April 30, 2009

4/30/09

from sarah @ Notes from Puerto Rico

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Book Review: The Centurion’s Wife

from Barbara H. @ Stray Thoughts

The Centurion’s Wife by Janette Oke and Davis Bunn is set in Israel immediately after the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.
Leah is the niece of Pilate, but due to a financial disaster in her family, she becomes a servant to Pilate’s wife, Procula, until a marriage can be arranged for her. Leah does not want [...]

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April 29, 2009

Frank Ticheli Contest Finalist!

from Dan Forrest @ ForrestWorks

I’m finally able to publicly announce, that I’m a finalist in the Frank Ticheli International Composition Contest for wind band! Click here to see the official announcement. I don’t have high expectations of winning, but I’m really thankful, and pleased, to be a finalist!
This is the second Ticheli contest; in the first contest, ALL finalists’ [...]

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New Haircuts

from Rob @ ivman's blague

Shorter hair helps a lot in the summer heat. With the advent of warmer temperatures, my wife and I are both sporting shorter hair, just in the past week. At lunch one day this week, when someone commented on Becka’s new do, someone mentioned a classic I had sent out as an iv a number [...]

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May 1

from Cory @ light night rains

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So what is this I’m eating?

from Barbara H. @ Stray Thoughts

I noticed this “ad” on my egg carton one day and was a little taken aback. The eggs I was scrambling certainly looked natural!
It goes on to explain that the “natural” eggs came from hens fed a certain diet. Still, I am looking at these a little more suspectly…
Posted in Stray thoughts [...]

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April 28, 2009

New ChurchWorks Hymn Published: “I Love the Church”

from Chris @ My Two Cents

Greg Habegger and I have finally finished our reworking of I Love the Church, and it’s available for free download at ChurchWorksMedia.com. It rejoices in the church, but it especially exalts the church’s Head, the Lord Jesus Christ. Here are the links:
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I Love the Church (Text by Chris Anderson; Tune by Greg Habegger)

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Fence me in!

from Bet @ Dappled Things

This is the first stage of my plan to fence in my backyard so Barney can have a place to run without his leash on. This split rail fence runs the border between my property and my next door neighbor. Since I’m on the corner lot, he’s my only neighbor….

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Loving spring!

from Bet @ Dappled Things

Barney and I have been loving the nice spring weather. He knows that it means we can take a W-A-L-K! What could be more fun? He loves to stop and smell the flowers and sniff every little bug and clump of grass on the way. His latest annoying habit is…

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Lincoln Center Update

from Dan Forrest @ ForrestWorks

Update: I will be attending my Lincoln Center premiere, in a few weeks, after all- not to be missed! Looking forward to it, and will post more info in the coming days…
DCINY Concert at the Lincoln Center, May 22, 2009

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