Quotidian Grace

This summer the pastors at our church are preaching a series on the Psalms. Each Sunday a church member has been asked to write and read an ...

Shuttered windows Warm dark and gloomy rooms Saving electricity Dogs napping all day One hundred six degrees outside Too hot to play ...

Several people asked me if I'd seen the Layman's ad in the Wall Street Journal at Monday's session meeting. Well, no, I hadn...

Life has been getting in the way of blogging for the last week or so it seems. Or maybe I'm getting away from blogging altogether. The ...

This has been the been one of the nicest springs ever here. It didn't get hot too fast and it hasn't been humid. The downside is tha...

Baby Graham had his 1 month birthday this week, so Averill took some more pictures. Here are two of my favorites!   Baby G is gaining weig...

Really I do.  Here's why. March is always a very busy time at El Jefe's law practice. Every year before spring break he sends out a...

A reminder to all the friends and family of our dear friend now in hospice care--and to me-- as we engage in watchful, prayerful waiting: Fo...

This weekend our good friends and neighbors St. Betty and The Old Marine had to make the difficult decision to move their oldest daughter to...

The Wall Street Journal, whose readers have GOT to be the most technology addicted in the world, ran an article this morning for every spous...

It's almost like the good old days when Portia and Babs were in college and home for Christmas break: they both took off the week betwee...

Up early this morning, made breakfast tacos and clementines for breakfast washed down with lots of good coffee. Next on the schedule is lis...

Patrick's memorial service Saturday was a wonderful affirming celebration of his life and faith, attended by a very large gathering of f...

  This is how I will always remember Patrick: the devoted father and avid outdoorsman. He passed away this afternoon from the injuries he s...

QG will be on hiatus for a few days while we join the family in watching, waiting and praying for our nephew Patrick, now in hospice care.

Our church has been encouraging the congregation to turn Black Friday into Bless Friday by engaging in community service rather than going s...

Last night my sister-in-law called to let us know that her daughter's husband, Patrick, will be transferred from the ICU to hospice care...

 Portia, Babs and I conducted a Sunday afternoon Thanksgiving Bake-a-Thon at our house yesterday.  The stated purpose was to get pies read...

So everyone and his sister are out on book tours, haven't you noticed? They're hawking their books, but denying they are running for...

Last night we had (literally) front row seats for the Houston Grand Opera production of Madame Butterfly . The QG family was in the house to...