Sometimes I try to quietly sneek into the kitchen and very carefully remove ingredients and pans so as not to alert the small children. They love to ‘help’ and insist on stirring and pouring and seasoning until the symphony of, “Can I help?” “I wanna do that.” “It’s my turn!” “She won’t give [...]
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This could well be my most prized antique store find EVER. I’ve had my eye on him for months. He was broken and poorly displayed with a raggedy-ole scarf tied around his neck, and with $20 still on the price tag. When my sister was here visiting last week, I had my daughter and my [...]
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For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39) Times by Tenth Avenue [...]
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So bound in selfishness am I, so chained, I know it must be glorious to be free But know not what, full-fraught, the word doth mean. By loss on loss I have severely gained Wisdom enough my slavery to see; But liberty, pure, absolute, serene, No freest-visioned slave has ever seen. George McDonald The Diary [...]
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Guess what happens when strawberries are fresh….and children are bored….and days are long?First, we read chapter 2 of The Hobbit aloud. Those little guys eat a lot. So then we get hungry and make a little homeade strawberry sugary magic. And then make toast and bagels and peanut butter sandwiches to spread it on.What’s better [...]
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I should preface all this by saying that this post was informed and inspired by a recent segment on Issues, Etc titled The Decline of American Evangelicalism, where he interviews Dr. David Wells, author of The Courage to be Protestant. You can listen to it here. I’m probably a little behind the times, but I’ve [...]
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and I like cowboy boots, C.S. Lewis, good food, strong coffee, banjo music and books. I am a deeply flawed momma of 4 and grateful receiver of more good gifts than one heart can hold. I fight for joy and find it in the most unexpected places. I make quirky look normal, relish in my small town Southern way of living, and am learning that it's all grace--every last bit of it. Read More Here...
