Author Archives: Sandi Asker

Ridiculous

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Sandi Asker

Hating your family, submitting to a death sentence and avoiding the manure pit … nice huh?  We studied Luke 14 and 15 this week at new staff training this week.  It says in verse 25 that “large crowds were following … Continue reading →

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Logs and following Jesus

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Sandi Asker

Sometimes being a girl stinks. I tried to encourage a student at Urbana last week.  She feels held back in leadership because she is a girl.  (A very beautiful, kind and qualified girl for that matter!)  I learned that she … Continue reading →

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Busted

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Sandi Asker

Tonight Elam sat on the toilet, watching me brush my teeth.  I left, while brushing, to go take care of something and when I came back, he said, “Why do you get to leave?”  We have a rule: no leaving … Continue reading →

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Even the Pharisees are doing it…

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Sandi Asker

My kids love to do everything Brian and I do.  Our gifts for Elam this Christmas: a play trumpet and tool set reflect this.  They love to use those mini grocery carts at our neighborhood store.  But we all know … Continue reading →

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What does following Jesus look like, Urbana ’12?

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Sandi Asker

I want to be on the platform of Urbana.  I want the podium.  I want the mic.  I want to make a different. I find myself wishing I were famous – “Urbana Famous.”  I wish I had grown an amazing … Continue reading →

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Rotten, no good carpet

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Sandi Asker

I hate my carpet.  I am a bit of a cleaning freak (I like to clean – it’s restful for me to get things organized).  Our living room, dining room & Elam’s rooms are covered in white carpet.  Let me … Continue reading →

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Poopville, campus ministry and being a mom

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Sandi Asker

I have been a working mom since my daughter, Calista, was born four and a half years ago.  I worked part-time and had a great care-giver who came to the house.  She made it possible for me to keep working … Continue reading →

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Don’t you just love a good story?

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Sandi Asker

I am studying for Part 1 of my comprehensive exam for my Masters.  It has been a long, 5-year journey I began before even getting pregnant with Calista!  I just re-read a paper written 4 years ago for a class … Continue reading →

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Cookie Cutters

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Sandi Asker

I love cookie cutters. We got these sweet princess themed ones for Calista’s birthday. We eat castle PB and J’s, grilled cheese crowns and glass slipper cheese slices. What I don’t like is how Christianity – especially the “religion” Christianity … Continue reading →

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Immanuel: Light in the Darkness

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Sandi Asker

I recently finished two (ok, almost finished the second one… let’s not add lying to my list of sins today… Good grief. I just started blogging and already with the parentheses). Let me try again: I just studied to different … Continue reading →

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