I nurse, therefore I read… Am I the only one who does a whole lot of reading in those first few months with a baby? While I don’t have nearly the time that I did with my first baby, I still find myself reading a lot when I am nursing my babies. I have tendencies […]
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Rainy Day Play
As the rain pitter-pattered down, I settled into a chair on the back porch with my hands wrapped around a mug of warm soup. My precious two-month old is napping inside. Warm fills me while the wind nips at my arms, chilling them. I slowly breath in the lovely smells that accompany a desert rain. […]
The Blessings of Trial
Trials are never fun, but I am always amazed at the blessings tucked inside various trials. As I mentioned a while ago, there has been some upheaval in our family. The biggest change was finding out my dad had cancer and their subsequent relocation to California for treatment. I guess the beauty of a new […]
Bought at a price…
Today has been one of those days. Well, maybe not one of THOSE days… Actually the more I think about it, today was a pretty normal, run-of-the-mill kind of day. peaceful moments punctuated with cries and whines. teachable hearts one moment, stubborn one’s the next. calm and tranquility interrupted by chaos. Life is a roller […]
Truth in the Tinsel: A Review
Using holidays to point my children to Jesus is very important to me. That’s why we’ve made such a big deal about Christmas, Easter, Pentecost, Ascension Day and even Valentine’s and St. Patricks’s Day in the past. They’ve all served to provide an exciting opportunity to be purposeful in drawing their attention to the Lord. There […]
Cultivating Christ at Christmas
I’ve found is that in order to have a peaceful, thoughtful experience I must: First PRAY. I want this to be a meaningful time for my family. In order for my hopes to become a reality, it is important to pray and ask God what He wants us to focus on at this time. […]