The flood

So God said to Noah, “I have decided that all living creatures must die, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. Now I am about to destroy them and the earth.” Genesis 6:13

But God saved Noah, and from his family, the earth was populated once more, and sin abounded once more.

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Blogging

Reasons to start your own blog:

1. Blogging improves your writing skills.
2. Blogging forces you think about what you did all day.
3. Blogging makes you feel you are doing something productive.
4. Blogging helps you think through what is important to you and what is not before you put it down in writing.…

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County Fair

It is our family tradition to go to the Los Angeles County Fair every year. With Elliot in college now, this was the only weekend that fitted his schedule to go with us. I wasn’t sure if he would want to come home for it, but he definitely did. It is something we do as a family, and I am glad he didn’t “outgrow” it. (Thanks Theresa, for the free tickets!)

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Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”
“I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?” – Genesis 4:9

Cain murdered his brother Abel, and then had guts to reply to the Lord with such arrogance and deceit. Did he really think he was going to get away with it?

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The content of a generic letter from MIT we received was interesting. It was addressed to the parents of Elliot Lee.

While it may seem tempting to be involved at every step [of the application process], the role of “the applicant” must truly belong to your child. Our application is carefully designed to help us get to know the applicant, and to be effective the voice must be exclusively his or hers.

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