Author Archives: Sandi Asker

Deep Consciousness of God…

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Sandi Asker

What a week it has been!?  Seriously between the NFL dealing with domestic violence, child abuse and now Ron Washington in the MLB dealing with “marital unfaithfulness” I find myself sticking close to a radio and am fascinated.  As I … Continue reading →

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time is literally flying by…

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Sandi Asker

Just a few short months ago, Brian and I boarded a plane that would take us to the Hunan Province and change our lives forever. While we were away, I had given Elam the “Planes” game.  Little did I know … Continue reading →

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I’m not a trekkie

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Sandi Asker

Last night I went to pick up my race packet at the DECC for the “wheels off half marathon.”  This weekend has held the inline marathon, half marathon and 10K for years, but the half is sort of a new … Continue reading →

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sahm: stay at home mom who doesn’t stay at home much…

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Sandi Asker

I am a SAHM.  I am trying to embrace the “stay” part.  I’m not very good at it. So this week, as the winds have shifted (Mary Poppins hasn’t arrived, unfortunately) and the hits us like a cold brick and … Continue reading →

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yesterday I forgot…

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Sandi Asker

Dear Calista, Elam and Tobiah: Yesterday I forgot. I forgot to turn off the faucet because I was cooking something in the microwave and went to turn off the bathwater.  I was eating dinner and washing dishes and making iced … Continue reading →

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why did God give us eyelashes?

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Sandi Asker

Well, Calista left me this week to fall in love with another teacher and make new friends while I am figuring how to parent the boyz. We are figuring out how to deal with the re-entry… I have meanwhile perfected … Continue reading →

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Life is fragile

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Sandi Asker

99.9% of orphans will ever be adopted from people in the US, leaving the rest of the world quite a handful. WARNING: if tragic stories are too much for you to read just now in your life, please don’t continue.  … Continue reading →

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I am a Soccer Mom

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Sandi Asker

Tonight was the clincher: although we have had soccer for Elam and Calista for 3 weeks, tonight was the true test if I could claim the coveted title.  I now boldly proclaim I am a soccer mom. I started by … Continue reading →

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Locker Room Theology

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Sandi Asker

I have started to think many of us view church, or Christian community, in one of two ways: Let me start with the locker room.  There are vastly different designs to the locker rooms my husband and I use at … Continue reading →

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Survival Skills

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Sandi Asker

Minutes after publishing the last post about how hard things have been around here, we had a few more firsts and a few more tragedies. Did you know our eyeballs can bleed?  Yep, learned it about 4 hours after my … Continue reading →

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