Literature
Fighting for Joy: Joy is a Gift - part II
In order to continue studying the mystery of God’s gift of joy, today I want dig into something so sobering but so wonderful. This truth conjures up so many emotions: despair, joy, humility, or possibly disgust and rage. It depends on the person. It is the truth of the gospel that [...]
Fighting for Joy: Joy is a Gift - part I
For the next several days I would like to post about a topic that has been a firm foundation in my grasp of God’s grace and who I am in Christ. I plan to take my shovel and dig deeply into Chapter Four of John Piper’s book When I Don’t Desire God: How [...]
"When Sinners Say I Do" - an introduction
I guess we’re out of the newlywed chapter by now. This past May we celebrated 5 years of marriage. To us it seems sometimes that we’ve been married longer mostly because we have brought three children into our family in these five short years, but we have only begun our journey. I [...]
Book and Movie
This past weekend and week have been full of church and home projects, activities, and planning. Eric and I had a wonderful time Saturday working on the house and enjoying our first weekend with no kids since Meredith was born. We went out to a nice dinner, and later we watched Blood Diamond [...]
Character Between the Pages
Currently in the book nook . . . Here’s a little post about what we are reading right now in our family. I take a little longer than Eric and the kids to finish a book for obvious reasons (and I even know all of my ABC’s). Imagine that!
We are enjoying our weekly visits to [...]