mulling over 31 Proverbs Posted on January 24, 2007 By pamela I’m taking a break from writing – handwriting, that is – my husband has encouraged us, each one, to write out a copy of the Word—the Bible in our own hand—His Words, our writing. We’ve begun in the New Testament and have set about writing – originally a chapter a… Read more
a couple of links for you Posted on January 22, 2007 By pamela I thought about titling this blog entry: cuff links – you know, as in hand cuffs. But then I didn’t. My husband sent me a couple of links that were of interest to me and might be to you, too. In our case, clicking second link (convicted felons) proved to… Read more
Way more than a cuppa Posted on January 22, 2007 By pamela A few years ago I was speaking at a retreat and was sharing some basic marriage “imperatives” and what it takes to be: married for keeps. Yes… that’s a title of a book I’m writing in my mind. It’ll probably end up being published there too. And be a best… Read more
sorting through the biggest problems Posted on January 21, 2007 By pamela You know… when you try and quantify or attempt to qualify an issue, there inevitably comes a point when you have to retract a statement or further qualify it. I muse the problems that face America. I do this from time to time when I read an article about some… Read more
And then I wondered… Posted on January 20, 2007 By pamela Is all the cookie dough supposed to be baked into cookies? a few of our children make cookie dough for the sole purpose of tasting it (okay… eating it) by the fingerful handful. Still I wonder about cookies getting stale. My husband reminded me that cookies do not stay more… Read more
A question I’ve never asked. Posted on January 19, 2007 By pamela I’ve been a subscriber to an email list for many years… not really a participant except through occasional private mails but not a ‘regular’ poster. Anyway… as I usually do each day, I browsed the content list to scan the mail. I’m still laughing. O, not at the sister who… Read more
Life’s a Rewrite Posted on January 17, 2007 By pamela I’m sitting here this morning thinking of ways we used to do things and ways we do them now. Sort of a rewrite. I stayed up a little late (a little late for lately, not a little late for times past – that would’ve been *really* late) last night as… Read more
mommylife birthday Posted on January 15, 2007 By pamela It’s birthday celebration time… and as each year passes the blessings and benefits multiply! Mommylife is celebrating two years! I assure you, this is no toddler! Two years of blogging with the experience of two dozen lifetimes at least. So… happy birthday mommylife… with love and many blessings to Barbara. Read more
It takes about this long… Posted on January 15, 2007 By pamela You know… I am finally getting why children take so long to grow up. It’s mothers who need about this long to get the hang of the deal. And then when we get the hang of the deal, we get calls or letters like this: Well, we finally got here.. … Read more
the way of parenting Posted on January 14, 2007 By pamela So this morning I’m looking out at the blanket of fresh snow over the fields. I think of the beauty of it all and think how amazing it is that it covers all the flaws… the dirt and weeds, the uneven spots… And then I think of character… the character… Read more