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Spring Chores
Funny how my cold tolerance changes with the seasons. It is 11am and 40 degrees, and I'm thinking that it might be time to go feed and water animals. I went outside earlier and the hose was frozen, so I abandoned my endeavor and sent the kids back in the house to play with Playdoh until the warmed up a bit ( Read more... ) -
Dirt and sunshine and Jesus
Yikes. This is what kids and no computer access does. Forced to type at midnight on my phone ( Read more... ) -
December
December starts tomorrow, I think. I don't keep track of the days of the month so much as the days of the week. I look forward to Tuesday mornings more than any other day (women in the Word!). Like my dad said tonight, one little project at a time eventually makes a dent in the bigger picture. I've been painting upstairs, and organizing sewing ( Read more... ) -
The rain gets to me. Like, I'm getting an
The rain gets to me. Like, I'm getting an attitude about it. We got 8 inches last month, and I feel like it holds us hostage in our little house. It makes me feel like a bad mom for not playing outside with my kids. it discourages me from running. -
Thankful.
Seven years ago, on November 1st, I agreed to (finally) be Josh's girlfriend. He had spent almost 6 months wooing me (with poetry) after I initially told him no. He was unaware that I had spent 6 months in long conversations with God as to if this guy was marriage material. I had told God that I was going to be unavailable on the dating scene until ( Read more... ) -
Dinner
So, dinner in this house is frequently cooked by my husband, and is just as frequently awesome ( Read more... ) -
Concrete, etc.
Not the sidewalk concrete. The this-is-where-we-live-now Concrete. The little town at the bottom of the mountains in the North Cascades, where it rains more than anywhere I have ever lived ( Read more... ) -
Waiting
I can't think of a single person who has not asked me recently how Josh's job search is going ( Read more... ) -
Ramblings of the woman scorned
I know I'm supposed to have grace, to be forgiving, to turn the other cheek. I know I'm supposed to put down my sword and let he that has no sin throw the first stone ( Read more... )