‘Tis the season for Christmas concerts! *whew* We’ve been going left and right to every band and choir concert in the state. Ok! Not, really every concert, but last night was concert number five of six.Sunday the 5th we attended a the middle school band concert. (Which, I might add, was the fastest concert either of us has […]
The One with the Home Quiz
This weekend was a blur of busy excitement. Friday evening our quizzers and some adult helpers worked hard to revamp our church to host the conference Bible quiz. We cleaned up rooms, pulled 50 chairs from the shed, set up those chairs in each classroom, displayed our bake sale goods, put up extra tables, practiced […]
On Respect
Jesus calls husbands to love their wives. We women are pretty good at demanding that, right? If the men in our lives don’t tell us enough or show us enough, we can beat them into the ground. We would never take the excuse, “Well, I told you I loved you on our wedding day, shouldn’t […]
The One with the Eve Syndrome
Yesterday I picked up a copy of Shaunti Feldhahn’s For Women Only from our library. This book is kicking my tush. With the subtitle what you need to know about the inner lives of men, having heard Shaunti speak on a Focus broadcast, and getting recommendations all over the Christian arena (including one of my good friends), […]
The One with a Teaser
I have to tell you all one more thing about which I’m super excited. CSN Stores has generously offered me a product to review, thus sharing the awesomeness that is found in a company comprised of over 200 websites, including everything from luggage stores to furniture and fashion. Stay tuned!
The One with the Little Thrills
I have to share a few tidbits of excitement! (I use the word “excitement” loosely, as I realize my causes for excitement are different than most.) This morning I headed out for my run in the nine degree temperature. Yes, nine degrees is every bit as cold as it sounds. However, I have decided I […]
The One with the Beginning of Christmas
I’m very proud of this photo. It’s one of the first pictures I snapped with our brand new Canon Rebel, and it’s been my computer desktop ever since. To me, this simple ornament captures Christmas. It was made for me by one of my dad’s closest friends from work, when I was just four years old . […]
On Teen Pregnancy
I admit. I don’t always stop to think about the passage of Scripture I’m reading. It’s easy to just skim past them after hearing them again and again and again for years. But the Word of God is living and active–and it applies specifically to me today in a way it didn’t three years ago. And twenty […]
The One with What We’ve Been Up To
This past week, we’ve taken more pictures than we have in the last 6 months. Maybe that’s an exaggeration. But the point still stands–we’ve been picture-taking fiends and it’s all because of our new Canon EOS Rebel XS. We’ve saved and saved and drooled and dreamt about this for over a year. We’re loving our new […]
The One with the Energy Saving Confessions
I am a bit neurotic about preserving energy. Not necessarily because I want to “save the planet”–though that’s a lovely side benefit–but because I’m the biggest penny pincher you’ll ever meet. Here are statements I make to my husband on a regular basis. “Please do not leave the water running while you’re brushing your teeth.” […]