Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
Some favorite things around the web this week: The Dangerous Pit of Uniqueness. How easily our minds can spiral into self pity when we begin to think that nobody can understand our situation because it’s so complex and special. Actually, God’s word has promised us …
What’s new in my house? Why has this blog been so quiet? Well, SUMMER. 🙂 My days look like: looking for summer jobs for kids, searching for college scholarships, entertaining friends, grilling out, beach days, reading aloud at night, getting ready for Vacation Bible …
First off, I have to show you a picture that a sweet German lady named Rebecca emailed me of my Rebekah in Germany: And here is my second daughter, Emily who is at two weeks of CIT training at the Wilds of New England. Here …
This weekend, Peter and I are headed off with about 20 of our church teens (THREE of them our own kids! Old, old…I am getting old!) to Winter WhiteOut, a snow camp that Peter and a group of New England Area Youth Pastor’s have been …
I love observing older women and learning how to act from them (and how not to act!). I was recently chatting with another pastor’s wife and was thanking her for being such a good example to me. Her life is characterized by a walk that fears God: humility, kindness, goodness and a life free …
So, I am thinking of writing a song. The lyrics would go something like this: “Mono, mono, go away, Don’t come back another day.” Not very original. But I am still on and off tired and oh, so sick of it! 🙂 I wanted to …
You may remember that I mentioned my bad dream last week about Peter dying, which was due to a real life situation that I had been praying about. Â Amy Caldwell, my friend’s cousin, is dying of cancer. She is the young mother of seven …
It is raining here in New England, so I am not going anywhere today! I am sitting with a cup of coffee and reading. Here are some interesting reads in virtual land today. 🙂 1. Women should not mother their husbands, per Jessalyn!  Read her …