Daniel was offered a new job today! Praise the Lord! He's been working miserable 12 hour shifts at a high stress job that is emotionally and physically taxing in the medical/mental health field. And not getting paid enough. Nearly enough. Really there's nothing positive to say about his old (as of today! hooray!) job. However, I have been so proud and impressed by the patience and compassion he … [Read more...]
Feast!
Daniel and I created a new blog that will focus on food and the Christian Year, with an emphasis on seasonal, healthful, local and ethically produced food. I'll focus this blog on updates about our family, books, and other thoughts. There will still be discussion about the Christian Year and occasionally some overlap... … [Read more...]
Grief
It's been a hard week and I don't know what words to use. Dear friends of ours had a sweet baby born into heaven on Monday morning. They lost their precious baby girl, Ava, at 38 weeks after what had previously been a low-risk pregnancy. Completely unexpected. Utterly unthinkable. I cannot wrap my mind around this kind of grief and my heart is broken for them. Ava's parents are trusting in … [Read more...]
Grief
It's been a hard week and I don't know what words to use. Dear friends of ours had a sweet baby born into heaven on Monday morning. They lost their precious baby girl, Ava, at 38 weeks after what had previously been a low-risk pregnancy. Completely unexpected. Utterly unthinkable. I cannot wrap my mind around this kind of grief and my heart is broken for them. Ava's parents are trusting in … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
See far more beautiful pictures of the museum at my lovely friend Holly's blog Times Two. … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
See far more beautiful pictures of the museum at my lovely friend Holly's blog Times Two. … [Read more...]
It’s a problem.
I have a problem. It’s an addiction to audio books. It all started with this man, Jim Dale: He read this: I listened to it and the other six Potter audio books on road trips from Texas to Florida. I listened to them constantly during my 5 months of miserable nausea during my pregnancy. Jim Dale was the only cure. I read that infants in utero can recognize their mother’s voice … [Read more...]