Sad News - for me anyhow...

Posted at Central Library in the READ Center:


On Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Jerry the Degu died in his sleep.

Jerry the Degu came to live with at McCollough Branch Library in the summer
of 2002. Right from the start he was an ornery little guy who loved
running, running, running on his wheel.

In those days it seemed he was in constant motion.

He came to live at Central Library in 2006 where he established quite a
following. He loved it when people of all ages visited him in the READ Center.

His favorite things were always Cheerios, running, his willow ball nest, and the
occasional shoulder rides with his friend and caretaker. Jerry remained sweet
tempered and genuinely cute his whole life - bringing joy to all.

He was preceded in death by his brother Tom.
He is survived by his friends Buttercup the Degu, Cinnamon the Cat,
Miss Lola the Book Bus driver and the Staff of the Read Center.

He will be missed.

In honor of Jerry’s lifelong work at the EVPL, we invite you to share your memories of Jerry in his memorial book.

Magnetic Musings

New message. Hmmm...

Just finished re-reading City of Tranquil Light by Bo caldwell for my Book Club and I once again found myself so moved by the gentle strength of the faith portrayed in the book that I wanted to re-post a blog entry from November 17, 2011:

Set in the turn of the 20th Century China City of Tranquil Light by Bo Caldwell is the stoy of two Mennonite Missionaries who leave home to live in the plains of Northern China. In China they discover love, hate, danger, turmoil, doubt, but also deep contentment. Life is hard, sometimes excruciatingly so, but their love for the people of China and dedication to God keeps them standing firm through good times of plenty and hard times of drought, famine, and war.

This tender story is one of deep relationships and the amazing power forgiveness has on the lives of all it touches. Full of wisdom it is based on the real lives of Caldwell's grandparent's, enhanced with pieces from the lives of other missionaries to China making the book an even more compelling read. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Magnetic Musings

I received a set of magnetic words from a friend for Christmas and put them on my filing cabinet at work. So far most of the musings have been mine but this morning I saw a new one. Thinking it might be fun or at least moderately amusing to share the random and anonymous musings of myself and my co-workers I have decided to post them on ocassion.