I give you the facts. 2. Each player starts with eight random facts/stories about themselves. 3. People who are tagged need to write their own blog (about their eight things) and post these rules. 4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list

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World traveler is home safe and sound. The stories have already started... Here she's showing Steve her pictures and telling of her many adventures. She looks different. Older. More mature. Prettier if that's possible...

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We received a call from our young world traveler this morning. EARLY this morning. We had been up at 4:45 to watch the lunar eclipse so when my cell phone rang at 5:48 I was falling back INTO deep and blissful sleep instead of waking up as usual. They are at the YMCA in Mumbai and anticipating the trip home - they all sound ready. Their discernment work is well under way and AJ assured me that

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An interesting thing happened last weekend. I was invited to speak at a church across town that is doing a sermon series on "Improving Your Serve." I was asked to tell success stories from Faith in Action that might inspire people to volunteer. I told about a woman about my age who visits and does weekly grocery shopping for an 80+ year old woman who lives alone and can't drive any more. The

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This month, Steve went backpacking with his friend and co-worker from Florida around the base of Mt. Hood, and when AW comes home from camp today it will be one of only 5 days that our family unit will have together for the entire month of August. The India Team leaves on Wednesday evening with our daughter. Thanks to all who contributed money, encouragement and prayers for her trip! She is very

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This little guy jumped out at me as I was trimming roses last week. Oh to be a frog and have a red rose for a castle...

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God rests on His holy throne awash with the praise of those who love him.His heart delights in our singing. His children are home.Return to the Father if you haven’t already.Come back to the One who lavished love on you even before you were born.Remember and come back to his tender embrace.God stands at the doorway calling His children home.Join your family choir singing, ‘Beautiful is God high

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Yesterday I visited with a pastor who is very enthusiastic about what’s happening at his church. We talked a long time about the hard stuff they had recently trudged through, recognizing how God had been in it during and since. He is the second person I’ve talked to lately that has referred to his church primarily as a family. Our church feels like a family to me too – one with some great

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I need help. I told the Newberg Friends India Team's fearless leader that I would make sets of 10 to 12 Oregon photo greeting cards to take to India as "host and hostess gifts" and I can't choose which ones I should print. I have narrowed it down to 13 and need help eliminating from 1 to 3 more. PLEASE help me decide which ones to delete from the group so I can move on with my life!A group of men

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Summer is here. Routines are completely out of wack. People are eating, sleeping, coming, going, watching TV and playing computer games at weird times of the day and some of these activities have been exercised in excess this first week of summer vacation. So at dinner the other night we reviewed our household "guidelines" together as a family. This is pretty much what we can expect from each

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I'm surrounded by the most incredible kids. Mostly I went to school with their parents. We stair-stepped our babies such that we'll be celebrating someone's graduation together for the next 6 years in a row. As the first ones graduate this year, I get to watch them seriously dating for the first time, leaving for the Marines, and making plans for college; after having wrecked their parent's

kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05302679096959463436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19957144.post-86549590086864886972007-05-21T07:39:00.000-07:002007-05-21T07:42:55.276-07:00

I spent this weekend with eight women at Black Butte. We watched chick flicks, listened to Josh Groban, debated reality TV, rode mountain bikes, went to Sisters to shop where we laid eyes of Vince Gill but didn’t have the guts to ask if we could take his picture or ask where Amy was. We bought a toothbrush, contact lens cleaner and a Southern Gospel CD. We read books, took naps and ate the most

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Once upon a time, I wrote in my journal that the problem with living too close to the line is that when something happens, you’re over the edge in no time flat. It’s usually a migraine that shoves me over the edge about five times a year. After the last one I started seeing a naturopathic physician to find out what else could be done. Last week our attempts failed and when my prescriptions

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Yesterday I bumped into an old friend at the deli counter of a local grocery store. She and her husband worked with the UMC youth group where I went off and on during high school. We hadn’t seen each other in many years so we exchanged the usual life details. She looked absolutely shocked when I said our daughter is a junior and our son is a freshman.Honestly, it is a little shocking to me too.

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Thanks to a spur of the moment decision to take Friday off, I packed up my camera and headed for the Woodburn Tulip Fest today. My kids were otherwise engaged (with their pillows) and Steve had to work (poor thing) so I took some longed for solo time. I dropped the dog off at the beauty shop and got to the tulip fields before the dew dried. If you live in the area and want adorable Easter

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The following is a small portion of a reflection paper I wrote for class recently. To say that Fox was a radical is an understatement. I’m certain that I would not have liked George Fox had we ever met. At the same time, I have a deep appreciation for him. He set the pendulum swinging back in the right direction and I realize that only a cataclysmic personality could do something so drastic

kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05302679096959463436noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19957144.post-25377289356270212472007-03-07T06:53:00.000-08:002008-12-09T12:29:24.748-08:00

Is anyone else super excited about this? We had two glorious days of sunshine this week.

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My hands were still shaking when we got home tonight. We’d just dropped my car off in Mac for repairs and were driving the back roads home when we ended up behind a red Ford Taurus, Oregon license XMT 490, that was using the double yellow as a sight line. When he (or she) wasn’t in the center of the road, he was off the pavement on either side. When he turned toward town on North Valley Road we

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It’s birthday time! Last week I turned 40 something and yesterday I followed through on a promise to my 40 something friends that I would make and keep an appointment at the diagnostic imaging department at the local medical center for a mammogram. It’s not much of a birthday party but when both of your grandmothers died of cancer, your uncle is a breast cancer survivor, and a good friend heard

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Several years ago, Daniel Gottlieb was hit by semi-truck tire that flew off, over the meridian, and into his windshield. He’s paraplegic now and says that the last thing he saw was a big black thing that came out of the sky. He says he isn’t the exception, that sooner or later a big black thing flying out of the sky hits us all. That’s some of what it means to be human.A big black thing flew out

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“Let me talk very intimately and very earnestly with you about Him who is dearer than life. Do you really want to live your lives, every moment of your lives, in His Presence? Do you long for Him, crave Him? Do you love His Presence? Does every drop of blood in your body love him? Does every breath you draw breathe a prayer, a praise to Him? Do you sing and dance within yourselves, as you glory

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Thomas K Woolen Mill, Salem Originally uploaded by kjwatson103. A man asked me last week if I was ready for Christmas. I said no, I’m really not. His question in response went something like, “Why does everyone equate being ready for Christmas with shopping?” I hope he was including himself in that question because I was not talking about my shopping list at all.Thanks to some friends who

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When I read Dan's blog about Senator Gordon Smith's comments last week, I didn't think much about it. I had been out of town for a week and was trying to piece my real life back together before work on Monday. It wasn't until this afternoon as I was walking and watching Wolf Blitzer interview Senator Smith on CNN's Situation Room that I really understood the significance of what happened while I

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I’m writing for Listening Life and need a little help from a broader perspective. Will you reflect on the following questions and comment on one or more before December 22nd?I believe we (all people) are God’s precious and dearly loved children. Have you ever sensed that for yourself? What was it like? How has it changed you?What does “filled with the Holy Spirit” mean? How have you experienced

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Last week I went to real church. It was a place where everyone was relaxed, where the kids played on the steps, and where everyone, with one or two exceptions, was wearing jeans and sweatshirts. We mingled, sang and prayed around artistic expressions of worship that we created ourselves and the Spirit moved. It was real and we were the church that day.In a small way, the same thing happened this

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AW Originally uploaded by kjwatson103. At 9:30 last night this boy's mother was vacuuming the living room. He stopped her, put his arms around her and said, "I love you and I appreciate what you are doing."

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My daughter tried to warn me. An acquaintance from high school asked if we were going to the homecoming game last night. Newberg vs. McMinnville. We were, but only because a good friend’s son was playing. When I said we were meeting friends from Mac there, Gertrude said, “NEVER tell people you have friends in McMinnville. Even if you do.”We found each other at the grandstand thanks to cell phone

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122_2275 Originally uploaded by kjwatson103. Friday after work I wandered around town taking pictures of the fall colors with new photo cards for the hospital gift shop in mind. Some of the trees are absolutely spectacular this week. They've turned and not yet been rained on. All the while, I've been thinking about how to share my journey with my small group this year. Our LL small groups

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The other day I sat for lunch with several older women listening to one of them tell about her trip to a town between here and the California border to see her best friend since 1949. The subject turned to potlucks and this lady shared a story from her friend’s church. She said that this big church used to have a sermon every Sunday evening preceded by a huge potluck. It was the event of the week

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Yesterday our church joined some others in the area to throw a block party for the south side of Newberg. Not your ordinary block party.Our pastor has been getting together to pray with some other area pastors for a while now and this little group of mother hens hatched an idea to have a party on the south side with music, food, games and chore services – all for free to area residents.Now, I’ve

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Today, I made myself leave home to find a quiet place to listen. Fortunately I have friends in high places that let me keep a key to our church and the back row of the balcony suits me perfectly for times like this. My friend Gregg (who I saw this morning and am sorry to report that he couldn’t keep that makeover up on his own so has let himself slip back into ordinary) recently asked me what I’

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Lately I've been having fun with our new camera and macro lens. Photography for me is a way to notice and appreciate creation and connect with something deeper than words. I've been short on words this summer so instead of writing, I've been wandering around in the yard and pasture with camera in hand.Yesterday I saw a flock of western bluebirds move through the back yard. On their way to

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Our church tries to stick together on the scripture reading each week and this week’s verses included one of my favorites. Micah 6:8 - Do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly (responsively, intentionally) with God. These three threads, when braided together, have served as a dipstick for my faith walk off and on for a long time. When in doubt, when it’s time to re-focus, when I wonder what I’m

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117_1775A Originally uploaded by kjwatson103. We're just home from Vancourver Island and if you want to see more, you can check out some pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/57193916@N00/sets/72157594182493251/The Brentwood Bay Lodge was an awesome place to celebrate our 20th Anniversary. Nice pick. Great trip! Thanks to everyone who watered the garden, picked up the mail,

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steve's friend Originally uploaded by kjwatson103. This lonely fisherman sits on his bench every day along the boardwalk in Sidney, BC. Steve stopped to talk to him about the mystery girl who sets a fresh flower in his hands every morning but, being the shy type, the fisherman refused to say her name. After a brief chat, we walked to the end of the pier to watch boats, people, seagulls,

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Be a better Christian.Be a better human being.What is the difference between these two phrases? What thoughts come to mind related to each? How are they different? How are they the same?

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The following is some of what I shared at a local retirement community last night...There is a general movement across this country to move matters of faith outside of the traditional church walls. By that I mean, there is a growing sense that one’s spirituality should connect with the community where one lives in tangible, practical ways that are beneficial to the community, and one exciting

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W. E. Zielie, my kindred spirit and life long pal who I miss terribly and who I hope is waiting for me by the gate.Auntie Myrtle Zielie, who worked harder than any woman ought to have to and never complained, and who lived both beautifully and simply in the same house for 60 years.Marge Weesner, who inspired me to live life fully no matter what, no matter when, no matter how you feel.Merril

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When you believe that God still speaks, that his connection with humanity didn’t die with the last of the Apostles, it’s an interesting journey to the place where you can not only sense his presence but also admit it to someone else. As for me, I had to decide if I really wanted to. Even as a kid I could sense the Spirit in music, nature and silence but my generation witnessed its fair share of

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Some people say that the state of worldly things is getting better but frankly, I don’t see it. If you ask me, now is a time of enormous unrest, monumental turbulence and more worrisome world events than ever before. But then, so said my parent’s generation and my grandparent’s before them. As a member of the majority, I quietly question the answers of majority rules. Speak softly and carry a

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red currant Originally uploaded by kjwatson103. This year we celebrate our 20th anniversary. Our options were to blow it all on one big fling or take a modest trip and get a nicer digital camera. It doesn't email pictures to my blog and won't fit in my pocket any more but it will be a welcome addition to our trip to Vancouver Island later this year! Hawaii will just have to wait.

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Thanks to Denise I've been tagged AND figured out how to create links to other bloggers...what a nice day. Four jobs I've had...1) Strawberry picker2) Teamster (Smucker’s Cannery)3) Taco Time burrito flinger4) Nursing Home AdministratorFour movies I could watch over and over...1) Finding Forrester2) Mr. Holland’s Opus3) Robinhood (Disney's cartoon version only please)4) Pirates of the

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Today in gathered worship something happened. The Spirit moved and we could feel it all the way up to the back row of the balcony. Someone coming into the sanctuary afterward felt it too and they hadn’t even been there for it. If I were a better writer I would describe it.I just know that I felt something very deeply and didn’t mind it at all despite being tired and burned out on deep feelings

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058 Originally uploaded by kjwatson103. And therefore I look upon everythingas a brotherhood and a sisterhood, and I look upon time as no more than an idea,and I consider eternity as another possibility,and I think of each life as a flower, as common as a field daisy, and as singular,and each name a comfortable music in the mouth,tending, as all music dies, toward silence,and each body a

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There is heartbreaking news tonight. Tom Fox, Quaker Christian Peacemaker kidnapped in November, has been killed. I signed the petition for his release months ago, asking his kidnappers to lead us toward peace. They did not hear.May the prayers of the saints continue to go up for Tom's family, his companions, his captors. Who will lead us toward peace now?

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102_0277A Originally uploaded by kjwatson103. Yesterday it snowed on the daffodils. As I trekked around outside to take pictures, I felt a keen connection to the bunch that was bent over together, a pile of snow on their heads that cascaded over the top and down to the ground. Two seasons collided yesterday and as I was going through my seasons pictures for women’s retreat a couple weeks

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In Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Striped of Grace, Miroslav Volf argues that God’s gifts come into us as though through a conduit in order to flow out to others. He argues that as we scatter around the earth, we take God’s gifts to the community and the world. He suggests giving more than you expect to receive. This is Christ's way, it’s God’s economy. It doesn’t make rational

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The Big Chief Originally uploaded by kjwatson103. Because taking off and landing in an airplane 4 times this week wasn't exciting enough! Jeff & Deana VandenHoek offered a rare opportunity to try out the newest Tilikum attraction. This is how our office spent lunch hour on Friday. WHAT A RUSH - free falling from 30 feet up in a tree then swinging out over the creek on a tiny cable. You

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MV and TJ check out the Yale Daily News Originally uploaded by kjwatson103. Miroslav Volf and Tony Jones check out a news story about the Theological Conversation in AJ's morning paper.

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Yale Divinity School Originally uploaded by kjwatson103. Stunning don't you think? This is Marquad Chapel where we gathered Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Photo taken with a 400 megapixel camera small enough to fit in a girl's pocket yet of sufficient quality to make enlarged reprints, if one should wish to.

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While reading Miroslav Volf’s thoughts on justice, oppression, truth and deceit, I was pointedly reminded that in this world there is oppressor and victim, deception and truth, violence and peace, the powerful and powerless – and I am both. I am both oppressor and victim, I am honest and deceitful, peaceful and violent, and I am both powerful and powerless. As a Quaker woman in America, I have

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kathy goes to Yale Originally uploaded by kjwatson103. Here is picture proof I've been to Yale.

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As I write this I am headed West somewhere over America on a Continental flight with three of my ten favorite people in the world; AJ, Gregg and Steve. We’re headed home from New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University, and the Emergent Village Theological Conversation featuring keynote speaker Miroslav Volf. The first time I heard Volf’s name was in a Church Theology class last term where we studied

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Every person in my Listening Life small group recently took the time to examine his or her life while listening to Christ then shared their journey with the rest of us. This is what I heard as each one offered the precious gift of a peek into their inner most being…A thread of Divine Love connects each heart. Love brought us together to affirm our humanity and reunite us with each other and with

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These are some of the questions I had to respond to this week...talk about being all over the board! It's been a full week and it isn't over yet.Q: Who is Jesus and what does he mean to you?A: He’s the one that opened his earthly arms to include me in the embrace of the cosmic God.Q: What is your role in Jesus’ ministry?A: To be a voice that encourages others to draw near him.Q: Will you speak

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The primary reason I'm attracted to the emerging church is its reintegration of the social gospel back into the message of the church; the message that says living out a life of love for God and others isn't an appendix to the mission of the church, it is the mission of the church. Lately I’ve been wrestling with the disconnect between preaching the Word and doing the Word. As a “doer,” I am a

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This week one of our beautiful and gifted pastors asked us to pose this question to God in the quiet of our worship together: God, what would you like to do in me this year?In the silence that followed, I heard these words; “I want to write a new response for you.”A coworker and I have been talking recently about Dr. Daniel Siegel and his book, The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain

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Our final assignment in the class I just finished was to write a paper describing a church I want to plant, lead or be serving in the year 2015. We were charged with describing the beliefs, values, mission, demographics, structure and purpose. This is essentially my Church Theology final paper:I am a Quaker because Friends teach of God’s immediate accessibility through Jesus Christ and encourage

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Today I stole a Willow Tree angel from my friend and colleague, Deana. It was one of those ornament exchanges where you pick a pretty package, unwrap a beautiful trinket and watch helplessly as someone steals it away from you. I have admired Willow Tree figures for years. I bought the one of two girls with their hands clasped together and gave them to my best friend for her birthday one year and

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December 2005By kathy watsonTis the season…”for what?” you might wonder. Presents? A flurry of activity? Shopping malls with impossible parking? Spending more that we can afford? Gathering family from all corners of the earth? Yes…and no.Tis also the season to wait and watch and expect. Expect to see and hear and feel the miracle of Jesus’ birth yet again. In this season, the world will stop and

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