“My dear,” she said after a time, “have you a perfectly distinct, settled view of what Christ is to the human soul?” “I do not know. I understand, of course, more or less perfectly that my salvation depends on Him alone; it is His gift.” “But do you see with equal clearness that your sanctification… Read More Resisting Gifts & Retreat Rejoicing {Lent Day #12}
“Hardship after hardship is with me…” is what Job said in the aftermath of losing just about everything he had from his property, to this servants, to his livestock, to his health, and to his very own sons and daughters. Now, that’s true hardship. And it was one after the other after the other. What… Read More Wonderful Weariness {Lent Day #11}
The confession I need to make today is that I told my sister I would send her this recipe a few days ago, and I didn’t do it. Sorry, Melinda! ☺ But here it is, and hopefully still in time for your craving or occasion. We had this on Christmas morning when my Texas and California… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars {Lent Day #10}
The sad thing is that I didn’t think I was capable of this. Speaking words that wound. Growing up, I was on the receiving end of a lot of wounding words, harsh, sarcastic tones, raised voices, and unbridled criticism. It was painful then, and the the memories can still produce grief. I would never do… Read More Wounding Words {Lent Day #9}
“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}
The tears were coming so easily yesterday and this morning ~ tears of joy and tears of fatigue and frustration. My friends got to meet their sweet son soon after his birth mother gave birth, and the pictures that followed were just so beautiful. In the midst of all of that joy, there was also… Read More Hopeless, Ashamed, Yet Brought Near {Lent Day #7}
Donwton Abbey had me dumbstruck and up later than I wanted to be last night. Actually, I sort of knew what was going to happen, because as I Googled around to see when season 4 would start, I ran across some pretty big spoilers, hints of tragedy. Wasn’t one big tragedy enough for one season?… Read More Adoption Grace {Lent Day #6}
by Michael Dudash ~ “He Shall Hear My Voice” Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 Reading and praying over what Robert will preach on this morning ~ Matthew 4:18-25 ~ the calling of the disciples. I read on and into the Sermon on the Mount in… Read More Poor in Spirit {Lent Day#5}
Robert took the trampoline down in preparation. Weathering Nemo last weekend was actually kind of fun. I can say that, because I wasn’t one of the tens of thousands of folks without power. Our family got a weekend together at home, a postponed women’s retreat, and a sort of extended Sabbath rest. A warm fire… Read More White As Snow: Nemo and More {Lent Day 4}
Corn Chowder. That’s what I had planned to post about today, but I didn’t take any pictures of the process of making it, or the serving of it to a fun group of women gathered around my dining room table, and it’s really just a variation of the Pioneer Woman’s delicious recipe anyway. And it… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Important Ingredients {Lent Day 3}