Faith and Doubt
Embracing Aloneness
Once we got home from the hospital last week, I noticed just how many tweets/Facebook updates I sent during our short 24 hours there. Hospitals are lonely places these days. They are always lonely, but especially now thanks to the H1N1 virus. Our hospital currently prohibits all visitors. Each patient is allowed to place just…
Read MoreSponsorship
The Relevant Conference “supports women turning their hearts toward home and using their blogs to bless their families while also engaging the world for the glory of God.” This is a national level Christian blog conference expected to be attended by 300 bloggers representing a cross section of American families. Would you be willing to…
Read MoreRaising Boys to be Men
“It’s hard to find a good man these days.” I hear that a lot. I have many single woman friends who are discouraged about the lack of even distant possibilities. And I read more and more about boys remaining in “adolescence” into their late twenties or even thirties. I’m sure many factors play into this,…
Read MoreMorning Walk in the Cemetery
I’m reposting again this week. It’s been quite hectic around here, as Little Boy is going on 4 weeks with a double-ear infection and had to be scheduled for surgery to fix it once and for all…maybe. When I read Kelly’s blog, {this} restless heart, today and her request for people to share some of…
Read MoreChoosing Patience
My toddler has discovered that by pushing a lever on the front of our refrigerator, he can make ice or water rain down. Every time I forget to lock out the rain, he reminds me. Aren’t toddlers amazing? Today, he filled a cup with water, then spilled half of it all over the floor leaning…
Read MoreWho Will Help the Haitian Church?
We learned today about Churches Helping Churches (www.churcheshelpingchurches.com), a partnership of churches worldwide, including Mars Hill in Seattle, Harvest Bible churches everywhere, and many more. They are raising money and resources to help rebuild the churches devastated by the earthquake in Haiti. The world will rebuild Haiti. We must help our brothers and sisters in…
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