This was circulating among email inboxes as a forward some time back. I enjoyed reading it. The History of ‘APRONS’ I don’t think our kids know what an apron is. The principal use of Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress underneath, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans [...]
A girl I know is going through a really rough time. She shared the other day how she felt as if all she was doing these days was taking care of her children, and she didn’t like the way she and her husband had no time for each other or anything else. I couldn’t stop [...]
This is a bit lengthy; my regulars can feel free to skip or skim.Thundering Sneakers, by Prudence Mackintosh, is basically a compilation of articles that she wrote in the 70′s for Texas Monthly about the joys and humor of raising her three boys. Does everyone want to know what “thundering sneakers” could possibly mean? Maybe [...]
Various bits of information that I know you desperately need, but don’t fit in a post anywhere else:Meredith mentioned Top Secret Recipes a few weeks back. I took a look and tried their ‘Panera’ Broccoli Cheddar Soup- quite yummy. I’ll probably stick with my Mennonite cookbook recipe for it, though, since I’m more comfortable making [...]
It must be possible to have every virtue but love, and use them to their fullest, for a while. Strange but true. Paul warns in Colossians 3 and 1 Corinthians 13, though, that without love, our efforts will come to nothing. I’ve written before about my burden to see my kids get saved. Aliyah especially [...]
“Fixity of heart is a rare thing and probably always has been. It is easier to follow after the world in its futile pursuit of happiness, simply because we are like sheep and we go astray. To stay quietly by the Shepherd seems harder, but in the end we find there (and nowhere else) our [...]
I’m always up for a free day at the Y- looks like April 14th is the next opportunity. Read about Healthy Kids Day, and see if your local Y is involved, here.
Bits of news to end the week:An update on Vincent. This was the latest word-“Pray for the Karnai family. Vincent will be undergoing surgery tomorrow to put in a trach and a feeding tube in his stomach. As long as surgery goes well, he will go home in a week. A lot of changes are [...]
In Aliyah’s art lessons last week, we learned about Leonardo da Vinci. He was a genius-an expert in music, architecture, military strategy, engineering, science, astronomy, botany, anatomy, and, of course, art. Yet, we learned, he was so busy jumping from idea to idea, that he rarely was able to accomplish much. His Mona Lisa is [...]