Hi, I’m Danica.

I guess I’m a lot of things: a wife, a mom, a daughter, a sister, a crafter, a cook, a reader, a writer, a homemaker, a pianist, and probably a lot more too. But at the end of the day, I’m just a Christian trying to find and obey God’s will.

Archive for March, 2009

reflect

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

A baby lays on the kitchen table, staring quietly out the window. I’m on my hands and knees, scrubbing the floor. My nano plays the songs I programmed, and I’m drawn to a moment of devotion, of hearing…
Priceless treasure, Jesus the Christ
The jewel of my searching demands my life
So I bow to You, and I [...]

[more thoughts on] coveting

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

When you think coveting, don’t you mostly thing of struggling with wanting more stuff?
So isn’t the answer to want less stuff?
No, I don’t think it is. (Although my pendulum-swinging, Pharisaical self-correcting human nature would like it to be.)
Truth is, although occasionally I’ll find myself coveting better landscaping, nicer furniture, more money, my daily struggle [...]

william sinclair: 21 weeks

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Hello, you adorable little man.
You are so, so sweet.

In fact, I just can’t stop taking pictures of you.

Look at those fingers, those lips, those cheeks…

…and those eyes!

Goodness, I love you.

easter stories??

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

I’d love to start reading the Easter story to Jameson, but for SOME reason, finding books about Jesus rising from the dead is just not that easy. (Go to your independent bookstore and count how many references to Jesus you see in the Easter section. None? Really? Shocking.)
Anyway, does anyone have any children’s Easter books [...]

moments to love

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

:: Jameson

I’m sitting on the couch, nursing William. Jameson’s disappeared from sight, and then I hear the crash of dishes in the kitchen. Oh dear. “Jameson, please come in here with me, okay?” He skips into the living room, big smile on his face, saying, “Mmm, Mama!” Sure, bud.
An hour later, after everyone’s down [...]

i have no need.

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Thou shalt not covet
I’ve been thinking on these words the last few months, tucking them into the back pocket of my mind to be pulled out and reread, re-pondered, re-examined. I finger them, roll them around, get used to the feel of them. Memorize their impression on my heart.
What does this mean? How on [...]