If you haven’t done so already, remember to enter the drawing to win a copy of “Do These Jeans Make Me Look Fat? Breaking the Cultural Mirror.” I recently read about a woman who said that upon taking a course in ancient Greek she discovered that the word logos, most often translated into English as […]
Family
Blessed & Loved & a giveaway
The other day the doorbell rang and I saw a package on the porch with my name on it from DaySpring. I can’t even tell you how much I love packages and cards that come in the mail with that flower-y DaySpring logo. Especially on dreary winter days where nothing seems to be going as […]
Getting up Gracefully
We woke up yesterday to ice-covered streets. But we breed ’em tough up here, and school wasn’t even delayed. I bobbled my way down to the bus stop with the kids, and I nearly made it home before my feet slipped out from under me. With arms and legs flailing, I landed in a snow […]
Birthday Roundup
Thank you all for the kind messages on my birthday! Check the bottom of this post to see what you won 🙂 Everyone got something! Here’s a recap of my day in picture form: These were sitting on the kitchen table when I went to bed. It was sooo hard to sleep that night! This […]
Birthday Bash!
Today’s my birthday, but the presents are for YOU! Leave a comment on the bottom of this post to be entered to win. I have lots to give away! Facebook friends, please leave a comment here on the blog, not on Facebook to be entered! I will draw the winners Wednesday the 25th at 5 […]
Staying Steady: Housework
I never struggled with housework until I had kids. As someone once told me, “It’s not that I mind doing housework. I just mind doing it over, and over, and over, and over….” Housework is one of the most challenging jobs for me because the sense of completion lasts for such a short length of […]