At Home
Thanksgiving Menu and Schedule
I don’t normally post about cooking, but a number of friends found out that I’m hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year (I’ll be feeding 12, so a modest crowd) and asked me to share my plans. First, I created a Pinterest board with recipes that looked good. I looked for color, fresh ingredients, and items I…
Read MoreThe Dirty Work of Parenthood
I have spent the last three days scrubbing stains out of carpet. It started with a spill Friday night. You know how it goes – you clean up one spot, and then you realize just how dirty the floor is around the newly-cleaned spot. While my son watched hobbits, dwarves, elves, and wizards hike the…
Read MoreThese Are a Few of the Things I Take For Granted
I’m flying to Sri Lanka today (30 hours of travel, oh my!), and started snapping pictures around my home and family today. If I get homesick, I can flip through my pictures and remember who waits for me. If you have any questions about child sponsorship, or World Vision as an organization, or…
Read MoreBloopers: An Essential Part of Inviting Friends Over
Welcome to life:unmasked, a weekly blog link-up in which we gather to step out from behind our masks a little, get real, and maybe even try to write naked. We take Jesus seriously when He teaches that His love is unconditional, and we know that there’s something about sharing our imperfections that makes it easier…
Read MoreWhile I Was Out [of the country] or “Why I Have the Best Husband in the World”
It was 2am when I opened the door and slipped into our bedroom for the first time in 9 days. And this is what awaited me. Well, all of this except the scarf from Bolivia and the sunshine streaming in the windows. Then add back in a man sleeping in the bed. My exhausted husband…
Read More1000 Gifts: Summers, Endings, & Beginnings
We’ve celebrated much in the two weeks since I last counted 1000 gifts. 266. Memorial Day (a holiday in the U.S. to honor the men and women who serve or served in the military). 267. Completion of kindergarten (and I was able to help with their party, and learned a few things about parenting more…
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