Evenings have always been my favorite times of the day. Mornings never appealed to me much. I guess because it involves discipline to actually go to bed at a decent hour so I can then get up at a respectable time. It’s so much more fun to stay up late working on a totally unnecessary… Read More 30 Seconds in the Morning
Dark chocolate is medicinal. That’s right. So I think I’ll prescribe myself a daily double dose. 🙂
Mommy and Daddy were able to hear Baby’s heartbeat yesterday. I love that sound best of all! Now that I’m entering my 2nd trimester, I’m just barely starting to enjoy being pregnant–mostly because my morning sickness is starting to decrease. I still have to be careful to get enough rest and eat small snacks throughout… Read More Heartbeats
Skype is wonderful! Tonight we were able to have a video call with my Pop-pop as he sat snugly in his farmhouse in little Preston, MD. It was so great to see him across the miles! The family sat around in the den after watching Jeopardy, and we caught up a little bit on family… Read More Pop-pop’s Peace
When compared to the cross, all my perceived sufferings fade into insignificance. I admit that I’ve been feeling sorry for myself this week. Life away from kindred-hearted friends–, life uprooted from a known and beloved eastern USA culture–, life without the comfort of my material trinkets–, life apart from happy and hurting family– is not… Read More Compared to the Cross
Just Because flowers are the best! Of course birthday, anniversary, and Valentine’s Day flowers are thoughtful and beautiful, but sometimes they can seem like Obligation Flowers. The nice thing about Just Because flowers is that Stephen thought of them without any special event reminding him. How loved I feel!
I had the opportunity to teach Children’s Church for the month of January. I decided to teach the story of Joseph in 5 segments to stretch it out over the month. What fun to teach kids who are so teachable. We learned lots of new songs like Rolled Away, I’ve Got Joy Down in my… Read More Lessons from Children’s Church
Work is a wonderful thing. Working all day not only enables us to accomplish some of our financial goals, but it also makes the time we are at home more satisfying. As a kid, I always wanted Christmas break to last a little bit longer, but after experiencing a recent 4 months of “Christmas break,”… Read More Pay Day!
The other night we went on a little McDonald’s Date. She ordered a mocha, and He ordered a McFlurry. We snagged a corner booth and pulled out the laptop to crank out some goals for the New Year. We haven’t always been good about writing down goals, but recently we’ve been having to do a… Read More Thoughts for a New Year
Stephen and I love spending time with family, exchanging presents, singing Christmas carols, drinking holiday coffee, seeing the snow fall (which we are missing here in Phoenix!) and decorating with red and green. But that’s not really why we celebrate Christmas. Christmas is when we remember Christ’s incarnation. Deity became humanity. The purpose for Jesus’… Read More Celebrating Christmas