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special days

Friday, September 12th, 2008

:: Last night we three squeezed onto a bench for two, the little guy pressed against the train window, lest he miss even a second of the experience. I smiled. “I like our little family.” I can’t wait for we three to become we four…but this threesome has been absolutely delightful. Daddy and Mama each [...]

more on sisters

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

I was asked how my parents “made us friends.” I thought rather than just respond with a lengthy comment, I’d brainstorm my memories in a post. Mom, sisters, add anything that I forgot (or perhaps wasn’t aware of from my “child” perspective.)
:: When friends came over, we all played together with the exception of perhaps [...]

Women: The Road Ahead (Elisabeth Elliot)

Monday, December 17th, 2007

I know I didn’t write this, but I promise you should read anyway. Elisabeth reminds us that choosing obedience to the call of God on our lives means warfare and fighting the good fight. I think that sometimes the initial choice is so hard we forget that the battle has only begun with that first [...]

prayers

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

See you later!
It’s been echoing in my heart all day. Like Mr. Skoglund said, the road between now and then may be long and hard, but we know that when it ends, we’ll all be together. What amazing hope!
I’m asking the Lord to use this tragedy in my life, as I’m sure we all are…
Put [...]

thankful: wednesday

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

Three things from yesterday:

…watching eager little hands reach into grocery bags, making it feel like Christmas and not just another grocery trip.

…a beautiful afternoon, perfect for an hour at the playground.

…a baby cuddled up with his daddy every evening; a daddy cuddled up with his boy every chance he gets.
*****
It started as just a song [...]

i have been…

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

…eating apple pie, made yesterday for the last supper. It’s a new crust recipe. And it’s a keeper.
…thinking about David. How he didn’t shirk or doubt the will of God — even when it was obscure, ridiculed, and plain old dangerous. Even when it may have left him scratching his head and wondering if [...]