Ugh. Stupid phone. That’s what I was thinking as it rang in the kitchen, me “trapped” in the recliner, two rooms away, with a nursing/dozing baby girl. I’m not even sure why I got up, disrupting her sleep and my peace. I usually don’t. Everyone else was playing outside, enjoying a sunshine-y spring-like afternoon, as [...]
For two years now we’ve prayed for relief from the drought. We’ve prayed for a real winter. We’ve prayed for snow, rain, ice, any kind of moisture. Every Sunday a prayer for rain is added to the intercessory prayers. Last week Tuesday we were cheering on the home team at our last regular-season basketball game [...]
If we do nothing else this year, if no other improvements are made or habits changed, there is this one thing that perhaps we could all use a little more of. Gratitude. It’s been proven over and over that those who are thankful for what they have, whatever that may or may not be, are [...]
My children came home from school Friday afternoon. We laughed, ate, played, and ate some more at our big family Christmas party all day Saturday. They joined 13 others in the church Christmas program yesterday morning, belting out Mary Had a Baby. I nearly didn’t have enough tissues. The day-to-day is blog worthy. They came [...]
Last year on Black Friday I snagged a hot deal and upgraded my (perfectly fine but with no handle on the bowl) 4-quart KitchenAid Mixer for a 6?7? quart “professional series” mixer. A red one. You know how I feel about all things red! Anyway, by selling my perfectly fine mixer and combining the sale [...]
