the lucas life has moved

i've switched to wordpress...i like it better.
still under construction, but you'll find us there from now on.
thelucasmom.wordpress.com

new favorite pic

isn't she so beautiful...and getting so big!

picture taken by grandma becky.

from another blog

i'm convicted.
Matt shared this blog post with me today...by peter rollins

My Confession: I deny the Resurrection

I am four days into my ‘Lessons’ tour and so far loving it. My time to date has been spent in Calvin College engaging in fascinating debates with Kevin Corcoran, Jason Clark, Jamie Smith, Lori Wilson and Michael Wittmer. Many subjects have been covered, but perhaps the most pertinent one revolved around the place and nature of belief in faith.

At one point in the proceedings someone asked if my theoretical position led me to denying the Resurrection of Christ. This question allowed me the opportunity to communicate clearly and concisely my thoughts on the subject, which I repeat here.

Without equivocation or hesitation I fully and completely admit that I deny the resurrection of Christ. This is something that anyone who knows me could tell you, and I am not afraid to say it publicly, no matter what some people may think…

I deny the resurrection of Christ every time I do not serve at the feet of the oppressed, each day that I turn my back on the poor; I deny the resurrection of Christ when I close my ears to the cries of the downtrodden and lend my support to an unjust and corrupt system.

However there are moments when I affirm that resurrection, few and far between as they are. I affirm it when I stand up for those who are forced to live on their knees, when I speak for those who have had their tongues torn out, when I cry for those who have no more tears left to shed.

wisdom from my mother in law...

she emailed me this the other day...
"hope is the excited, joyful anticipating of God handling my life. then what is faith - faith is the certainty of what we hope for"

thank you. it helped.

january recap

i've rewritten this post a few times...how do i sum up January? how do i put into words what i learned...while i'm still learning it? and how do i say that i'm confident that everything will work out, when in reality, i am still a little worried about it?

one thing i did learn, is that wherever i am, i want to be all there. i don't like thinking that things will be better if certain circumstances changed...and rely too much on that. i think that would be just setting myself up for failure. i don't want that.

and i do know that this month was not wasted. i do know that although i don't have complete understanding yet...i'll figure it out eventually.

and although i don't have any more answers...that not's true, i have 1 answer...i still know that we'll be ok.

and i have to admit...that as excited as we are about moving on and all that is next for us, we kind of had a sad moment this weekend realizing that we would be saying goodbye again...to some good friends and good experiences. we've learned a lot in Pasadena.