Durability - Things that Last Longer

by George Klassen

I enjoy repairing toys, appliances and other items that assist our work and play. Because spare parts are not available for many repairs, I depend heavily on tin, steel, copper, aluminum, brass, wood, plastic, rigid and flexible tubes of various sizes, nails, screws and bolts, epoxy, wood glue, and different kinds of tape. I’ve even used thread locker to hold small screws in place.

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Radical Resilience

by Gary Martens

I subscribe to a newsletter that had a great article for the beginning of a new year. They are going with a theme of “Radical Resilience” for 2024. Radical means from the root or you could say from the source. It could also mean dramatically different than the norm. Resilience means that you can survive hardship and troubles by bending, not breaking.

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The Upswing

by Gary Martens

I enjoy face to face interactions, so when Covid shut that down, I looked forward to and anticipated resuming after the pandemic receded. Unfortunately, the groups that I belonged to did not rebound and some have disbanded or are considering it because of lack of participation.

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Rethinking Giving (retro)

by Gary Martens

The month of December is a good time to remember to be generous. I found myself shopping for trinkets recently. We have a family tradition of filling Christmas stockings with small stuff. I am fully aware that I am sustaining an exploitative economic system if I buy this stuff indiscriminately, so I try to think about who made the item, and who is benefiting from my purchase.

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What Would Jesus Buy? (retro)

 

by Selena Randall

As I sit here writing this article, waiting for our lunch to cook, I find myself thinking about Christmas gifts, and I was wondering what Jesus would buy his family…

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