Our backyard has come a long way. It still has a long way to go, but at least now I don't keep my kitchen and living room curtains closed just so I don't have to look out at it. :) Michael has done more than the lion's share of the work, and much of it really back-breaking, like pulling up plants ... Read More about An industrious husband, a backyard that’s “getting there” :)
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Trust with a smile
Well, away we go. From NASA, that is. We are about to enter our very first week of being completely self-employed. A four-day work week, to boot. I think this bodes well. :) Like I've explained before, God frequently uses many "little" affirmations and coincidences to point me where He wants ... Read More about Trust with a smile
8pm Shutdown…I really wrote that? :)
Oh, how I laugh at myself sometimes in looking back on my old posts. Like this one. Oh how logical and balanced and revolutionary I thought I was when I wrote this: "Because spending 14 hours per day taking care of my home, work and family is enough." Oh how much I've learned since ... Read More about 8pm Shutdown…I really wrote that? :)
My foot is slipping…
"When I say, 'My foot is slipping,' your love, LORD, holds me up. When cares increase within me, your comfort gives me joy." -Psalm 94:18-19 ... Read More about My foot is slipping…
The Two Cutest Excuses in Texas
I had Grand Plans to hand-make Mother's Day cards and send them to eight different people. But my plans officially fell flat...when I dropped my Mother's Day cards in the mailbox yesterday. At least I can claim that I have the Two Cutest Excuses in Texas, right? It's just that I'm really the ... Read More about The Two Cutest Excuses in Texas
Some Good Listenin’: The Can’t Stop Jogging to It Edition
My friend and sister-in-law, Jenay, recently sent Michael and me a link to The Missionary Family, a website and podcast co-hosted by Genie Summers and her son, John Paul Summers. I haven't listened to many podcasts before, but for some reason Jenay's email really piqued my interested, and I ... Read More about Some Good Listenin’: The Can’t Stop Jogging to It Edition
The Family Franco, May 2012
The after-mass family photo from Easter :) My darling love Faith and her great-grandmother, Mema 8 months old! Not quite crawling, but trying really hard. Sleeping all night...eating solids...wearing 9-month outfits already...and looking more and more like her daddy. She also says ... Read More about The Family Franco, May 2012
Some Good Readin’: The Perspective in Motherhood Edition
These are a few neat posts I came across this week. I always need reminders to stay in perspective. I truly, truly do. http://itsalmostnaptime.blogspot.com/2012/05/happy-perspective-day.html#comment-form http://celestebehe.blogspot.com/2012/05/in-nutshell.html ... Read More about Some Good Readin’: The Perspective in Motherhood Edition
A million ways to be a good mother
"There is no way to be a perfect mother...but there are a million ways to be a good one." "We never give more honor to Jesus than when we honour his Mother, and we honor her simply and solely to honour him all the more perfectly. We go to her only as a way leading to the goal we seek - Jesus, ... Read More about A million ways to be a good mother