Only half of the crew here ready to pick up the rest of the team in Boston. On our drive to Northborough to meet up with her team, she asked me if I was nervous about her trip to Scotland. “Not really,” was my answer. It was 2 o’clock in the afternoon, and I was… Read More Girl on a Mission
As I write this, I’m imagining a delirious Cooper getting off an airplane after nearly 24 hours of total travel time ~ and all without an iPod, which is definitely some sort of world record. I woke up this morning praying that he would be energized and strengthened, not missing any detail of the incredible… Read More Growing and GOING: Right Before My Eyes
It’s mid-September, the leaves are beginning to change, the apple orchards are all open for picking, the farm stands are selling corn AND cornstalks for seasonal decor, and I am not so happy about all of this. It’s too soon! I do love the fall (really nothing like fall in New England), but I love… Read More Completing Her Quest
There were many signs of aging around here last week. Here are a few examples: 1. I received a prescription for bifocals. {Sigh…} 2. Robert and I paid our first of many Baylor tuition bills. {Only by God’s provision.} 3. I bought a MacBook {Another amazing provision.}, and registered for a class at the Apple… Read More Growing Girl{s}
“Something has gone terribly wrong. And everyone knows it.” is how the chapter on the Fall opens in the book Doctrine by Driscoll and Breshears. The last few days around here have proven it over and over, and I’m not talking about the frustrations inherent in every sewing project, but they are a good illustration!… Read More Imperfect Patterns {Lent Day #8}
We set aside Saturday morning to do the first of three sewing projects for Kayla’s Quest. Kayla’s friend Maddie is also trying to complete a Quest, so we hoped to have her over for the project, too. We set up two sewing machines, had the fabric and other tools all ready to go, and were working… Read More Kayla’s Quest: Sewing Projects, 5K’s, Nursing Home Outreach, Etc.
Good thing the shoe shop was having a buy-one-get-one-half-off-sale last week, because this girl needed some running shoes, too! While Cooper was deliberating with Dad over arch support versus coolness, Kayla and I were in the back of the store finding her a pair of non-Converse shoes {she owns MANY versions and colors of those!}… Read More Rockin’ The Pink & Black Ones ~ For a Quest!