Number of comments: 4 Chalice is in Mississippi at Belhaven College learning dance with Ballet Magnificat, a ballet company committed to praising the Lord in dance. There are no mirrors in some of the dancing studios so as to get your heart, soul, mind and eyes on Him and [...]
Number of comments: 5 Houses and riches are the inheritance from fathers, but a wise and understanding wife is from the Lord. -Proverbs 19:14. Picture coming. [...]
Number of comments: 10 Lowen proposed to Jonlyn Linville on the eve of May 9th here in his hometown of Cambridge. What a surprise! Lowen, send me the pictures we took that eve. so I can post one. [...]
Number of comments: 2 This is the one and only zany Brae holding a nectarine with an engraved message on it that says Happy Mother's Day in Chinese. Brae and China deserve each other - that's for sure! Thank you Brae for the greeting and this is to all [...]
Number of comments: 1 I have been waiting to be able to say that. Damien, find a picture for this. just the right one-a little kid doing a cartwheel or something...like I have to give you an idea!
ALSO, it is the official countdown to my sister's son's [...]
Number of comments: 5 While Chalice was traveling by bus for 14 hours from Jackson, Miss. to Chattanooga, Tn., I was slightly concerned that an unknown male might notice her beauty and perhaps watch her from a distance. Just as I suspected, this indeed was the case, but my [...]
Number of comments: 7 Damien told me on the phone that there was a big tractor in the backyard. Yep, I found the tiller man and hired him to come "till". Since then I have tapped the posts in with the sledge hammer. You should see me wrangling with [...]
Number of comments: 4 Actually, this prayer fills my mind with thoughts of Kyrie as a little girl. Gathering her art supplies, she would copy this prayer and illustrate it with her trusty colored pencils until I would exclaim, "Wow, we need to find a frame for this!" But, [...]
Number of comments: 8 More on aging! Damien has become a cross-word "puzzler". It is actually very good for the aging brain as we all know. On American Idol one of the "rockers" said he does cross-word puzzles in his free time which Simon laughed at and retorted "That" [...]
Number of comments: 8 -At 30. your bones are the strongest they will be and you have the most stamina and endurance you will ever have. -At 50, peope start to act like their parents even if they had been very rebellious. -Good news ladies! At 55, we start [...]
Number of comments: 2 High energy Brae and her super-spirited artist friend Eleanor came for the day and left me totally wiped. Out to lunch we went, window shopping, visited Pax and Chalice at school, made cupcakes, dinner, coffee, and looked for things Brae left at Christmas. We realised [...]
Number of comments: 6 Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken,... He bowed the heavens also, and came down... He flew upon the wings of the wind The Lord also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered His voice... He send out His [...]
Number of comments: 4 linda omelianchuk Cause me to hear your lovingkindness in the morning. For in you do I trust; cause me to know the way in which I should walk. For I lift up my soul to you. Psalm 143:8 [...]
Number of comments: 3 Our hope in prayer is rooted in His faithfulness. We have none. Our hope in prayer is rooted in His grace. He is unwilling to rest until the work of our transformation is complete. Our hope in prayer is rooted in His love-He looks out [...]
Number of comments: 2 I get to go to Covenant College today. The place that strengthened my young faith beyond measure and, how shall I put this, set the tone for the rest of my life. It is there that I fell head over heels for Damien. Funny how [...]
Number of comments: 2 van gogh My friend has lymphoma again and it is interfering with everything including her breathing. I came across Paul Tripp's post last month (on Psalm 27:14) and it has helped me know how to encourage. Take heart and wait for the Lord. Why?' [...]
Number of comments: 4 Remember that little jingle we all sang to our kids? It has been in my head lately because they are banging around in all directions now. Brae went back to Philly. At 3am or so, Lowen, Sienna and Jonlyn left for N.C. and Kyrie leaves [...]
Number of comments: 1 I kept Pax and Chalice home for a mental health day a few days back and we headed to Walmart and got "Christmas stuff", came home and decorated our house. Pax was flying around putting wreaths and candles in the windows outside. Chalice and I [...]
Number of comments: 4 Kids are many things to moms but what I am realising is that they were my built-in fitness center. One can not sit long when there is a child in the home. I am reminded of this when I have Eli on Saturdays and when [...]
Number of comments: 3 Picture this: Damien creating Christmas cards at one end of the art table with all tools at his disposal-rubberstamps, paper cutter, pens, colored markers, tape, stamps. At the other end of the art table is Pax equally as absorbed making his 10th plus necklace. Tools [...]
Number of comments: 0 There is something very little (I hope) and unseen causing havoc in the Howard home. There is something decomposing in our bedroom-now that is what you call "yucky". "It" has sent us running from our room after we retrieve whatever it is we have to [...]
Number of comments: 4 Kiko made this year's photo happen! First challenge was getting everyone together, 2nd challenge: no more than one person can have a melt-down in the process, 3rd challenge: photographer can not grow faint from all the shots Damien wants taken, 4th Challenge: Kate protecting her [...]
Number of comments: 5 We just finished watching Miss Potter, the true story of Beatrix Potter (played by Renee Zellweger). She is the author and illustrator of the best-selling children's books of all time. Her beloved creations were Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny, Jemima Puddleduck, etc. I thought it would [...]