As many of you know, my ‘baby’ sister is currently living in Ethiopia doing medical mission work. Each time she comes to America on furlough, knowing what a coffee nut I am, she brings me some of THE best coffee in the world. It’s an Ethiopian brand called To.mo.ca, and it is sooooo delicious....
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When dealing with a cranky kid, one of a parent’s best tools is humor. During my growing-up years, my dad would respond to a long face with an old HeeHaw song. His ridiculous rendition of Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me could make the crankiest kid crack a grin. And once he had us...
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I’ve loved the look of Mikarose dresses for awhile– they are modest and stylish, which is a hard combination to find sometimes. Recently Mikarose graciously gave my two expectant daughters a chance to try out a couple of the styles that are good for maternity. Amanda is due in July, and Erika is due...
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Praise the Saviour, He has won Our sin defeated through His blood Now exalted, Jesus reigns Hail the King, praise His name
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I’m a day late but today I’m playing along with Lisa Jo Baker’s Friday writing game. This week’s word is ‘Fall’. ~~~~~~ I think about the word ‘fall’ and the image that comes to my mind is being there for my preschoolers under the monkey bars at the playground, and catching them just as...
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When I saw little Jackson’s face a few weeks ago, I was so drawn to him. I honestly wondered for a little while if we were meant to add child #11 to our family. But as it turned out, my role was just to share his need with others. This morning I was thrilled...
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Did you have a fitness goal for May? My May fitness project went moderately well. My aim was to get 100 points on my chart, and I got 82. I didn’t record my food often enough, but I did run/walk 41 miles, which felt good. I also lost 2 pounds during May– only five...
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Awhile back I told you about little Jackson, who was born missing part of one leg and who waits in China for a family. There is a family who is waiting to see if China will give them a waiver to adopt him. Will you pray the right doors are opened so that he...
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I scrawled out the cheery ending of this post a couple days ago. But by the time I was ready to actually post it, there’d been enough rough moments and hard bits that it didn’t feel very representative of my week. Sure, I want to be a cheerful encourager here, but I don’t want...
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Recently I was asked if I’d be game to review a Motorola Wireless Video Baby Monitor. I was tempted to keep the monitor at my house to conveniently spy on my teenagers — no, no, of course I mean watch napping grandbabies. But serious, this thing has a TV screen, and a night...
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