even though mark had a few more things to do, i didn't even have to pull him away from the computer to come down for dinner (not that it's usually hard, but i usually have to call him down). right when he heard the plates hit the table, he was headed downstairs. (maybe he was just starving.) after dinner, he even took me to get coffee and browse ( Read more... )

today is another one of those days i feel like doing nothing. mark and i woke up around the same time to puppy yelping. (we're puppy-sitting the sokols' parents' new puppy for the day.) mark got up for the day after letting her out, but i slept in for a couple hours more, made us lunch, showered, and now...here i am...on the computer.


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mark's playing element brown ( Read more... )

mark just let me buy this from a seller on half.com:


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just to say: this morning’s sermon was uh-mazing.

i will definitely update with a link once the sermon is online.

it's 8:30. i'm ready. and i don't have to be at church for another hour ( Read more... )

there're so many thoughts swimming around in my head. but above all else...the sovereignty and the love that is my Lord ( Read more... )

so, since we have a gate around our town home complex, another gate in front of our town home, and we have absolutely no kids in our complex, mark and i will not be dressing up and handing out candies to kiddies ( Read more... )

today was another beautifully windy day. i adored it. and you better believe we had almost all the windows open...including the patio door open. i wanted to see if phoebe cates would venture out. and she did a couple times! i think she's nearly written off the outdoors since being taken in as an inside cat. fine with us ( Read more... )

“you don’t always have to be okay ( Read more... )