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February 2015

February 05, 2015

Shifts and Changes: part three, rest

When Matt and I got married we settled into the early marriage meme that he...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

Equal Measures

Marriage is supposed to happen in equal measures, I'm pretty sure. But this morning, I...

January 16, 2015

The Fall

Not up to any number of quick takes today. Woke up to find almost a...

December 2014

December 19, 2014

7QT: And So The Long Day Wore On

OneFamily argument last night about whether or not to hang stockings a week early."You have...

December 18, 2014

Men are Human: even when they’re sick

Matt continues horribly unwell. He wakes up in the morning thinking that all is well...

November 2014

November 21, 2014

7 Quick Reasons to be Thankful

In light of it being nearly Thanksgiving, indeed, we are basically celebrating it already with...

November 07, 2014

7QT: “thankful” edition

One Here we are, finally at Friday. How amazing is that. Did some school. Cooked...

October 2014

October 07, 2014

Many Happy Returns of the Day

Today is Matt's Birthday. He's so so so much older than me, five whole years....

August 2014

August 12, 2014

An Evening Out

Went out to dinner last night to celebrate being married so long. Matt wore an...

August 11, 2014

Happy Anniversary to Me

Matt fancied up my tea tray this morning. I don't get this cup out very...

July 2014

July 18, 2014

Seven Bits of Things that are Nice

OneI really love Memoria Press. I know I said I wouldn't talk curriculum, but, oh...

July 08, 2014

Tuesdays in Time

Tuesdays are the best thing ever right now. Why, you ask. Tuesdays are an ordinary...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

Context, Children, a little Dinner

We gardened our way through the weekend in a frenzied and hysterical way, as we...

June 12, 2014

Marriage: It’s a tricky Business

Sandwiched as I am between two weddings, the sermon before, helping a tiny bit with...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

The place books go to die

We don't get out much but last Friday we were very lucky....sorry, I mean blessed,...

April 2014

April 25, 2014

7 Rambling Takes

OneJen's book is coming out next week! The cover looks very pretty. As I was...

February 2014

February 18, 2014

A little offensive bible reading for your day

I am getting through Numbers as best I can on these bleak mornings and am...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

men are human

I've lately been saying to any about to be married couple we come across that...

May 2012

May 28, 2012

the gentle idiot gardens

I have acquisitioned a plot in Good Shepherd's community garden. I plunked some seeds from...

April 2012

April 25, 2012

try to be reasonable

Alouicious can't find his binder with his writing assignment in it. And he's hungry. Very...

March 2012

March 28, 2012

who saved a wretch like me

Finally finished the Tim Keller Marriage Book. I know that's not its name but that's...

November 2011

November 21, 2011

mawage. its what bwings us togethah today

I posted thisNothing says "marital bliss" like trying to talk about money while you're both...

August 2011

August 11, 2011

Online At Last

Trying not to binge on the internet after being offline since we arrived in Corpus...

May 2011

May 29, 2011

My sermon from this morning: Colossians 3:18

It’s a pleasure to be here with you this morning for this difficult and probably...

August 2010

August 11, 2010

Happy Anniversary to…

meand Matt, since we got married nine years ago today. It wasn't a Wednesday, though....

June 2008

June 05, 2008

Walking and Other Matters

One of the great advantages to having more than two adults in the house is...

March 2008

March 03, 2008

I posted this earlier today but it disappeared so here it is again.

Matt and I are embattled in Monday Morning Negotiations. I’ve got my calendar out and...

November 2006

November 28, 2006

I try always to think of what my husband would do, and do that

As usual my brain is jelly having spent all day chained to the kitchen and...