Or is it shriving? I don’t feel like looking it up. Our Shrove Tuesday today was very much… a Tuesday. We didn’t eat pancakes. We left the house to give a little presentation on our trip at school, which went really well, and during which I carefully herded miss goopy-eyes away from the only other … More Tuesday Shroving

Big game of catchup to play today. I will plead sickness: I’ve been a mess since last Friday, Naomi since Sunday, and now Jared’s coming down with it. My normal blogging time has been taken up by naps, or attempted naps. I want to get as much of this recorded as I can, as unpolished … More Travel Notes – Week Three All in a Rush

Sermon – St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit, Nunavut – Informal Inuktitut-Speaking Service by Rebecca Osborn Sunday, February 1st, 2015, 7:00 pm Reading: Mark 1:21-28 I would like to begin by thanking you for having me here. Everyone has been very welcoming to our family. Thank you Jonas for asking me to speak this evening. Your … More Sermon – The Fear of Jesus Sets us Free from Fear

Before this trip, I’m not sure I ever would have thought of sitting with the sun on my face as a restful activity. But I spent all of naptime on Saturday on the little loveseat, which is at just the perfect angle from the picture window, sliding across to get the last of Sol’s rays … More Travel Notes – Saturday Daylight, Sunday Services

I don’t expect many people to read all this, but some of you will, and I need to take some notes for myself. So without further ado, here is a sampling of things we have learned or observed in the last three days: With a toddler and a pregnant lady, an 8 hour car ride is … More Travel Notes ~ Around Iqaluit

So, Christmas happened. What follows is a sermonette that kept bouncing around in my head all Advent, and really came home during our Christmas trip home. It isn’t too long, but for those of you just here for the pictures, keep scrolling! * * * This Christmas season, I keep being struck by that phrase. … More Good Will Towards Men