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Leaves from a Lutheran notebook: February 2009
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Leaves from a Lutheran notebook. Sunday, February 8, 2009. Thoughts of a cozy brain on a sleety night:. Yesterday we found a pretty good Chinese restaurant in old town. This is a very cheerful development in Edison- Albright. All hotel and hostel reservations are made for our Spring Break trip to Greece. We're going to to Thessaloniki, Meteora. And Athens- Feb 14-20. Happy Christmas/Birthday/Valentine's Day to us! I found some good deals but the accommodations. I had an amazing 28 th. 8217;t love us.
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Leaves from a Lutheran notebook: July 2008
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Leaves from a Lutheran notebook. Thursday, July 31, 2008. Here we are after a whirlwind of wonderful worship: Sean was lector, assisting minister, usher and communion assistant (whew! The Thursday night service is more informal- the sermon is usually dialogue-style, so I was able to use some of my teaching techniques. Sean's working on editing the audio file now to post on our website- I'll add a note here when it's up. Links to this post. Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Ketchup on my hot dog*. At a theater ne...
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Leaves from a Lutheran notebook: April 2009
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Leaves from a Lutheran notebook. Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Palm Sunday had everything: procession with palms, a children's play about donkeys, the Passion reading, a baptism, communion with a huge crowd . when David showed me his watch during the last hymn I couldn't believe it. We were right on time. Trust your supervisor, padawan. On Good Friday I got to be an acolyte, which I really do enjoy. David's sermon, "How close is God? Included the line: "You cannot be alone.". He is risen indeed! This is a Fli...
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Leaves from a Lutheran notebook: March 2009
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Leaves from a Lutheran notebook. Saturday, March 14, 2009. Bon Voyage, Grandpa Swift. My Grandpa Swift died on Monday, March 9. He'd recently started dialysis for kidney failure. This morning, a group of friends from church and school gathered at our apartment for a short "saying good-bye" service, and right now my family is gathering in Pittsford, NY for the funeral. I am so grateful for the support of our friends and our community of faith here in Bratislava! A Eulogy for Grandpa Swift. There’s g...
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Cook-ing in Cambodia: June 2009
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Monday, June 29, 2009. One of the things I will miss about Cambodia is that even if you have a less than exciting day, your still in Cambodia with little surprises around every corner. Then something moved on the roof of the small warehouse next to our house. I thought, guessing this was the creature whose yowling makes me cringe. But then I noticed its unusually long tail. And long limbs. And face. It was a small, pale monkey! I have never seen a monkey anywhere in Phnom. Monday, June 8, 2009. And I am ...
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Cook-ing in Cambodia: A village
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009. This sign says you are in Kroviek village. Its a tiny community at the base of a few small mountains, way way off the main roads. I visited Kroviek in March to talk with villagers about their history and experiences with LWF Cambodia. Paints a picture of how it all works. Hey rachel - this is great! I LOVE IT (granted it took like 30 minutes to download the file, but it was totally worth it). way to go LWF superstar! July 8, 2009 at 1:43 AM. July 10, 2009 at 10:02 AM.
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Cook-ing in Cambodia: September 2008
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008. The chirper in the wall. In this sometimes bewildering environment, I appreciate the small successes more and more. I am thankful for the tiny kindnesses and interactions that make Cambodia beautiful. Even odd and mildly annoying surprises increase my affection for this place. It scurried over to the kitchen and helped itself to the water in one of our ant traps (plastic bowls of water under the legs of the cabinet to keep ants out of food). I doubt Mark Twain had catching ...
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Cook-ing in Cambodia: January 2009
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009. This is why I'm hot. Oh the cold season in Cambodia. What a tease! A few weeks of blissfully cool weather (in the high 70s) and then it is all snatched away. I was enjoying sleeping under a blanket at night without a fan and wearing hoodies to work in the morning. But then, on Friday, I sat on the back of a moto on the way home from work and caught myself pouting as I began to sweat. Good-bye blanket, farewell hoodies. Number of Space Crowns: 1. Days until Nathan arrives: 8.
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Cook-ing in Cambodia: July 2009
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009. Oh so corny but I couldn't resist using this title for this blog. I feel like I am doing the Cambodian hustle; the race around Phnom Penh to pick up stuff, drop off stuff and tie up those straggling ends of my life here. So we close with another favorite quote by Rainer Maria Rilke. It kind of perfectly sums up everything. The more I see, the more I wonder, the less I know. What a mystery and blessing that is. Thank God! Tuesday, July 7, 2009. One of the things I love about LWF ...
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