Where it started : where it is now. A while ago our daughter was given a beginner’s crochet kit by Woobles to craft a penguin. After it sat incomplete for nearly a year, I picked it up and found it quite fun. Now I have my own set of hooks and am crafting gifts for others! Happy Christmas!

While listening to “People Like Us” by Jason Mott, I keyed in on this quote: “I think that’s kinda how most of us wind up in places. We don’t wake up every morning and say to ourselves, ‘This is where I’m going to stay for the rest of my life.’ No ma’am! I think what happens is that we just… 1/

For the second Sunday of advent, we read “Near” from @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social “A Beautiful Year”. Thankful for the introduction of the idea of three Advents to help us in the season of now and here. Peace to all.

While reading "Better Ways to Read the Bible" by @zachwlambert.bsky.social, I was reminded of this quote by Jordan Harrell. I am not a "little bible", I am a "little Christ"/Christian... I follow Jesus. Be wary of those who quote the Bible but do not follow Jesus' way.

Started reading “Better Ways to Read the Bible” this morning. @zachwlambert.bsky.social, while we grew up in different regions, churches and experiences, I’m hearing echoes of so many things I heard at home and in church buildings. I’m thankful today that I found your book. So good!

Tonight we lit the first candle of Advent, countering the shadow of fear with Hope. We started reading “A Beautiful Year” by @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social and reminisced enjoying “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’Engle

I’m looking forward to joining @josholds.bsky.social as we spend a Year on the Mountaintop working through Jesus’s teachings in Matthew called The Sermon on the Mount. Follow him to join us!

Good morning from Chicago! Millenium Park is preparing for the holidays and the sun is shining bright! #bluesky

One of the first requests from our teen upon bringing home a puppy this past summer was a skeleton hoodie so they could be Halloween twins! I’m not sure the dog’s impressed.

What a concise summary of our current climate and the primary themes of @johnfugelsang.bsky.social ‘s book!

Recently discovered “Legends of the North Cascades” by Jonathan Evison at my local library. Weaving a story that blends the lives of ancient ice age humans with modern day inhabitants of a wilderness cave, this book explores tragedy and a willingness to survive. #BookSky

Republicans would rather shut down the government than help millions of Americans afford health care. This article tells some of their stories, and is a good reminder of what’s at stake.

I love the messaging I’m hearing from young Democrats. Love your neighbors - all of them. Texas, this is an exciting counterbalance to other messaging we are hearing from your state!

This. I follow Christ. Peace, Love and Truth that sets Free.

Leaning this way… my honest first reaction was, “I’m not glad it happened this way, but I am glad that voice is no longer speaking.” historycanthide.substack.com/p/thousands-...

Odd feelings upon seeing a ‘blood moon’ over Seattle tonight…

Love this! Thanks @governorferguson.bsky.social for working to protect our health!

First day of her last year of Middle School!

#leadership #truth #itsnotjustadayoff #morethanbbqs

#leadership #truth #itsnotjustadayoff #morethanbbqs

Returning from a few days off the grid, camping with our family. End of Summer trip including Paddleboarding, hiking, and time together was a success!

Celebrated our anniversary this weekend with Zuppa Fredda and Burrata!

Get in on the next StockParty! Join with my link and we'll both get bonus stock plus an extra $30 to invest (it’s that easy). #Stash

Today’s Action from Seattle Indivisible: Send a Letter asking the City Council to Vote Yes on Shield Seattle. actionnetwork.org/letters/shie...

“From what I’ve seen, America needs a hillbilly rhapsody (enthusiasm for a vision of the good life) to celebrate the vision of poor white people who are refusing the old myths of division to join hands with the people they’ve been pitted against and reconstruct America.” Rev. William J. Barber, Jr.

William J Barber II wrote in his book “White Poverty”: “My prayer since 2016 has been that all of the movements that have risen up in response to injustice in America would flow together into something larger than any of us could plan or imagine. If people fighting for a living wage could link up…1/

“I must remind you that starving a child is violence. Neglecting school children is violence. Punishing a mother and her family is violence. Discrimination against the working man is violence. Ghetto housing is violence. Ignoring medical need is violence. Contempt for poverty is violence.” 1/

Had the pleasure of watching Massy Ferguson band close out the West Seattle Street Festival yesterday! It was a great show (so hot!) and made even better when I got to briefly catch up with Ethan (pictured) afterward! We went to school together in the 90s!

The View from the Ditch is such a different perspective than the self-righteous stance of those claiming the role of Good Samaritan. When I need help, do I really care who gives it? So good! @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social

“Screech!” came the calls of a juvenile Great Horned Owl as it moved from tree to tree around our campsite at Deception Pass State Park earlier this week. Very cool to see and hear!

Dropping Bombs? Not the ones I’d prefer on Independence Day… youtube.com/watch?v=d-FL...

A video about the Declaration of Independence. I'm proud of this one.

More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.

BINGO! I finished and turned in my #blackout Bingo card today! #NWBookBingo2025 @spl.org @kcls.org

I was returning from a youth church trip to Mexico. Our group of vehicles pulled into a parking lot in Los Angeles to organize before continuing our travels and bumped into Kelsey Grammer who was filming nearby. It felt like a big deal as we were all from Seattle and he was the star of Frasier.

IT’S OBAMA APPRECIATION DAY June 14th, 2025 A great president, a brilliant mind, and oh so nice on the eyes.

“And it remains true today that liberation can be birthed only when men and women collaborate, being fruitful and multiplying together for the sake of freedom for all. Then and now, liberation takes all of us.” It’s our turn. So ends Defiant by Kelley Nikondeha

We had a visit to our yard from a Pale Swallowtail (according to @microsoft.com Bing Image Search) yesterday. Pretty!

Early morning walks in the neighborhood to get some steps before the heat rises reveal beauty:

@harveydrone.bsky.social I found you on StoryGraph! Did you know there’s a #BookBingoNW2025 challenge there? app.thestorygraph.com/reading_chal...

Thanks for the add @thescot.bsky.social! I’m in a Starter Pack! bsky.app/profile/did:...

I know that aid has not been getting through, and that Palestinians who are trying to receive aid have come under fire. UNRWA is trying to help. Can you join me in donating to support their effort? #Palestine

I highly recommend using the Seattle or King County Library’s Book Bingo to broaden your scope of reading this summer! Read some topics and authors that are new to you and share what you discover! #BookBingoNW2025

We don’t celebrate Pride for the rainbows or parades, we do it because *right now* someone out there believes they don’t deserve love, just because of who they are or who they love.   That’s why we celebrate Pride—because we want to build a world where no one feels that way.

"It's a Yes or No Question"

In his new book, Is A River Alive?, Robert Mcfarlane states, “It doesn’t have to be this way. Shifting baseline syndrome can also function in reverse. We can normalize betterment as well as decline, and then wish for betterment’s increase; let us call it ‘lifting baseline syndrome’.” 1/

You can help send a message to Congress - No Kings and No Birthday Parades!

America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.

Cutting health care and food stamps is wrong. But that isn't the last word: now the bill heads to the Senate. Our nation is at its best when we stand up for those in need and for what is right. It’s time to remind our Senators why Americans are against this cruelty, and demand they do better.