Monday, August 24, 2009 I just love Mondays. Call me crazy, but I really do. There is just something about the sense of order that it brings, the reigning in after the comparative slackness of the weekend, that motivates me afresh every week. I like to bring my house back into order, and with it,…
Archive | August, 2009
Thursday at the Little Pink House
When a reader wrote and asked for a glimpse into the daily lives and weekly routines of the YLCF team members, we all agreed we wanted to give a realistic picture while yet casting a vision of a happy, productive home life. When I chose Thursday as my day of the week, I wasn’t so…
Summer Reads
There are some books that you just can’t read in the summer. Last winter, Philip and I whiled away the better part of the January and February evenings with Dickens’ Our Mutual Friend, settling in by the fireside at the end of a long day and losing ourselves amid the intrigues and adventures of a…
Appealing Biblical Femininity (part two)
Can femininity still be appealing? Is femininity biblical? Can femininity lend appeal to the message of the Bible? The answer is yes to all three. Carolyn Mahaney outlines the biblical traits of a femininity that is not only appealing, but a femininity that has the power to give the very message of the Gospel appeal…
Appealing Biblical Femininity (part one)
How often does it cross your mind that the way we live as Christian women is to actually commend the Gospel? Carolyn Mahaney has written a book that brings that point home in a powerful way, highlighting “the seven virtues of a godly wife and mother” straight from Titus 2. Feminine Appeal has a powerful…
In The Midst of Trial
Father, in the midst of Trial Keep My heart secure. Resting, trusting fully In your Promsise sure. Through the waters of affliction, Deep, forboding though they be, When my dearest friend’s forsake me Keep my heart, my eyes on Thee. The world may take from me all I own, It may scorn me for my…
Vows and Cows
Chantel has written several beautiful posts capturing the love and happiness of her wedding day. But I just had to tell you about two of my favorite details from Scott and Chantel’s wedding…the vows and the cows! At the reception, everyone laughed when Scott presented Chantel’s dad with twelve cows…little stuffed ones, that is! It…
Farmer’s Markets from the Farmer’s Perspective
Tuesday morning, 8 am. It’s pouring down rain, and I mean buckets. Little rivers of water are running down the driveway. I can’t complain, because we’ve been praying for rain for weeks, but it is Farmer’s Market day, and none of the produce is picked yet. Not only is it hard to harvest lettuce in…
