"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."
I got the idea for my hand-embroidered onesies from one of my favorite blogs, Pleasant View Schoolhouse, when she embroidered four onesies for a set of twins. I was so inspired, I fired up Google to get some information on how to do it myself. Here is the result, my personal method for embroidering a [...]
Posted on July 10th, 2007 by Dove
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E was to be gone all day Saturday, helping his brother build his house. As a special treat for them (and a sanity-saver for me), he bought a new toy for the girls, one that’s been on my wishlist for awhile: Wedgits. They’re kind of like blocks, kind of like Tangoes, kind of like geometry [...]
Posted on July 9th, 2007 by Dove
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In my search for Christian marriage and parenting resources on the web, I have encountered much too much of a good thing. I’ve found plenty of great resources and suggestions, and plenty of holier-than-thou implications (or outright claims) along with them. Christians have a tendency to take good lifestyle options and turn them into the [...]
Posted on July 9th, 2007 by Dove
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Even the most careful of us can be scammed. My husband is a computer guy, and a “thumpin’ good ‘un” at that (as Hagrid would say). He often uses his website and computer hacking skillz to test his clients’ systems for vulnerabilities (with their consent and in their service, of course). Ever since we began [...]
Posted on July 8th, 2007 by Dove
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This recipe is a family favorite and my best dish to give new mommies in those first few weeks after baby’s arrival. So yes, Mandy, if you’re reading, this is the dinner I’m bringing you next week! I like to prepare a double batch of the soup ingredients and freeze half for quicker preparation the [...]
Posted on July 7th, 2007 by Dove
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“It has been well said that no man ever sank under the burden of the day. It is when tomorrow’s burden is added to the burden of today that the weight is more than a man can bear. Never load yourselves so, my friends. If you find yourselves so loaded, at least remember this: it [...]
Posted on July 7th, 2007 by Dove
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I will post soon on how I did these, but can’t resist sharing first. The first is for a teeny newborn girl born to friends of ours. I plan to add some girly red embellishment to the sleeves. The second is for a friend whose baby’s gender is yet unknown. I’m working on a third, [...]
Posted on July 6th, 2007 by Dove
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My daughters, unbidden, just cleaned up the entire living room and playroom and asked me to vacuum. All toys were in the toybox, all books on the bookshelf, all clothes in the laundry basket, all shoes on the shelf, all cushions on the couch. I was in awe, and told them so. They glowed with [...]
Posted on July 5th, 2007 by Dove
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Lately I have been struck by how loving my daughters are. When Bug bumped her head and was crying, Lou gasped and ran to her, gave her a sweet hug and kiss, and held her, saying, “My poor Bug, you have an owie? You hurt? It’s okay, I’ll kiss it.” And Bug, for her part, [...]
Posted on July 3rd, 2007 by Dove
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Lou: “Mommy, I have BIG feets like Daddy and like you!”
Posted on July 1st, 2007 by Dove
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