Adventures in the Ballpark

Stumbling towards heaven, one obstacle after another

In God’s Timing

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Two years ago last week, I was in Maryland experiencing one of the worst snow storms Beltsville had ever seen. My sister and I walked around the neighborhood and saw piles of shoveled snow nearly as tall as we were. I love seeing my sister, but on this particular visit, I was eager to get […]

30 Things I’m Thankful For – 2017

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I wrote this post in 2013. I re-read it recently and realized one third of the things I was grateful for at the time no longer apply. Like walking with my good friend Cindy (she moved), my 10-bucks-a-month gym membership (I changed gyms), relatively well parents (now just partially well), my favorite restaurant (this has […]

Walmart

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Walmart gets a bad rap sometimes.  There are online videos of people shopping in their underwear and curlers.  Shoppers with ripped Spandex and pink hair, kids whining and generally out of control.  I resist going to Walmart because our Super store is too big.  I wander around and get lost and forget what I came […]

Veggie Shepherd’s Pie

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I love veggies and mashed potatoes, so Shepherd’s Pie seems like a good fit for me. Mashed potatoes are not really in my diet anymore, so I don’t make this too often. It’s a treat when I do.  I think Shepherd’s Pie is as much a method as a recipe. It’s a veggie/meat base with […]

Whole Wheat Blueberry Waffles

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I’m trying to omit excess flour and sugar from my diet, so why I make whole wheat blueberry waffles with real maple syrup, I can’t begin to tell you.  It’s a sickness. I justify it by the fact that we have friends in Canada who send us real maple syrup by the jars-full. And when […]

When Loved Ones Don’t Change (by Gary Thomas)

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I thought this post by Gary Tomas was excellent, and I wanted to share it here.   ><>          ><>          ><>          ><>          ><> Sometimes, in spite of our pleas, loved ones get into a rut and seem unable to change, or they simply refuse to change. Often, we respond by doubling down and tirelessly try to change […]

Looks Who’s 97! (a limerick)

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Mom has a birthday today! (She arrived in July – not May) She still loves to read, Has no pets to feed With all she’s been through – she’s OK! Bones have been broken and healed Her lungs have been gunky – then cleared! She swallows with care, To make room for air God’s hold […]

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