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Framed Roof
August 29, 2012 framed roof. reaching blue sky. wonder, what might be? ground of being. solid foundation.
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Of Roofs, Horses, Vino, and Sleep
August 28, 2012 Roofs are different from walls. No kidding?! Yeah, I know, not much of an insight. However, when framing moves from walls to roof a whole new perspective comes about, for most of the work is in the air…or at least eight feet off the ground. And hanging out above the ground has…
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Walled Feelings
August 27, 2012 When the walls are finally framed, up, squared and plumb a feeling settles in on the jobsite. Everyone knows they are experiencing something old and new. Walls still have the smell of freshly cut lumber, and folk are nursing newly busted thumbs and fingers—thumbs have a blue tinge that anywhere other than…
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Volunteering: Active-Theology
August 25, 2012 Volunteering is a word used to present an idea of caring. However, it is not always adequate to relate what is really happening. Showing up and offering free tutoring, being a foster grandparent, ladling soup at a kitchen or helping distribute food at a food bank is volunteering. However, when such work…
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Body At Work
August 24, 2012 A cool thing happens when you volunteer, more than once. You begin to create family. For instance, as framing began on the Coburn Loop Home (2011fire destroyed home) Rita returned and it was like a homecoming. Rita and her children had dug footings and plumbing trenches weeks earlier and now here she…
Chewing the Cud 