Thanksgiving
Pleonast, this is Insomnia. Insomnia, this is Pleonast. You might find each other to be useful companions. If, Insomnia, you will be staying at my home at such a late hour anyway, why not spend some...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, the new way!
Today is the 2nd birthday of my funniest surprise--Isaac! He's so cute, it's almost painful. He's also quite a stinker, but we all have been so blessed by his presence! Today for his birthday, I let...
View ArticleStewing...
Or brewing? Probably brewing. I'm working on a couple of ideas in my head--the kind that are best refined whilst talking to self in shower. I want to form them in a balanced, God-toward way, so it...
View ArticleCollege for Ladies who wish to remain homemakers
Dear Up-and-Coming Lady of the Home: Do not be discouraged on the subject of college. You're not a heathen if you go, and you're not a failure if you don't. Its primary goal is to widen our horizons...
View ArticleMemorizing Mark
Our family memorizes the paragraph headings from a widely-available version of the book of Mark. (Our family prefers the ESV for readability and depth.) It’s not a daunting task when you take it a...
View ArticlePhases of Family, or the influence of older children
I told several folks at Bible study last night that yesterday was Open Rebellion Day at my house. The older two decided that all my expectations were unreasonable at various points throughout the day....
View ArticleSalvete!
Well, we got past Mass Insurrection at our house. Consistency is good. Now we are smooth with a few lumps that will work out. On a brighter note, by God's grace, we've begun our 2011-2012 school year!...
View ArticleHodgepodge post
To start, 3 adults and 7 children were at my house for two days. The adults were all at least 30 years of age, the children were all under 9 years of age. 8, 6, 5, 4, 4, 2, 2. I think that's right......
View ArticleHow badly do I want it?
Have you ever felt like you should feel more for the Lord than you do? Have you struggled to connect your heart to your brain during the Lord's Supper? Do your thoughts run in matter-of-fact ways, and...
View ArticleIntroducing...
A new little blessing! Ta da! Baby #4 is due to arrive in April. Mama is feeling icky, but happy. Thanks to many aforementioned attitude changes earlier in the year, I'm using this time for prayer, for...
View ArticleLove of strangers
"I used to..." doesn't really cut it with the Lord. He didn't "used to" show us mercy; He shows us mercy. He didn't "used to" forgive us; He forgives us. He didn't "used to" care; He cares. While He...
View ArticleMorning, eh?
Whoever came up with the term morning sickness did not know what it is to have it rule your life nonstop for 6 or 7 straight weeks. These have been dark days, indeed. It's not easy to be stuck in bed...
View Articlesand--it's not just for feet anymore
So, you know that poem that talks about footprints in the sand...the one where the person sees two sets of footprints in the path of life, but that there was only one set of footprints during hard...
View ArticleToo much stuff!
I'm still in the Atlanta area. Now little guy Iz and I have colds. He's so funny, though. He's allowed one banana, one clementine ("ornange"), and one apple per day. So he's trying to hit all three...
View ArticleHome again
Hey there. I'm home again. I spent three weeks at my parents' house while my husband de-molded the house. My head is clearer, there has definitely been a hormonal shift, and I still have to take it...
View ArticleTa da!
Just thought a little flair would improve the post. :D Pregnancy. It takes over. I promise my entire post won't wax eloquent on adventures in pregnancy in one's thirties (gasp!), but I am not...
View Articleeat my words...and some cookies
So I was all proud of myself for figuring out that I have a better solution than Christmas cookies...until my hubby expressed disappointment at the lack of cookies. So guess who made cookies after all?...
View Articleall that is new and exciting
Not here! I have nothing remarkable to say; nothing profound with which to amuse or astound anyone. But sometimes that's ok. So here's all that's old and mundane. No, that's not right, either. It's not...
View ArticleShe's here!
Gloria Catherine made her appearance yesterday afternoon after a quick 2 1/4 hours of hard labor! We feel the wash of the Lord's mercies over our little family. Four beautiful children to raise for...
View ArticleSeriously?
The theme for the past two weeks: Blessed! The challenge: colds! The day after I gave birth to my fourth child, I got that particular kind of sore throat that can only mean one thing. Seriously? A...
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