Humble Offerings

I have come to a place where I feel that all of my offerings are humble. I look around and see so many who are blessed with so much, so gifted, so able.  And I am.  I am gifted and able and blessed.  I am overflowing with grace, poured into me by a gracious heavenly [...]

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This Is My Father’s World

Sitting at the window, watching them play Red and navy coats, running every direction Bright fleece covering heads and scarves covering faces Only eyes showing their smiles Giant flakes of white falling, lilting Snowflakes singing silently My heart bursting wide open Playing at the moment: This is my Father’s world, and to my listening ears [...]

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Sweet, Sweet Summer

{And so I am taking the summer off.  I am thinking that I will still post some of the drafts that I have written, I will do some re-posts, and I may document some of this journey I am on; but for the most part consider this “summer vacation.”  -written June 18th, 2010} Oh, what [...]

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Things to Remember

This weekend is a big one for us – a friend’s birthday party and a family birthday party and some other friends to hang out with; the area pools will open, and water features at local parks will flow.  Amidst all the planning and menus I almost forgot: In Flanders Fields by John McCrae, May [...]

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Resolutely Not Resolute

Been thinking about all the things I want to be this year. I want to be in shape. I want to be more sure of myself, less given to the whims of others. I want to be a woman who is learning and growing, not just stagnating while I keep up with laundry and dishes [...]

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Today I . . .

. . . enjoyed refreshing worship and a very relevant sermon at church. . . . enjoyed Ethiopian food at a restaurant where we are becoming familiar folk.  (At first my taste for Ethiopian food was lacking a bit – I’m not very adventurous in the food realm.  However now I look forward to eating [...]

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The End Result

If you checked in here this fall, you were pretty bored.  There wasn’t a lot of posting going on. This is why: the play area the tv area – haha!  can you even find our teeny-tiny tv? The couch folds down into a bed, and the shelves store games and school supplies. There is a [...]

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While I Wasn’t Watching. . .

There’s a group of moms that I hang out with quite a bit…or as often as I can.  Last year on a “field trip” with these women and their children someone stopped us in the restroom – where we had all crowded in – and asked, “Are you a summer camp or a day care?” [...]

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Friday, April 24th

Today: My Little Man was awarded the “Headband of Awesomeness” at his mixed martial arts class, one of his homeschool classes.  He apparently has good technique. Y danced her dance with her ballet class for all the parents.  She did just as she was told, and she did it all as well as any six [...]

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Season: Spring

I was giggling to myself today about how my youngest likes to wear his undies backwards; he likes to see the characters.  Then I started thinking about how it is that my littlest one has come to wear undies…and no diapers.  How on earth did he get to be so big! So then I started [...]

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