In my life last week… Since it has been a while, I’ll catch y’all up by starting with last week.  Let’s see… Last Sunday, I started spotting at 25 weeks of pregnancy…was put on 2 days of very limited activity…and had an emergency ultrasound (at the hospital) on Monday. (Looking on the bright side, we got to see our little boy …
Thankful Thursday
November is one of my favorite months. Â And, yes, as I sit to type this, I am sipping my afternoon coffee out of a pumpkin-shaped mug… I love that it is finally beginning to feel like Fall. Â I love that the “scary-face pumpkins” (that is what Hannah calls jack-o-lanterns) and skeletons have disappeared from store shelves and front lawns. Â Of …
You Might Be A Calvinist If…
Surely, you have heard some rendition of Jeff Foxworthy’s “You might be a redneck” jokes. Along those same lines, I present, for your amusement: You might be a Calvinist if… …you send your mother tulips on Mother’s Day. …you purchased an MP3 player for the sole purpose of downloading sermons. …you adjusted the default settings at Biblegateway from “NIV” to …
A Status Report {November}
Following Lisa’s lead today…starting this month with a status report… Sitting…at my (very messy) desk. Drinking…a cup of (decaf) coffee…with peppermint mocha creamer. Yum. Yes, it is that time of year. Wearing…my favorite, comfy, gray maternity skirt from Old Navy, and a burgundy top…and slippers. Enjoying…a quiet afternoon of lesson planning and grading…surrounded by school books…with a cool fall breeze …
Reformation Day
“Unless you can convince me by Scripture and pure reason, and not by popes or councils who often contradict each other, unless I am so convinced I am wrong, I am bound by my beliefs to the text of the Bible. My conscience is captive to the word of God. To go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Therefore, …