Author: Paula
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So Many Doors
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As part of the upcoming threshold retreat, I’ve been looking for 60-70 pictures of doors. Each participant will get one, with a quote on the back. I’ve really enjoyed looking at all of the doors, and seeing the many different kinds. For a long time, I’ve enjoyed photographing flowers because…
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O Holy Night
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My family has a long history in the Southwest, and the images of the desert are a familiar part of my past. As a small child, we would drive around the neighborhoods of town on Christmas Eve and one of my favorite parts was to see the luminaria along the…
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Lots of Twinkly Little Lights
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Our Christmas Tree is up and now somehow there are still cards to address and presents to wrap and food to be made. Yet amongst all this hurrying, I am reminded that it is the people that make these days special. And all days special. My wish to each of…
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How to Create a Homemade Ugly Christmas Sweater
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Year after year, this post gets a lot of visits – join in and learn how to create a homemade ugly Christmas sweater! Seeing as there has been a lot of love around this post, for Ugly Christmas Sweaters, I thought I’d give you all the step by step on…
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Tokyo at Night: The Seminarian Turns off the Billboards
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This last week at work, the CEO of Hulu came in to talk to us. We get to have lots of interesting folks come in and talk with us … but I have to say, Jason’s point of view and candid discussion about his company was really refreshing and dare…
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Office Cheer and Prizes, and More About the New Year’s Eve Retreat
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Today one of our art directors brought by this little gem, a Santa asking, “Penguins?” I’ve long admired this guy’s work, and this illustration made me giggle. Especially since he signed it “YAY! Shawn.” My co-workers were quite generous, and other little gifts (booty socks, Peets cards) were exchanged. Our…
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Of Castles
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I was reminded today of a trip I took last year with my parents, to Scotland, to celebrate my Dad’s retirement. It was an amazing trip; I was so glad to have been able to spend time exploring the Scottish towns and countryside with my very awesome parents. We had…
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Kiva.org and Adela update
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The loan has gone out to Adela in Peru, and now that its been dispersed, we get to see the other people who are also helping her. I like this feature of Kiva, that the fourteen people who pulled together the $500 loan can now see each other. There are…
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Choosing a Vocation
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Over the past couple of days, I’ve come across several quotes and ideas about how one goes about choosing a vocation in this life. I’ve really enjoyed Frederick Buechner’s thoughts from The Sacred Journey – a man who always finds the most eloquent way of choosing words, and it is…