Barbara Kutasz penned this post about the unlikely, vibrant venue in which Christmas became real to her this year. Barbara is a friend and fellow member at Lincoln Street Church here in Portland, Oregon. (If you thought us Portlanders are too liberal to embrace church, please think again: some of us progressive folks love God [...]
Entries Tagged as 'community'
Christmas As Community (Not Stuff)
December 25th, 2011 · No Comments · community
As a child, I confess I found Christmas gifts wildly exciting. (Maybe I was a pre-diamond-cut version of myself?) As an adult, though, human beings are my steady focus of excitement. Our Christmas Eve last night was
Diamond-Cut Christmas Shopping
December 20th, 2011 · No Comments · community
It’s early Tuesday morning, Christmas is Sunday, and I have Christmas gifts to buy. “What a last-minute shopper!” my carpool partner Cory grinned last night on the ride home. “This is on time,” I returned indignantly.
Tags: artist·big box·Christmas·Christmas gifts·local·Mirador·olden days·Saturday Market·shopping·Target
Things I’m Excited About
November 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments · community
As Diamond-Cut Life readers know, I love not just sociability, but community, i.e. interwoveness, especially between folks of varying ages and walks in life. So! Thor’s and my 8th annual Christmas party is Sunday December 4th, from 2-7 p.m. Children are welcome; I’m pretty crazy about them. Jeremiah, 9, exclaimed the other day, “Wow, [...]
Tags: Christmas party·Hood to Coast·Nia·running·Sue Staehli·UnGame
The Best Things In Life: Free, Or Not?
October 4th, 2011 · 2 Comments · community, health & well being, lifestyle, money, relationships
What are the best things in life? Are they free, or do they depend on money? How much do you have of those best things? Many of us were poor in our youth, at least cash-wise. I certainly lived on a shoestring when
Tags: community·friends·loss·relationshipe
