Lisa Dale on July 27th, 2007

By: Phil Hart
They call them the dog days of summer. For our boys, the dogs have been howling. As the inaugural Mars Hill Softball season is on deck for the last time, a moment of reflection is in order…

Before we do that, accolades are due for the MHO Boys of Summer. They achieved [...]

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Lisa Dale on June 29th, 2007

Or was I?
It was finally t-shirt weather in Seattle. Our Mars Hill Softball team was playing the top team in our league last week. I had just struck out, and we had many runs to make up to overtake our opponent. The other team was out in the field, and [...]

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Janelle Baarspul on April 6th, 2007

by Phil Hart
 
How did I get the passion for a Softball Ministry? Like all good things this came from God through the Holy Spirit. I didn’t just fall into this, as many of God’s miracles seem to. A brief history:
 
I got sober in 1997, and played on a clean and sober softball [...]

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Lisa Dale on March 16th, 2007

(by Lisa M. Dale)
I have been ice climbing now three times before, but I still consider myself somewhat of a rookie. I begin, taking it slowly, thinking through where will my next crampon point go, where will my next ice axe swing be aimed? I enjoy the focus that your brain and body [...]

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Lisa Dale on March 9th, 2007

We arrive at the Mercer Park & Ride when it is still dark. A little too early for a Saturday morning, I think, but at the same time, it is nice to get an early start. My housemate and I join the small contingent waiting for others to arrive. We are [...]

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