Last night as I watched the Super Bowl in my living room, I looked around me and thought about how weird it all was. We’re all definitely a bunch of weirdo’s. “This is like the Super Bowl party for misfits” – me “Yeah? How is that any different from the rest of our life?” -Sher… Read more »

Perhaps it seems from the title that I am implying I dislike feet. Actually, I don’t really have a problem with feet.  Without a doubt I enjoy the occasional pedicure, and I love bare feet in the summer.  Feet are feet, like my ears – they need a little extra attention sometimes, but mostly they… Read more »

Above is a picture of Sher and I with our winning bidder, Dave and his friend Ziggy. We had a great time! Starting off the night with fabulous parking thanks to the parking pass that was included in the ticket package given to us, we didn’t have to endure much of the cold. Sher and… Read more »

Well, we dropped the ball on this one, didn’t we! Our monthly foot clinic was today, thus a busy morning and afternoon took over, and we forgot to post the Bull tickets results! Hopefully no one was hanging on our words. Congratulations to Dave Frodin, a local Uptowner, who will be going to the Bulls… Read more »

Slightly off-topic from JUSTembrace living, but thoughts from the intern that have impacted my life in Uptown and my relationship with the church… “I loved the Church for Christ made visible. Not for itself, because it was so often a scandal to me. Romana Guardini said the Church is the Cross on which Christ was… Read more »

Do you remember the last time your feet were REALLY dirty?  Was it the last time you wore open toed shoes on a rainy day?  Do you remember the last time you had to really scrub your callouses to make sure you got all the dirt off?  Dirty feet are universal.  All of us have them.  And… Read more »

Thank you for your wonderful hospitality and the opportunity to take a peek at the incredible things that God is doing in and through you both. It is a joy and honor to witness such healing…  God is moving both mightily and with remarkable subtlety here. This is a quote from a note a friend left us… Read more »

This post is slightly ahead of the curve – JUSTembrace has only hosted five of its six holiday meals so far.  We have one more in less than a week, and the whirlwind of six turkeys, endless green beans, corn pudding and mashed potatoes will be behind us.  Dish after dish will have been washed and put… Read more »