Thinking Biblically

Meeting Together

Have you heard that saying, “You don’t know what you have until it’s gone”?  Between playing nurse to the various germs infecting the members of our household, and our once-a-month stints in the nursery, I’ve made it to a grand total of three church services in the past eight weeks.  Sad.  Very sad. Hebrews 10:24-25 tells us, “And let us …

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Hannah Elisabeth, Mommyhood

Round 3

Well, here we go again!  February isn’t even over yet, and this is the third illness in our family since the start of the year!! (Hannah’s second!)  I guess it is time for me to admit that Hannah is no longer the healthy, seemingly-immune-to-everything kid that I used to brag about… About a week ago, she came down with another …

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Hannah Elisabeth, Mommyhood

What Not To Wear

So, I’m thinking about signing Hannah up for the show, ”What Not To Wear.”  (Do they have a toddler version?)  Thanks to her grandparents, and some very generous friends, she has more cute outfits than any kid I know!  But… At 22-months-old, I let Hannah pick out her own clothes this afternoon.  (She spilled juice on her original outfit after her nap.)  I was …

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Traditions & Celebrations

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Just a few cute pictures of my favorite Valentines… (This one’s for the grandparents…) Hannah & her Daddy   “Be Mine” (who could resist!?) Hope you all had a wonderful day celebrating the ones you love! ——————————– And, because my mother-in-law always reminds me that, “Food is love…”   What do you think, maybe a little too literal?

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Book Reviews

Book Review: Holiness

“…I am often more bothered by others’ failures than by my own shortcomings.  I tend to minimize or rationalize in my life certain offenses that disturb me when I see them in others.” (pg. 20)  As I read these words I realized that they easily could have come from my own journal.  This is a struggle I face daily, as …

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