It was just Kayla and me last night. We skied all day in Vermont {last day for the season, and we even ended the day with a black diamond!}, came home in time for Kayla’s Friday evening dance class, and then sent Kory and Cooper off to the 30 Hour Famine. Robert made it safely… Read More All Confessed Out? {Lent Day #33}
Today is our last day of skiing for the season, and it also happens to be the first day of World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine that my boys will be participating in. Their final meal is supposed to be lunch today, and they will break their 30 hour fast at 6pm on Saturday evening. The… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Feasting Before the Famine Bars {Lent Day #32}
Those are the kids of words that John Piper always uses when talking about how, in new birth and regeneration, we are now able to view and treasure Christ. I’ve never read Desiring God (I know, I know…), but I’ve heard him speak plenty of times, and I’m reading a book of his right now… Read More Seeing and Savoring Supremely {Lent Day #31}
Yesterday, in my list of other, seemingly more trustworthy gods, I listed Texas for its lower cost of living. I could have both a bigger house and a bigger savings account if I lived there after all! {Everything’s BIGGER in Texas, right?} But that amenity is actually pretty far down my list of reasons to… Read More Speaking of Texas… {Lent Day #30}
Kory was away skiing all day yesterday. The Monday ski school group had an extra chaperone pass and offered to let him use it. He wasn’t home yet when the mail arrived and in it was a letter from one of the two schools we hadn’t heard from yet regarding acceptance and admission. I texted… Read More College, Control, and Cash {Lent Day #29}
The tree was for displaying words, images, and phrases depicting who God is. There was another board upon which we pinned words that describe who we are ~ in Him. It was a retreat for women ~ from my church and Vita Nova, a church that was planted from ours several years ago, and it… Read More Idol Smashing & Sweet Rewards {Lent Day #28}
“Therefore I bring charges against you again,” declares the Lord. “And I will bring charges against your children’s children. Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus, and look, send to Kedar and observe closely; see if there has ever been anything like this: Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods… Read More Changing Gods {Lent Day #26}
“In Christianity, your activity does not determine your identity.” I’m away at another women’s retreat today ~ The Beloved Retreat. This one is for the women of my church and a sister church in town ~ as opposed to the Burly Man Retreat which was a few weeks ago and for the menfolk. ☺ All… Read More Identity Crisis or Christ’s Identity {Lent Day #25}
Blueberry muffins are one of Robert’s favorite foods, but I never thought to serve them with lunch or dinner until my friend Sherri did that very thing one Sunday after church. {Hi Sherri!} It was chicken pot pie and blueberry muffins if I remember correctly, and it was so good. I am in desperate need… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Muffins, Quiche, and Legalism {Lent Day #24}
Cooper and Cameron on debate day! I’m getting ready for a Classical Conversations information meeting tonight. At 7pm my house will be full of parents who are looking into both homeschooling and the Classical method. My friend Sarah, who is our local director, will talk about the early years in the program, and I will… Read More Classical Confessions {Lent Day #23}