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Alison Hawke

Alison Hawke

Golden Rules

Golden rules of marriage, from "The Marriage Book," by Nicky and Sila Lee 1. Be sure to make time for each other and have fun together 2. Keep talking and keep listening to each other 3. Study the ways your partner feels loved 4. Discuss your differences and

Thoughts on faith

Olof mentioned "finding rest in the heart of God." That sounds really good, I'd like that. I'm not very good at rest. I've always pushed myself hard for good grades at school and university, there always seems to be something else that

Thank you

Bless you Moodthy, I needed that email. And Olof too. I think God is more than a cosmic vending machine, I'm just having a bit of a hard time with the whole "relationship with Jesus" bit. What do you think faith is? How do you do

Unanswered prayers

In the prayer seminar at the Alpha conference, the speaker told the story of her daughter, who wanted a $2500 dress for a dance, she and her mother (the speaker) prayed, and God "gave" the dress to her at the price she could afford, $250. To show the

Born to Surf

Alpha conference all day today and tomorrow. "I don't know how to work the internet." Nicky Gumbel That's the difference between natives and immigrants to the net. Hubby and I are natives, a lot of our lives takes place on the internet. Our "

Gonzo Marketing

Thank you St. Louis County Library. Found a golden quote on only the second page of the introduction: While the Internet may have convinced some businesses to think "out of the box," most are still not even sure what box they're in, much less which way

Note to self

Renew library card and get "The Cluetrain Manifesto" out of the library. Visit the Cluetrain website. Call the utilities for the new house. Write out one hundred times "No, everyone else is not as email obsessed as I am, get over it."

Revolutionary idea for the church web site

Jordon Cooper, of jordoncooper.com wrote an intriguing article about church web sites, their lack of personality, and a way to remedy that lack. How better to get to know a church than to have its leaders write regularly on the church site? David, Wayne, and Dana, you should be

Monday Mission 2.14

The PromoGuy Monday Mission 2.14. 1. When was the last time your computer crashed? What happened? Friday. It crashes regularly, usually refusing to acknowledge keyboard and mouse input. The only solution is a "power cycle." 1. Recommend a movie (new or old) for us to watch. Pitch

Weekend

Got totally lost at Innsbrook, as expected, to the point that we called Dana's cell phone and asked him to come out and find us. Innsbrook is a lovely place, very quiet, peaceful, but the roads don't go in straight lines. That would be fine if

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