Giveaway winners!
I didn’t realize when I asked for “human kindness and divine provision” what a gift it would be to read over that list. Thank you.
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Technical changes
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Thanks
Thank you for your responses, public and private, to my last post – for sharing pieces of your lives. I listened.
Trouble entering giveaway
The internet, says my husband, is not as nice a place as we’d like to think. It is more like a dark alley, and every second of every day, there are hands reaching out to rattle the doorknobs, checking, checking, checking all down the alley for any unguarded portal. I hate that image, it gives […]
Gifts of great beauty
So now that we are talking to each other, what should we talk about? If I were a smarter blogger, I would have quickly followed up on your willingness to talk with a titillating post on a hot topic, like “Q: What do you think of The Shack?” (A: I don’t think of it at […]
My mother
Confession: There is a whole new level of pain and beauty involved in seeing your mother without her hair. It was such pretty hair, long and thick and shining white. I miss it, and I miss the part of her that is not the same without it. The first time she took off her hat […]
Hello again
Gingerly I feel down the length of myself Like an animal after a tumble Which critical parts am I missing? But I cannot feel And I cannot tell My house is silent Three big children off to school Two toddlers who were with us, and are not One baby sleeping My head aches while my […]
Giveaway winner
Confession: I’m back. I just couldn’t take it anymore, all that Scripture reading and local community. Just kidding. But I did get my bathrooms cleaned. I’m popping in today to announce the winner of our coffee giveaway for R&R Roasters. Congratulations, Rosalie, who said “I can almost smell the delicious aroma already!” Your faith has saved […]
Tips for surviving winter
Confession: For the first month or two of winter, I revel in the coziness, the hot drinks, the layers of hoodies and afghans. And then at some point (December 26th, maybe) I switch strategies, and begin ignoring the weather out of existence… because I simply can’t hang in there that long without becoming claustrophobic. Here’s […]
Giveaway results: Footprints on the Ceiling
Dear people, I’m happy to announce the closing of our Footprints on the Ceiling giveaway, and a winner I actually know and love! Kayla on November 21, 2014 at 8:10 pm said: 1000 gifts by Ann Voskamp Congratulations, Kayla! I’ll be contacting you privately. For everyone else, some more delightful things to tell you– Footprints […]