Month: December 2009
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Believing: Day 18
In restoration. Six weeks ago I asked Brian if we could finally paint the walls and ceiling in the family room/den in our new home. In her book, Bless Your Heart, Tramp, Celia Rivenbank describes exactly what my life has been. She writes: …Painting the front door was a simple idea, but it turned into…
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Believing: Day 17
That we will eventually get a Christmas card picture… Beware of strangers with really nice cameras. They may not be really nice photographers.
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Believing: Day 16
A little determination results in a lot of satisfaction. He spent an hour and a half after the other two children and I went inside. With Daddy’s help, he rolled and stacked. I ran upstairs to watch from Audrey’s room as he jumped over and over and placed all the pieces to his snowman. He…
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Believing: Day 15
In the beauty of motherhood. Last week, while we were away for Bri’s Christmas party, he decided he needed to work up in DC the next day which left my plans for Thursday shattered. Instead, I spent a lovely day with yet another college friend, Kelly, whose husband works with Bri. Can I just tell…
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Believing: Day 14
In the power of true friendship. Over the past two weeks I’ve had the joy of sharing time with two of my dearests. Two days with my college friend, Marni, and her family over Thanksgiving helped ease a lot of the struggle of how different the holidays were. As the 8 of us crammed into…
A Spring of Joy 