Everyone he told thought is was a joke – that one of his Father’s Day gifts was an iron. But it wasn’t a joke. He loves to iron. (My clothes, too. Aren’t I blessed?) If you asked him why, he would probably say something like, “It is so satisfying to bring order out of chaos… Read More Ironing, Hiking, Praying, Protecting
I use a question mark, because if you set your hopes on spring too early around here, you are SURE to be disappointed. (If I see any more bluebonnet photos on Facebook, I may die of jealousy!) I try to lower my expectations to at least mid-May, and even then shorts and sandals may be… Read More Goodbye Winter!?! (Hello Easter, Baseball, and Iced Coffee)
Been thinking about grace in the last year more than ever before. Been dependent on it more than ever before. Even though this verse was committed to memory in my college days: For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a… Read More Holy Week – Passover Grace
Well, this is really late, but I still thought I’d share a few recipes I used for my family over the Valentine’s weekend. It’s really fun for me to use the holidays as an excuse to spoil them and try out some new recipes. I found this first recipe in a Food and Wine Magazine… Read More Gluten Free Saturday – Late Valentine’s Treats
Christmas here was pretty quiet, and it usually is. After all of the planning, hosting, cooking, cleaning, shopping, and “churching” that the holiday always entails for us, it’s so nice to do nothing on the actual day. We all look forward to a day on the couch in our pjs, and we all wonder why… Read More Christmas At Our Casa
“….. that’s the way the holiday starts. Christmas cookies and holiday hearts, yummy, yummy, good, good, good!” I’ve been humming that song ever since Kayla’s Christmas tea party on Saturday, but I can’t even remember how I know that song or where it comes from. (Leave a comment if you can help me out with… Read More “Christmas Cookies and Holiday Hearts…..”
It is good to give thanks to the LORD And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning And Your faithfulness by night, With the ten-stringed lute and with the harp, With resounding music upon the lyre. For You, O LORD, have made me glad by what… Read More It is Good to Give Thanks….
In The Five Aspects of Woman, Barbara Mouser discusses the sanctity of motherhood – the setting yourself aside for the purpose of motherhood. She explores the reasons women may try and “fit motherhood in around the edges” rather than devote themselves to it as they would a career or cause. The reasons are fairly obvious…no… Read More The Best Convent
We had great Easter weekend beginning on Friday with Cross Walk – which is what you see a photo of below – and a Good Friday evening service. Saturday was full of egg dyeing and baseball practice. The kids still love to dye eggs, and they would have done many more than the 40 I… Read More Easter
Many years ago (about 14 to be exact)I read a book called No Ordinary Home:The Uncommon Art of Christ-Centered Homemaking by Carol Brazo. I had actually borrowed it from my friend Sherri, and loved it so much that she tried to order me a copy, only to find it was out of print. Being the… Read More From Foreshadow to Fulfillment