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April 2012

April 13, 2012

spring cleaning

Its clean! The basement is totally and truly and profoundly clean. There are still toys...

February 2012

February 18, 2012

my talk last night at iv

The total lack of blogging is not because I was actually writing this talk but...

February 04, 2012

society for the prevention of cruelty to animals

Being the awesome and involved mother that I am, I went with Elphine on a...

January 2012

January 22, 2012

for a sunday evening

We sang this this morning in our main service.And the words, which are well worth...

November 2011

November 30, 2011

for a wednesday evening

103 Shall not the hand of the Lord be fully sufficient?Sometimes for a while it...

November 22, 2011

my sermon from the service tonight: psalm 34

Apparently I preached for 15 minutes instead of 5. Oops.This psalm, psalm 34, is attributed...

November 18, 2011

what! prayer? has it come to that?

Where have I been the last few days? Trying to put the house back together...

November 08, 2011

land of far distances: part three

Excerpted from Amy Carmichael's Gold by Moonlight. 3"And after this, when thine enemies see that thou...

October 2011

October 10, 2011

land of far distances: part two

excerpted from Amy Carmichael's Gold by Moonlight.2 So we pray, and in answer to our...

October 08, 2011

for a saturday evening

Excerpted from Amy Carmichael's Gold by MoonlightThe Land of Far DistancesIOften when our feet have...

September 2011

September 10, 2011

as the waters rose

9. Bitter Water His thoughts said, As I journey, sometimes the water is bitter. His...

September 04, 2011

My Sermon from this morning: Matthew 18

Matthew 18 is one of those scripture references that Christians can easily toss at each...

July 2011

July 08, 2011

A Woman’s, and probably a Man’s, Work is Never Done

Putting off the two giant remaining tasks of the week--sorting through a vast pile of...

June 2011

June 08, 2011

Now in the fading light of day

Romulus came weeping down to the laundry room. "They're not letting me have FUN!" he...

June 04, 2011

For a Saturday Evening

He is the Way.Follow Him through the Land of Unlikeness;You will see rare beasts, and...

May 2011

May 02, 2011

Funerals

My funeral plans are really always in some stage of being planned and replanned. As...

March 2011

March 14, 2011

The Sleep of the Righteous

This baby has the most grating, life shattering cry I think I've ever come across....

January 2010

January 05, 2010

Hem it with Quietness, a repost

His thoughts said, What if I have not time to gather my portion?His Father said,...

November 2009

November 28, 2009

an Advent thought

Better Than at thy Beginnings"The son said, Forgive me, my Father, but sometimes I wonder...

September 2009

September 14, 2009

The Word Rightly Preached or A Monday Morning Haze

We've been listening to a lot of sermons lately--Mark Driscoll, RC Sproul, Alister Begg, John...

September 06, 2009

For a Sunday Evening

This is very strange.Even though its not Lent, I've been hankering all day to hear...

September 04, 2009

Asleep in my body but Awake in Jesus Christ

I'm reading slowly and happily through Romans again. Its finally come round in my New...

August 2009

August 29, 2009

On A Saturday Evening

August 18, 2009

The Kingdom of Anxiety

Two babies are wandering around without their diapers on. So far we seem to be...

August 15, 2009

For a Saturday Evening

This was sung at our wedding and this particular group happens to be singing in...

March 2009

March 05, 2009

A Lenten Confession

I'm going to try and go to Catechesis training on Saturday. I'm planning to just...

March 03, 2009

Praying, as it were

A very long time ago someone asked what we do for morning prayer. Obviously, I...

February 2009

February 28, 2009

What we’ll be singing tomorrow

Wilt thou forgive that sin, where I begun,which is my sin, though it were done...

February 24, 2009

Lent…..

Having been pregnant for the last few lents and counted that alone as a discipline...

November 2008

November 22, 2008

A Day of Prayer and Fasting

If you're in the Binghamton area, please come join us today from 10 to 4...