Time to admit it. I've been nesting like crazy, ya'll. All of the closets, drawers and cabinets in my house have been quaking with fear lately. I've been descending upon them one by one in spontaneous, furious purging and organizing sessions, with garbage bags in hand and a heart devoid of ... Read More about Nesting like crazy.
Humble Handmaid Blog Archives
A little miracle and a marriage lesson from Downton Abbey (sort of)
A miracle has happened over the last few days at my house: Michael has now watched four episodes of Downton Abbey with me! (Thank you, PBS, for posting them for free!) My husband has watched them with me of his own free will. And he has been asking questions, lots of them. He even mentioned ... Read More about A little miracle and a marriage lesson from Downton Abbey (sort of)
When blogs can be deceiving:)
After reading this post over at Moxie Wife (one of my FAVORITE blogs:), I wanted to post a little something along those lines here on Humble Handmaid. I try so hard on Humble Handmaid to write about my life without crossing the line of sharing too much or too specifically. There are ... Read More about When blogs can be deceiving:)
See you someday, Downton Abbey Season 3
We don't have cable at my house--or even local channels. For whatever quirky technology reason, we pretty much only have Netflix through our Xbox. Which is fine with me most of the time. Except for when Downton Abbey came along. I devoured the first two seasons on DVD last summer, and now that ... Read More about See you someday, Downton Abbey Season 3
Setting my hopes on grace
"Therefore, gird the loins of your mind, live soberly, and fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ." ~1 Peter 1:13 I love this verse. This is how I read it: Erin, little daughter, guard your thoughts from running amuck today with worry, fear, ... Read More about Setting my hopes on grace
Mushy mama
I'm complete mush you guys, that's all I can say. ... Read More about Mushy mama
Don’t throw away your confidence
Sometimes it's tough to hold on to our confidence in God's plan for our lives. Maybe that's just me? When you feel you aren't succeeding When you hit a rough spot in your marriage When you have struggles at work When you or your family are in poor health When business is slow When the bills pile ... Read More about Don’t throw away your confidence
Works in progress
I went out for coffee with a few girlfriends last night to celebrate a friend who is about to have a baby (a little tradition of ours now before new babies are born:). All of a sudden, one of the girls came out with this Incredibly Profound Monologue about what she's been learning in her marriage ... Read More about Works in progress
What happened when I was rude to my husband
I was rude to my husband this afternoon. Like, taking-frustration-out-on-him-and-hoping-he-knows-how-hard-MY-day-has-been kind of rude. And wouldn't you know that I ate a HUGE helping of Humble Pie for dinner tonight. I had a really lovely day actually. The first sunny day we've had in days, ... Read More about What happened when I was rude to my husband