when east meets south
This is the third post in a 14-week study we are working through. More information and resources can be found here. A quick note to those of y’all who are not participants: – Please read along as we go through the study chapter by chapter, and contemplate the questions we’ll be tackling. It’s gonna be [...]
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We finally got a chance to spend some time on the other side of the creek. Because arriving there safely includes traversing a bridge that needs side rails – the littlest require adult supervision. This is the part of the property that made me swoon when we first looked at this house. And it’s only [...]
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The Reason for God – Chapter One: There Can’t Be Just One True Religion Timothy Keller begins by presenting the time honored arguments against the nature of God and Christians in particular – intolerance and exclusivity. And he lays out his response to each of the attempts made by cultural and political leaders to rid [...]
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It’s Mother’s Day. Which means I ate too much yesterday. Stayed up too late last night. And plan to do nothing beyond going to church and hanging out with my beloveds today. It’s the only weekend of the year I can justify this sort of indulgence and laziness, and I’m planning to take full advantage. [...]
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Today marks two years since we got the call about Esther’s death. And my heart still aches for her. So much has happened since in those two years. So much I could have never anticipated nor imagined. At the time I simply couldn’t see past my grief. I didn’t want to see past my grief. [...]
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Surprise. We are starting a week early – sort of a trial run – to see how this online-Bible-study-with-100+-participants is going to work. A quick note to those of y’all who are not participants: – Please read along as we go through the next 14 weeks, and contemplate the questions we’ll be tackling. It’s gonna [...]
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Welcome. I’m glad you’re here. I’m not going to show y’all everything because, well… some stuff simply isn’t done yet. But I thought you might like to have a peek at some of what is ready for visitors. This is my room. It’s right off the entry way and is where I do all my [...]
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**edited to add: I’ve heard from several of y’all who have purchased the book but hadn’t signed up yet – if this is you too, please email me or leave a comment, I want to be sure you get a chance to participate** Wow, y’all. I’m blown away at the response to this Bible study. [...]
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So excited about all y’all who have signed up to join me in studying The Reason for God by Timothy Keller. If you haven’t heard, I posted all about it here, with some great resources to learn more about the book. I’ve received emails from several of y’all who want to join in but worry [...]
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Since the move, the attendance at our little homeschool has doubled. Welcome to our newest student, Dalton. I’d been worried that adding Dalton to the mix would double (or even worse) the homeschooling chaos around here. Asher and I both share a bit of a laissez faire mentality and occasionally frequently lack of organization and [...]
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I'm a regular mama who happens to have twelve kids - four homegrown, seven from China, one in heaven - and one very busy husband.
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