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Joshua 1 9 prayer

whatever may pass and whatever lies before me.

Sunday evening. Easter Sunday. I was sitting at the kitchen table, focused on my laptop. PinkGirl came over and turned my chair sideways so she could curl up on my ...
teach children diligently Deuteronomy 6 6-7

“churched”

The other day, someone asked me if my kids grew up "churched." The pause before my reply was noticeably long. I was thinking. What does that mean? I realize my ...
game room 2014 after

facebook fragments: 04/05/14 – 04/11/14 (Relay for Life, game room makeover & ignoring the haters)

Saturday, April 5, 2014 My FavoriteHusband and my FavoriteSon are building me a custom bookcase. I explained what I wanted, FH designed it and together they are building. I'll be ...
lazy cat loveseat hogs

facebook fragments: 03/29/14 – 04/04/14 (dining chairs & #ihateshopping)

Saturday, March 29, 2014 Loveseat hogs. #lazycats _______________ Sunday, March 30, 2014 It's been a couple of weeks since we got tired of shopping for dining chairs. If we ...
psalms 8 3-4

facebook fragments: 03/22/14 – 03/28/14 (Pentatonix & a lesson from Job)

Monday, March 24, 2014 Tomorrow night PinkGirl FINALLY gets her last Christmas present. We've got VIP tickets to see Pentatonix at Hard Rock. Bought the tix the morning they went ...
new chairs cat approved

facebook fragments: 03/15/14 – 03/21/14 (spring break)

Saturday, March 15, 2014 shared Judah Smith's status: “If we’re not careful, we’re going to take the greatest message on the planet and turn it into a horrible form of ...
Doubt and Faith Toxic Concoction Mark Buchanan Your God is Too Safe

toxic concoction.

After arguing with God for months, I had finally taken the terrifying step of obedience by sharing something I believe God was revealing to me. Something I tried to ignore ...
game room charging station

the home project that never ends: the gameroom.

If you missed the living room makeover, CLICK HERE  to see part one photos and CLICK HERE to see part two photos. After the living room floor was down, we ...
going out of her way to show hate

facebook fragments: 03/08/14 – 03/14/14 (Tom Sawyer, hate & big red X’s)

Didn't post much between March 8th and 14th. Blindsided by passive-aggressive actions. It was a painful, praying, processing, healing, closure-filled week. Now, in hindsight, I'm thankful for the lesson. _______________ ...
Ugly Chairs

facebook fragments: 03/01/14 – 03/07/14 (chairs, crowns and sarcasm)

Monday, March 3, 2014 1:03am. photos later, but it's FINALLY down. Not done, but down. Tomorrow we rent the 100 lb. roller for the third and last time. Tuesday, I ...
Philip Yancey quote Disappointment with God Message of Job

lessons from the book of Job: you can say anything to God

"One bold message in the Book of Job is that you can say anything to God. Throw at him your grief, your anger, your doubt, your bitterness, your betrayal, your ...
walking wounded compassion

four minutes with God: break my heart for what breaks Yours.

a Quote: (Ellen and Genie were best friends when they were kids, but grew apart over the years. Until this reconnection in their early twenties, as written by Genie.) "For ...
sarcasm and stupidity

sarcasm: religious and political poison.

Reading too much on the internet today and keep thinking one thing: Sarcasm is an ineffective persuasive technique. It's condescending, arrogant, divisive and shuts down dialog. It's too often ...
back porch table saw

facebook fragments: 02/22/14 – 02/28/14 (the kitchen, a loveseat & lessons from my daughter)

Saturday, February 22, 2014 We are loving our new microwave! Last one didn't have the express cook feature and this one has it from 30 seconds to 6 minutes. and ...
Cinderella Mermaid

interpretations welcome.

Last night was a lazy family night. The boys were doing calculus at the kitchen table, PinkGirl was watching Disney's Cinderella on DVD and I was reading in the recliner ...