This morning while Robert and I were running, and hardly able to breathe in this thick New England humidity, I had a funny thought. Here we were dripping with sweat {don’t hear me complaining, though!} and jogging back toward home on the beautiful bike trail near our house when I remembered the time three years… Read More Good Gifts: Summer Camp and Deaths for Glory
Been lots of ups and downs here lately. One of the “ups” was the chance to celebrate not only Robert’s birthday at the end of October, but also the end of his 20th year in ministry. In September of 1991, he took a youth minister position at Manchaca Baptist Church near Austin, TX, began… Read More Celebrations & Sadnesses
Look at that smile. She has been the happiest girl in the world, because her current two biggest desires and prayer requests came true all in one weekend: 1. That we would get a lot of snow before we leave for our sabbatical in Texas. (“I love snow, Mom. I don’t want to be in… Read More You Can Blame Your October Snowstorm & Power Outages on Kayla!
It snowed here last night! After a summer of cold and rain, it was not exactly a pleasant sight either. As I drove home from a Bible study at Amherst College in the evening, it felt and looked like a blizzard. The lights were shining brightly down on the school’s playing fields which only highlighted… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Chicken Tenders & Creamy Cider Sauce
It is just so beautiful here now! The leaves are at peak colors, it’s breezy today, the sky is blue, and it’s a perfect 65 degrees. (Perfect for SOME people, that is. My perfect is more like 85 degrees, but Robert simply loves to pull on his fleece jackets.) We went for a 6… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Pumpkin Love Smoothie
Here’s another recipe re-post! It’s cold and rainy here today ~ can’t seem to get warm in my own house, even with lots of layers! Thankful that our field trip to the Apple Barn for apple-picking, a hay ride, and pumpkin-picking was canceled this morning, but getting a little weary of the rain up in… Read More Cold, Rainy, Fall Day = Pumpkin Tartlets
Our family has had the great privilege and luxury of spending time in Maine almost every summer since we’ve lived in Massachusetts. Maine is such an amazing place, and I’d have to agree with the slogan that we see on the welcome sign as we cross the state border: Welcome to Maine: The Way Life… Read More Acadia: Travel or Triathlon Training?
Well, church is canceled this morning because of Irene’s impending arrival. This is the first time we’ve ever canceled church because of weather, so we’re all just sitting here in front of the various news shows, drinking tea, and watching the rain and wind pick up outside. (Actually, Kory has not yet been seen this… Read More Waiting on Irene
“…ask what you can do for your country.” I was asked to use that line in a short speech I gave at my middle school Honor Society Induction Ceremony ~ oh, nearly 30 years ago now. I knew it had been spoken by John F. Kennedy in his inaugural address, and that he was the… Read More “Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You…”
When I turned my beloved Susan Branch calendar to March, I took heart in a cute little poem at the bottom of the page. I’ve been waiting all month to post it, because I told myself that the crocuses had to actually BE blooming when I did. Here’s what it says: First a howling blizzard… Read More Spring in Sight? (Ha!)