I haven’t been able to read the Gosnell stuff much because of needing to sleep through the night and function during the day. I’ve lightly and carefully skimmed various news sources so as to know sort of what’s going on, and prayed for God’s mercy to fill in the rest. It all came sort of to a head for me last Thursday, though, when I finished reading a little book with Romulus about the D Day landings in Normandy. He’s... Read more
I’m still basking in the glow of Mother’s Day. Matt bought me this gorgeous cup and also cleaned the kitchen very late on Sunday night after I decided I really didn’t want to stand up any more. Elphine is addicted to drawing angular tulips. Every chance she gets she draws another tulip. She gave me several over the course of the weekend. People always greet me on Mother’s Day enthusiastically. There’s no question about it. I am a mother, so... Read more
Been devoting myself to doing breakfasts ahead since I’m not really a morning person and I hate interacting with anyone, let alone small children, before nine in the morning. So I welcome any suggestions of do ahead interesting breakfast food. I generally cycle through cinnamon rolls, crock pot oatmeal and cream of wheat (not do ahead but fast) and I’m getting bored. This week I ventured out and made Nigella’s Croque Mssr. Bake which was delicious but still approached with... Read more
In a last ditch effort to save my children from the “indifferent” education I’ve always feared I would give them I’ve dropped just about every single thing I was doing before and have directed myself towards the exercise of ‘school’ for nearly every waking moment, except for some moments to cook and do laundry. It could be construed as a narrow and confining existence except that, hysterically enough, I’m enjoying myself and haven’t really wanted to bother about anything else.... Read more
oneI started waking up half an hour earlier this week in the effort to have one half hour without the babies down my throat. I love them, obviously, but there isn’t one moment of any day that I’m not holding one or talking to one or taking something away from one. So I thought, maybe if I start the day with a half an hour of quiet, I’ll love them even more than I do already. Miraculously, though, after the... Read more
Here is the audio from my talk at IV way back whenever that was all those weeks ago. I think the audio is better than the straight text because I made a couple of jokes accidentally…well, maybe more than a couple. Anyway, there’s nothing like dealing with the subject of humility for several weeks to come out feeling like you’ve been through a good old fashioned ringer washer. And on that note I’m going to go watch another episode of... Read more
Yesterday was the Queen’s birthday so Elphine made an Italian Apple Cake again. She had to double the recipe because of adding an awful lot of baking powder. Also Matt and I argued vehemently about how much sugar she should put in. This morning, as I lay wondering why anyone was up and what horror would arise should I open my eyes, Matt put my tea tray down next to me and said, ‘Remember the Bert and Ernie about the... Read more
Gladys wrote another poem last Sunday during Sunday School. At the very end she uses the word ‘submitted’ which we both struggled to find. She kept saying something like it and I didn’t understand what she was trying say, so I offered up several words and she picked ‘submitted’. Heaven By Gladys God saved his people.He saved the people of Israeland then he saved everyoneby dying on the cross. And they were safe from all the trouble there was in... Read more
oneI’m sitting in front of the computer watching a live stream of local Boston news waiting for them all to find the second Boston bomber. The babies are crashing around shouting at each other. Everyone else is asleep, except Matt and Alouicious who are at Bible Study. The anchorette is trying to figure out what would happen to send these two young men over the edge to commit such a desperate act. Seemed like the man next to her wanted... Read more
It is so good to be with you this evening.I am honored, may I even say, humbled, to have been asked.Won’t you join me first in prayer.Oh Lord Christ, give us your grace, tonight, and yourself. Make us to see you, first, and then to know you, and then to be changed to be like you. Amen.So, of course, the theme for tonight is Radical Humility, but my own title,or operating thesis isLetting Yourself Go For A Taste of Glory.... Read more
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