Inspiration

Wisdom, Hope and the New Year Bleh

January 2, 2012 The Good Word
Image 21

Listen to the creak of the door — I am opening the honesty box again. Not to tell you about how I am a bit grouchy because I’m sleep-deprived {or that someone once told me what you’re doing on New Year’s day is what you’ll be doing all year long so I was careful not [...]

Keep reading →

Let Your Life Sing

November 5, 2011 The Good Word
DSC_5737

I like to sing. Not necessarily because I’m exceptionally skillful in that department, but just because it lifts my spirits. I feel a little happier, the load feels a little lighter, when I’m singing. For a while though, you wouldn’t hear me belting out the lyrics of “When I Fall in Love” {as performed in [...]

Keep reading →

Important Weekly Update

October 29, 2011 Giveaways
DSC_0061

Hey Guys and Gals. I have several important things to tell you. 1. I tried this Baked Chicken with Peaches recipe this week and it was super easy and really good. The chicken breasts are so ginormous here that I only used four (and halved the rest of the recipe) and still had chicken left [...]

Keep reading →

When a Season is Like a Straitjacket

October 5, 2011 The Good Word
DSC_2543

We are firm believers in the swaddle. Any clue what I’m talking about? I’m talking about the baby swaddle — the thing you do with a blanket, where you put it beneath a baby, put their arms down by their sides and wrap the blanket tightly around them, tucking it underneath so that it constrains [...]

Keep reading →

One Day at a Time

May 27, 2011 The Good Word
DSC_3927

Sometimes the road ahead looms long in front of me…and though I am celebrating the good that has come my way, I still feel like a marathon runner, on mile 23, facing an uphill I’m not sure I’m ready for. Are you ever painfully aware of your weakness? There are times when I look at [...]

Keep reading →

Laughing all the Way to Next Week

May 20, 2011 The Good Word
IMG_4318

It’s late afternoon and the sun is streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows and doors of our living room. The dryer is humming in the kitchen. The wonderful meaty mixture for the World’s Best Lasagna is simmering on the stove. The baby who suffered with gas this afternoon is in his baby gym on the floor [...]

Keep reading →

On Keeping the Faith

May 18, 2011 The Good Word
DSC_1540

The story is told in Mark 5 of a certain ruler of a synagogue who came to Jesus. His name was Jairus, and he found Jesus and begged Him to come to his home. These words are recorded: “My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, that [...]

Keep reading →

When It Ain’t Easy

April 27, 2011 The Good Word
IMG_6128

There are things that come naturally to some of us, but not so much to others. You might find it really easy to open up your home and life to the people around you. Or you may find hospitality totally draining and prefer to leave it to the people who like it. From learning to [...]

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...
Keep reading →

← Previous Entries