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Tuesday, 12 January 2010

  • China?

    (I'm just passing this along... feel free to do the same!  Heard it from a reputable adoptive family...)

    "I just found this out. . .if you are interested, please contact amyrhood@comcast.net. A 13 year old girl in China just lost both of her parents. She is now in an orphanage. Unfortunately, China only allows children to stay in the orphanage until they are 14 and this girl will be 14 the day before Valentine's day. Please pass this along and prayerfully we can find her a home! Thanks!"
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    Valley of Vision
    By Sovereign Grace Music
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Monday, 04 January 2010

Saturday, 02 January 2010

  • New Year's Resolutions

    I'm sure you've been thinking about them.  I don't have any major ones, but I've still been thinking about the year that lies ahead.  So, let me recommend this wonderfully refreshing article by David Powlison on Making New Year's Resolutions.  I've never heard anybody else share a perspective like this & I find it very grace-filled.  Hope you'll take a few minutes to read this different take on resolutions.  And feel free to share your thoughts or how (if) it blessed you... 
    Currently
    Johnny Tremain
    By Esther Forbes
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Friday, 04 December 2009

  • I had this idea last year, but never followed through with it.  This year, I was reminded of it by a post over at 22 Words, & I'd love to hear from you! 

    So, leave a comment with:
    1) Your favorite Christmas carol or song

    and

    2) Your favorite lesser-known Christmas carol.

    Feel free to post a link to a song, too!  :)

    I may post several of my favorite lesser-known Christmas carols as we get closer to the day...

    Currently
    Womanly Dominion: More Than A Gentle and Quiet Spirit
    By Mark Chanski
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009

  • So, I'm up for trying xanga blogging again...  but it's going to be hard to post actual post-length things & not FB status-length things! 

    Mark isn't feeling well & is asleep in bed, after taking some nighttime cold medicine.  Judson is asleep now, too.  I should be enjoying the quiet, but right now I want some ice cream!  Haha.

    And today I had a weird (and bad) stomach ache after eating this salad I had for lunch.  Last time I ate that salad, the same thing happened, but I thought it was because some of the food was bad.  Apparently not.  Now I don't want to touch it with a 10-foot pole!  Bummer, because I liked that salad alot!  Wish I knew what was causing it.

    In other news, our desktop computer is kaput.    I'm hoping we can get it fixed somehow...  all those pictures, not to mention our financial records... scary!  So, I'm having to use the lap top in one certain spot in the house where we can pick up wireless.  But it's slooooow.  What am I complaining about, though?  Life could be alot worse!

    One last thing...  yesterday I compiled a book of pics of Judson for our friends, Karen & John Mark, to take with them to Ethiopia to give to J's nanny from the transition home.  I hope she likes it.  She loved him alot & I don't want her to think that her love & care for him has been forgotten.  I probably should have done it alot sooner, but I'm glad at least she'll get something!  John Mark & Karen are going to pick up their new 7-year old son, & to meet their soon-to-be daughter, who is 6.  They'll have to make a separate trip to get her in a month or two.  I am super-excited for them!  They live here in Owensboro, & JM is the youth pastor at Bridgepointe. 

    Okay, so this is the first post in forever, & I will wrap it up now.  Once I figure out how to get some pics from my FB inbox saved or copied & pasted, I will post them here... 

    toodloo!

    One pic added...  :)

     
    Currently
    Foyle's War: Sets 1-5 Bundle (Amazon.com Exclusive)
    By Foyle's War - Set 1, Foyle's War - Set 2, Foyle's War - Set 3, Foyle's War - Set 4, Foyle's War - Set 5
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Two ways to live: The choice we all face

Of First Importance (Gospel Quote of the Day)

- The more free, the more sanctifying - “Thus it is, that the freeer the gospel, the more sanctifying the gospel; and the more it is received as a doctrine of grace, the more will it be felt as a doctrine according to godliness. It is only when, as in the gospel, acceptance is bestowed as a present, without money and without price, that the security which man feels in God is placed beyond the reach of disturbance…” - Thomas Chalmers, “The Expulsive Power of a New Affection”

About Me

  • I am a Christian, a wife to the most wonderful man in the world, & a soon-to-be mom (Lord-willing). We're in the process of adopting a baby from Ethiopia. I have just accepted a teaching position for elementary music at our local Christian school, and I also teach private piano lessons. I enjoy teaching Sunday school to 2-3 year-olds and running the book table at our church. And speaking of our church, we love it & are so thankful to be a part of the group at Heritage.

Books I'm Reading

When Sinners Say "I Do": Discovering the Power of the Gospel for Marriage - Dave Harvey / Don't Waste Your Life - John Piper/ There is No Me Without You - Melissa Fay Greene/ Shepherding a Child's Heart - Tedd Tripp/ Eat to Live - Dr. Joel Fuhrman/ For the Love of God, Vol. 1 - Don Carson

Books Next Up to Read

GirlTalk: Mother-Daughter Conversations on the Meaning of Biblical Womanhood - Carolyn Mahaney & Nicole Whitacre/ The Gospel & Personal Evangelism - Mark Dever

Pulse

Currently Eating

4/9/08 - Rotini w/ mushroom, zucchini, & onions in tomato sauce 2/14/08 - Spaghetti noodles with diced tomatoes, spinach, onions, & garlic (topped with a little Parmesan cheese) 12/4-5 - Tempeh & pepper/onion fajitas w/ Spelt tortillas, salad with tahini dressing 10/23 - Whole-wheat pita pocket stuffed with broccoli slaw, fresh snow peas, & home-made hummus!