Monthly Archives: February 2013
This Year’s Speech Competition
V and I knew early on that our dear son was great at memorizing things–facts, books, driving directions–from a very early age. Since he began grade school, part of his weekly curriculum has been recalling and reciting verses from the Bible. He has always been able to recite his verse early in the week for […]
True Friends
Observing my children with their friends and also considering the friends in my life, I’m wanting to express thankfulness to those who are true friends! True friends Listen as much as they speak Encourage when we are weak True friends Laugh with us till we cry Encourage when life is one long sigh True friends […]
Better Than Valentine’s Day
I wrote this about two years ago before I even had begun this blog, but am reposting it here to celebrate the best Valentine’s Day I ever had–and there was no romantic love at all! Seventeen (really, seventeen?) years ago this week, I was a sophomore at Tulane University. A week past Valentine’s Day, and […]
Thirst
Themes follow me in my reading, my conversations, and what I hear at church. A recent theme has been that of thirst. Our church has been going very thoroughly and captivatingly through Psalm 63. The first verse sets the stage: “O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, in […]
A Few Thoughts on Handling the Unexpected…
This morning was the first day all week that Little A and I didn’t have an errand to run or something specific on the schedule. I told her about our lack of plans last night, and she immediately asked with a big, excited grin if we could go to a local indoor bouncy play area. […]
Running the Race 
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