Advent – Page 3

Rejoice! I shall say it again: rejoice!

{Gratutious Joyful Child Photo} Bonnie Engstrom, whom I had the pleasure of working with and meeting last year at the Behold Conference, invited me to participate in an Advent series over at her blog, A Knotted Life. It’s one of the few writing “assignments” I said yes to, and I’m glad I did. She gaveRead the whole post >>

Hiatus

I’ve decided to take a brief blogging break because, well, it’s Advent (for a few more days anyway), and I’m trying to focus on seeking Him. We have just a few days left of this waiting season, and I don’t want to rush through it. There are no more hours to my day; yet, there’sRead the whole post >>

An Advent Tea

Yesterday the girls and I hosted our inaugural Advent tea. We opened our home – and our hearts – to some of our good homeschooling friends, including one who traveled over an hour to be with us. I could not have asked for a more perfect day. We ended up having 13 ladies join us,Read the whole post >>

7 Quick Takes: The Extreme Introvert, Rotten Pumpkin, & Holiday Masochist Edition

— 1 — So my postpartum mood had been pretty placid – even chirpy – until recently. Over the past few weeks, I’ve morph into a weepy psycho. My poor babysitter showed up on Wednesday, and I burst into tears and told her how I’ve ruined my children and that she’s the only adult I’veRead the whole post >>

This & That

I received my December issue of Cooking Light, and there was a great article about eating mindfully. Like I discussed in this anti-dieting post, the article encouraged readers to think in terms of choosing to do something or choosing not to do something rather than telling yourself, “I should eat this,” or “I shouldn’t eatRead the whole post >>