Heard at My House - The Four Year Old Theologian Edition
Setting: Sitting around the lunch table explaining that being told in the Bible to call God "Abba Father" is like being told to call him "Daddy".4 year old T: Mom, God is our *real* Daddy. And so we...
View ArticleWow-ful Women Wednesdays
I know these guys aren't women. I know that. And I know that this feature is called "Wow-ful Women Wednesdays". Doesn't matter. Let these lyrics sink in. I know I need to. This ought to be my heart's...
View ArticleHeard At my House - The Seven Year Old Theologian Edition
Setting: My two sons, chatting happily much too early in the morning for my liking. I come in and tell them to be quiet, once. Brief silence. Then, they begin the chatting again. I come in a second...
View ArticleWow-ful Women Wednesdays
Well, I made it to about 3:40 before I totally lost it. I call that progress."You are everything you've promised....Alleluia"
View ArticleWow-ful Women Wednesday -- Blue Grass Edition
Come on, now. This *must* put a smile on your face. I like this for many reasons. Not the least of which is my 3 year old coming over and trying to sing along thinking that the girls were singing...
View ArticleBack from the World of Silence
Hello world, it is me: Barbara the Delinquent Blogger! Honestly, who knew that the last time I would have blogged would have been July 13th? Seriously, I did not see the blog hiatus coming. Didn't plan...
View ArticleGood Enough To Eat
Originally posted on March 6, 2007 The other morning, as my family was dashing out the door to a homeschool event, my dear son said the most remarkable thing to me. I was feeling a little frumpy that...
View ArticleOpen Letter to Some of my Daughters
Originally posted October 26, 2010Dear precious, lovely girls:I have a couple of things to say to you today. They've been on my heart for a while but have been more like "groans too deep for words"...
View ArticleHeard at My House
Originally Posted September 22, 2009Note to Self:You know it may be time to have a more specific "talk" with the kids when one daughter, noticing a picture of a woman wearing a low-cut shirt, says......
View ArticleOdius Tasks
Originally Posted May 11, 2009I don't know about you, but there are some parts of being who I am, called to do what I am doing, that are really stinkin' excellent. On the flip side, there are a couple...
View ArticleCould've Been Worse (otherwise known as "The Wal-Mart Fiasco")
Originally Posted January 17, 2008It was the 15th which meant that my fridge was really not impressively stocked with groceries any more. Typically we shop on the 1st and 15th, but that is tricky when...
View ArticleImpressing God
Originally Posted August 5, 2010How long have I sat thinking about this post? How long have I had a weight on my heart about this post? *sigh*My first stirrings and musings on this matter came some 6...
View ArticleClearly I Didn't Pray Hard Enough for "Travelling Mercies".
Originally Posted July 14, 2008I don't know about you, but I serve the funniest God ever. I mean, His sense of humour is priceless and His timing is spot on. The trick is He is one of those smart funny...
View ArticleHands And Feet
Originally Posted August 4, 2009 (this one still makes me cry tears of gratefulness as I remember)This has been a complicated week in our house. On top of the regular busy of our family, we've added...
View ArticleTrue Confessions
Originally Posted December 15, 2009 (Let's have a few Christmas related posts now, shall we?)I am not as cranky as I like to give myself credit for. I suppose I like the idea, in a sick, twisted kind...
View ArticleClean Floors
Originally Posted March 29, 2010 How often do you wash your kitchen floor? I mean, really clean them. Not just run-the-Swiffer-over-them clean, or kind-of-sweep-them clean, but...
View ArticleChristmas Story, Daily Truth
Originally Posted December 23rd, 2006 Whether you recall Linus' recitation in a Charlie Brown Christmas, or whether you numbly listen to it being read again this Christmas Eve service, Luke 2 is...
View ArticleChristmas Countdown
Originally Posted December 13, 2010 (Still gives me chills every time!)There are some Christmas songs that everyone covers because they are just that good. This is one of them. But there is something...
View ArticleWow-ful Women Wednesday Christmas Edition
Originally Posted December 15, 2010 (Made it to 3:28 before I cried this time...and that only because I was setting the table for lunch during the first 3 minutes!) :-)This song was brand new to me...
View ArticleHonouring
Originally Posted February 28, 2010 (Update: My mom served my grandma well, just like this post describes, right until she passed away on December 24th, 2011)My Grandmother is 91. When I was little,...
View ArticleHeard at My House - The Existential Edition
Originally Posted January 27, 2011A: I just don't know what I'd feel like if I wasn't a person.Me: Sorry. What?A: I mean, if I wasn't me, and I wasn't someone else, and I wasn't a thing. I just don't...
View ArticleWell, At Least He Didn't Hang Himself
Originally Posted June 7, 2008Our lovely family was to go to homeschool soccer last night, 33 degree temperatures not withstanding. And I, in my new found "let's not be an out-of-shape mom" phase...
View ArticleDeal or No Deal
Originally Posted September 5, 2009Setting: idyllic farmers' market. Bustling early morning crowd. The aroma of freshly picked peaches. Vendors calling out their prices for "the market's best corn"....
View ArticleOpen Letter to a Jogger Guy
Originally Posted May 26, 2011Dear Jogger Guy:I need to start by apologizing. My sincerest apologies for looking like a terrified deer-in-headlights when you jogged towards me the other night. I don't...
View ArticleMoving Day!!!
Today is the big day! The new blog is up and running. Want to come over and see the new digs? Check it out at the new Fuel by BarbaraI will not be deleting this blog, but I will also not be updating...
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