Note: I wrote this post several months back, while we were in CA, but forgot to publish it. So here’s the thing I want to say today… Artists, poets, writers, photographers, painters, musicians, the so called “creative types”, do not have a corner market on revealing the fingerprints of God. Because God is creator, our … Continue reading
Monday was my birthday. On Sunday night, as we finished up the dishes, I told Curtis, “So tomorrow, I want Donut Drop donuts, scrambled eggs with cheese and avocado, and to sleep in. Then I want to take Riley to the zoo.” “What kind of donuts?” he responded. “What kind of donuts?” Not, “picky-picky” or … Continue reading
“Here’s one that hasn’t come up yet,” Curtis told me, “Ice isn’t the most slippery, water over ice is.” All winter he’s been briefing me on things I needed to know—how to drive in snow; what to be aware of on winter roads. Now that spring is breaking in, the snow is melting during the … Continue reading
We’re almost done with No Spend Month, which reminds me to log the most recent grocery run in my Spending Tracker App. I have used it faithfully, and it has in turn betrayed me by telling me that we cannot live exclusively on my salary. Unless we stop cutting our hair. As usual (we’ve done at least … Continue reading
Sunday we braved a bone-fide pre-blizzard (the official warning started at 2pm) to head to church. Given that we both work at the church, going wasn’t much of a question. But it still feels kind of tough and rugged to say we slogged through the very poorly plowed roads in the snow to get there. Riley moved … Continue reading
Truth: I am not good at budgeting. Numbers make me tired. Plus, when I budget, then I have to balance that budget, which means I have to do math and see that I spent a number of dollars at Starbucks. And Target. After I do the math and see the number, I feel badly. This is inevitable. And … Continue reading
In 5 weeks, we are scheduled to close on our Illinois house. Two months after that is my due date for Peyton. To celebrate, I am going day to day as if that isn’t a whole heap of change and work coming our way. As if time will just move slowly. You know, the way … Continue reading
I do not craft. I do not Pin craft ideas, or DIY this and thats. Crafting makes me tired, and it falls right near the top of Things I Don’t Do, below cooking, of course, which is always at the top. But this past week, I made a craft. Specifically, I made a felt Nativity … Continue reading
I recently heard this lyric: Earth has no sorrow that heaven can’t hold. Sometimes I wonder if our conception of heaven as painless and perfect makes us think that it–and the God who dwells there–is distant from our current pain and imperfection. That wonderful place above can’t understand our circumstances here below. We find ourselves feeling … Continue reading
Visit. There is a spot I love to visit in the middle of the weekend, if I have a bit of time. I bring a beverage, read on my phone, and listen to the music from the worship service that’s happening. Right now, there is a medley of Turn you Eyes Upon Jesus, Jesus is … Continue reading
