Since, deep down, I know that my readers just want to see pictures of Gabriel instead of read about my life's little adventures and philosophical musings, here are some recent gems of Gabriel and our beautiful new house (which I haven't posted of pictures of at all!) He LOVES eating ... Read More about I know you’re all just here for the pictures–and explosion stories :)
Humble Handmaid Blog Archives
A new woman, and rambunctiousness
Mother's Day Out has been so wonderful this past week! I feel so much less stressed, Gabriel loves his little class and teachers, and I get to have one hat on at a time (well, much more of the time). My work for my job is already greatly improved in quality and focus--as is my mothering. I also get ... Read More about A new woman, and rambunctiousness
Mr. and Mrs. Fixit–and company
Mr. Zip and Mrs. Mignon came into town this weekend, and I feel like I have a house full of personal handymen at my service! Today, Mr. Zip (my amazing and completely blind father-in-law) single-handedly installed a new garbage disposal and a new floodlight in the backyard. Of course, ... Read More about Mr. and Mrs. Fixit–and company
Today
6 a.m. - Baby wakeup call (who needs an alarm clock, anyway? Just have a baby and you'll never sleep through your "alarm" again)6:45 a.m. - Parked Gabriel in the stroller and decided to pull weeds from my front flower bed. 7:00-7:45 a.m. - Took a stroll around the neighborhood in our pajamas, ... Read More about Today
Slice of a Friday
I'm sorry that most of my posts have been on such dark topics lately! I thought I'd lighten things up with a Friday slice of life post :) It's been a nice day. This morning, I had a babysitter come over to watch Gabriel from 9-1pm while I worked at Starbucks. I treated myself to a peppermint ... Read More about Slice of a Friday
Thought for today, on suffering
As I've watched some of my loved ones suffer through illnesses and difficult times in their lives over the past year, I have pondered and prayed about suffering quite a lot. One thought of mine: I think that sometimes people reject God because he hasn't eliminated human suffering. What he has ... Read More about Thought for today, on suffering
A LOVELY weekend
My birthday weekend was fantastic. Gabriel and Michael finished recovering from the latest Evil Cold to hit our family, and we spent a lot of quality time together. We didn't have a party or do anything exciting for my birthday this year, but for some reason it was really the best birthday I've had ... Read More about A LOVELY weekend
“Wait–so I’m engaged now?!” — An amazing treasure from my past :)
I wrote this on May 7, 2007, right after Michael proposed to me. I love Facebook for keeping this treasure for me! This is such a huge, huge treasure for me--especially since our second anniversary is coming up on August 8th. Enjoy my newly-engaged, blissful writing, as well as the pictures ... Read More about “Wait–so I’m engaged now?!” — An amazing treasure from my past :)
Rough Day, Nice Day
Wednesday was a rough day. On Tuesday, Gabriel had been diagnosed with double ear infections and wheezing from his cough/allergies.On Wednesday, he was sick and cried all day long and I performed pretty poorly for my job as a result (and got told so, nicely). Also, I had to go to the dentist at the ... Read More about Rough Day, Nice Day