December 27, 2007

God is in Control!

I have been under the weather since late Christmas night and spent all of yesterday in bed. This was frustrating for me for a number of reasons. One being that our precious friends, the Evans, moved to Tennessee yesterday and I had intended to send them off with food and a proper farewell. Things didn’t quite work out the way I had planned …

December 21, 2007

Christa and Daniel Arrive Today!

Our oldest daughter, Christa, and her husband, Daniel, were married a year ago this past November. They’re coming for a visit and will arrive in about three hours! Can’t wait to share the fun with y’all! Welcome “home” Christa and Daniel!

December 13, 2007

The Beauty of the Lord be Upon You!

If you haven’t watched the video below yet, please do so with your daughters! Give them a big hug and remind them that they are fearfully and wonderfully made and that photoshop won’t make them any more beautiful than they are right now!

When we present ourselves in a way that glorifies God, and when we live chaste and sober lives, loving our neighbor and glorifying the Lord with all we are, His beauty will shine forth from us!

We have no …

December 12, 2007

The Independent Woman Syndrome: A Testimony

For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. (Ephesians 5:31-33)

December 6, 2007

You Said What?

I said I was taking a break from the blogsphere (and I am, so don’t worry!), but I was alerted to a cute thread on the Bayly blog and I just couldn’t resist. They are discussing the fact that many of us heard songs incorrectly as children (or even as adults) and then sang them that way for years. I think I must …

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December 4, 2007

Successful Christianity: Just Add Water

My husband posted this on his blog today and I think it’s a MUST READ!

This past Lord’s Day, I preached from a difficult text, Ecclesiastes 7:13-18. This section presents a number of challenges for the reader. We are presented with such things as:

December 2, 2007

Soup’s On!

The other day, we were making a big pot of chicken soup when William began to beg to take a peek in the pot. “Unna see, unna see! Wi-yum hungy!” He said.

“Oh, you want to go in the soup?” Tiffany asked him.

William looked at her – a

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