Posted in God, craftiness, family, house, thrifty on November 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Decorating for Christmas is something I’ve been looking forward to for a couple months already – since one of my favorite local shops did their big Christmas opening in October! I finally got “a round tuit” today.
This is just the beginning, of course, because I don’t get more than 3 interrupted minutes to [...]
Posted in God, little things on November 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The sun shining in my windows.
Curtains (even though they’re lace) for those windows.
The girls playing with each other.
The laughter.
The sleeping baby.
His smile around the pacifier when he wakes up.
How he eats and eats.
That I’ll get to make huge meals for three teenagers someday, God-willing.
Josh.
His patience.
His smile.
His laugh.
His goofy sense of humor.
His surprising love for me.
How [...]
Posted in God, little things, shadows on November 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If you are tired, frustrated, scared, out of patience, out of ideas, lonely, annoyed, confused, unappreciated, sad or otherwise struggling, go read Running on E by Pete Wilson at WithoutWax.
I did.
And I saw way too much of myself in the past couple years.
But God will change that. If I let Him. And I’m sure gonna [...]
Posted in Abbie, God, family, kids on October 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Heme aquí, yo iré, Señor.
Heme aquí, yo iré, Señor.
Envíame a mi,
que dispuesta estoy.
Llevaré tu gloria a las naciones.
This is the song my girls have requested at bedtime for the past few nights.
Ever since they discovered I could sing in Spanish. Ever since Kate asked, “Mama, can I speak Spanish?” Ever since “Spanish” became more than just [...]
Posted in God, Josh, friends, little things, pray on June 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We are at camp this week! Josh and I (and Daniel) brought four high schoolers to Camp Rock this week for a mission trip. The kids are serving as dorm leaders, helpers and VBS teachers. I am mostly supporting the high schoolers, helping where ever I can and taking care of Daniel.
It is so fun [...]
Posted in God, craftiness, family, goals, green, kids on June 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
… I can sew! And some credit also goes to my mom and grandma.
Anyway, I’ve been sewing more lately, partly because a neighbor who is moving gave me several bags of fabric that jump-started my imagination! Also, the blogs SouleMama and Little Birdie Secrets have many projects (some similar to these) and ideas I’d [...]
Posted in Belleville, God, friends, little things, pray on June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I woke up this morning, I noticed two things:
First, it was quiet except for the birds singing – usually I’m woken by a crying baby or a hungry toddler.
Second, I could see small rectangle of blue sky with pink streaks through the open front door. I blinked sleepily, enjoying the luxury of lingering in bed, [...]
Posted in Abbie, God, family, goals, little things on June 16, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Of course when the girls go to bed easy and early, the boy stays up for three hours.
Of course when he sleeps all night, the girls are up way earlier than usual.
Of course the mama thinks she needs more sleep.
Of course she can still choose the kind of day she wants.
Of course she still has [...]
Posted in Abbie, God, Josh, little things on May 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Well, I don’t think it’s ever been itchy.
It’s chaffed some, but we’ve been working on it.
There has been more love than I ever imagined.
More laughter than I can remember.
Three sweet children who I can’t imagine life without.
Every year better than the last.
The little things like a smile, a kiss, or help making supper.
The big things [...]
Posted in God, Megan, pray on April 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We’ve been hearing about God’s work in Exodus recently in church. I’ve been reading it at home, too, and read this from chapter 6:
(God told Moses to tell the Isrealites this.)
“I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to [...]
