i’m sitting on the deck this chilly morning. enjoying the cool weather, the warm coffee, the gorgeous view. finding so many reasons to be thankful. for the gift of vocation, where the sacred intersects the mundane. for the gift of teaching these children to love beautiful things. for the gift of marriage, where we see [...]
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{photography by studio 3z} What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined together to strengthen each other in all labor, to minister to each other in all sorrow to share with each other in all gladness, to be one with each other in all the silent unspoken [...]
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as waves of change crash in on us you stand tall and strong and sure. my knees buckle, i fear i’m losing my way. and yet you set your eyes firmly ahead, never flinching, just as steady as the sun rising. gentle yet fierce, tender but never weak, strong like an oak and wise like [...]
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I love everything about it. There’s nothing quite like little girls and their daddies—how they so easily undo what looks to be a solid wall of raw-edged masculinity. And oh how I love to watch him with them. They walk in the room and his eyes light up, his tone of voice changes, and [...]
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remember this sweater and vintage skirt that I hacked up to make a dress for blissdom? well, i didn’t finish it. i basted it together and threw it in my suitcase hoping to shop and find a real dress before i got here. i’ve been having way too much fun with all my new/old blog [...]
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“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” C.S. Lewis Yesterday, he: Went to work, just like every other day, and tried to make a difference in someone’s life–if in no other way than to relieve suffering. [...]
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Because I have company and am learning some great fun things from Steve’s mom (like how to make krumkake and pepper nuts and how to knit cables) and because I have graciously acquired some wonderful new readers (welcome and thank you for reading), I am reposting from my archives (September 28) about my wonderful husband. [...]
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I have a strange way of grieving. Lately, I am always on the verge of tears. Today, my eyes welled up with tears at least three times and I can’t even remember why. But I don’t usually slow down or withdraw. I cry frequently and then feverishly keep my hands and my head occupied. (officially [...]
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I’ve been begging him to do this for-EVER. So, today, without further adieu, I give you a guest-post, by none other than Macdaddy, the sole sponsor of lifeingrace, without whose support and love, this blog would cease to exist. Take it away, my dear! $10 clipper +Reluctant Physician +#1 on the sides and #2 on [...]
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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...
