the /grace/ between
The grace poured out between.
On Keeping Them Safe
(Trigger warning: Brief mention of suicide and self harm.) When I turned forty, I thought I said goodbye to a decade of being tired. Chuckbob wasn’t even a thought. COVID was months away. // I remember when my Second Son was just weeks old, and I was a fresh mom...
Craftiness . . . Part 2~Kid quilts/Crib set
J.'s quilt (Work in progress!!) Theme for her room has sort of accidently turned into Tropical Garden.Baby Huggs' crib set. Theme for the babe simultaneously turned into Underwater Paradise.Quilt (Not done!)Crib skirtSheet and bumpers. Still have changing pad and a...
All (or at least some) things crafty . . . Part 1~Costumes for J.
Here are a few of the projects that have kept me busy over the past months. I will divide them up a little into separate posts.Scary Dinosaur!!Tinkerbell (She has one in green too. I am a SUCKER!)We LOVE tutus. So much fun!! She generally goes through about eight...
Christmas with J.
Christmas Eve is one of my favorite nights of the year. I love candlelight services, Christmas hymns soothe my soul . . . it is a sweet and PEACEFUL moment of reflection on the blessings (and trials) of the previous year, the challenges of the next one . . . all...
Radical Transformation
"Not what a man is in himself as a Christian, his spirituality and piety, constitutes the basis of our community. What determines our brotherhood is what that man is by reason of Christ." ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together Can you imagine how radically...
Parsnip and Fennel Soup With Dill
We just ate the most fantastic root vegetable soup-perfect for a snowy Alaska saturday night-or any other kind of winter night, ours just happens to be snowy and Alaskan. So here is the recipe courtesy of Real Simple. Trust me . . . fantastic!2 tablespoons olive...
Important Lessons . . .
I haven't decorated my house for Christmas in two years. Suffice to say I am desperately attempting to keep it reigned in. I am a wee bit over excited . . . there are some firsts tonight-the main one being my first normal sized live tree (that I purchased and set...
More craftiness . . . now I am motivated.
Since I am on a roll here . . . check these wreaths that the other half of my brain totally invented. At least she told me she did so if even if she beaugarted Martha Stewart I would never know. Anyway . . . these are AWESOME, the decorations can be switched to...
“Homemade Chapstick” . . . or “I Need A Life”
Surprise surprise already falling behind. Haven't blogged in over a month, primarily due to the GARGANTUAN case of inappropriate focus I am currently overtaken with*. So, what pressing matter called me like a siren back to the computer? . . . Homemade chapstick....