Posted in Blogging, Giveaways on October 29, 2007 | 174 Comments »
I just cannot resist participating in the Fall Y’all giveaway extravaganza. I had resigned myself to just “watching” since my favorite potter is low on inventory right now, but it has been so fun to see what everyone is giving away.
I decided it would be a good time to go ahead and pass along my [...]
Posted in About me, Blogging, Family Life, Writing Life, tagged birth stories on October 29, 2007 | 8 Comments »
MamaLady is collecting birth stories for her new carnival on November 9. I had been working on mine since Toni posted hers.
I’m posting mine early to get you in the mood to read and inspired to work on one if you have never written yours. Maybe I’ll even have time to get my son’s done [...]
Posted in Spiritual Life, humility on October 28, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Humility is not about convincing ourselves or others that we are unattractive or incompetent. It is not about ‘beating ourselves up’ or trying to make ourselves nothing. If God wanted to make us nothing, he could have done it. Humility has to do with submitted willingness. It involves a healthy self-forgetfulness. We will know we [...]
Posted in About me, Fun, Spiritual Life, humility on October 22, 2007 | 11 Comments »
Who has a face like Brad Pitt and feet like Fred Flintstone? Oh, yes! It’s true. I guess this is what the humble me looks like!
(Hat tip to Sincerely Anna and Antique Mommy.)
The best thing about middle age so far is that it I’m forced one to look away from my bulging middle, and [...]
Posted in Blogging, God-posts, Spiritual Life on October 20, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Here are a few of my favorite “God-posts” from the last few weeks:
The Moon at Sincerely Anna — Anna could use your prayers as the details of her second adoption unfold.
Hidden Treasure at Rocks in My Dryer — You need to listen to this song.
Wandering towards my own Canaan at Big Mama’s — She [...]
Posted in About me, memes on October 18, 2007 | 15 Comments »
I’m entirely too close to 40 to do a 40 before 40 list. But THIS list? THIS is the perfect list for a procrastinator like me to think about maybe possibly doing some more of these someday before I die. I do not, however actually desire to do all of these. Saw it over at [...]
Posted in WFMW on October 16, 2007 | 10 Comments »
“Last Time” is my antidote to the “Do Agains” of the terrible twos and beyond. Granted, hearing that tiny giggle IS irresistible, but how many times can one adult shout “Boo!” before the thrill is gone? When I am on my last nerve, I sweetly sing out, “Last Time!” — giving my darling toddler the [...]
Posted in Family Life, Writing Life on October 15, 2007 | 11 Comments »
Dear S.,
You are two-and-a-half now — smack dab in the middle of the territory that lies between baby and big boy. I love how you realize that babies are different than you. But when you see J. drinking his milk out of a bottle, you want some milk too…in “one of those.” So I go [...]
Posted in Family Life, Spiritual Life, tagged moms in touch on October 14, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
~Psalm 100:4-5
This week at Moms in Touch we prayed these verses for our children:
1 Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel [...]
Posted in Blogging, God-posts, Spiritual Life on October 7, 2007 | 4 Comments »
As I get further along in the hunt for “God-posts,” I realize I see Him everywhere in the tiniest details of your posts and I ask myself “Who am I to be deciding where I see His fingerprints?” I don’t feel worthy to be making these judgment calls. So, I’m not sure if I will [...]
