Archive for February, 2008

Just for Laughs…

February 27, 2008

Hey there, I’ve been recovering from getting my gallbladder out last week, and a friend sent me this link.
It made me smile (and laugh… but not too hard because it hurts!!)
If you need a good laugh, and especially if you are a dog lover, check this out!
(I’ve always wanted a pug, too.  Maybe someday…)

Music to my ears!

February 13, 2008

Derek (4 yrs) was sitting at the table next to Allison (11 mos.) in her highchair.  I think the following “conversation” started after Derek finished a song he’d been singing earlier this week at church.
 Derek:  “Ally, do you know God?”
Ally: “bababa”
Derek:  “He’s up there.”  (points upward)
Ally:  (no response… she can’t talk yet!)
Derek:  “Jesus is up [...]

Out of the comfort zone…

February 11, 2008

This morning as I drove home from dropping my daughter off at school, I saw a teenage girl with two young children walking up State Street.  None of them was wearing a hat or gloves.  The young boy did not have a coat.  IT’S FOUR DEGREES OUT!
I went up to the next intersection, praying for them.  [...]

Hungry Anyone?

February 4, 2008

I read this passage a couple of months ago and I keep having to come back to this one verse…
Isaiah 30:20 – “Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more;  with your own eyes you will see them.”
This verse falls in the midst [...]

Not Guilty…

February 1, 2008

OK, fellow moms, this one’s for you!
In my last post I touched on an example of mommy guilt.  One thing I’ve learned from being a mom is that it can be fraught with guilt.  Being a true Type-A personality (overachiever / perfectionist), when I make mistakes, I tend to feel like a failure.  And failing [...]