Author Archives: kristen

Local Heads Up

If you are local, you should really consider going to see Behold the Lamb of God live next Tuesday night. I’ve seen this show live several times (the first time was seven or eight years ago) and it never disappoints. In the midst of shopping and planning and cooking and going to parties and… taking a few hours to remember Israel and the wait for a Messiah does a soul good. The songs are clever and moving. Before this was released on CD and there were just bootlegs floating around, I emailed AP and asked him if I could burn 16 copies of one song to teach to my third graders. A song that goes through the genealogy of Christ from Matthew. Of course, he graciously allowed me to do so. It was hands down their favorite thing that they memorized for chapel all year and they begged to be able to do it again for the end-of-year assembly. There’s always a great group of musicians performing and this year’s crew has been getting great reviews from shows so far. If you can’t make it, at least do yourself the favor of listening to the CD and buying yourself a copy.

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Day 2

Posted on 02.Dec.07 | Leave a comment

First Sunday in Advent

The December Photo Project Begins!

Posted on 01.Dec.07 | 5 comments

This year I am going to participate in the December Photo Project. Hopefully posting a picture each day will help to motivate me to post something else, too.

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Posted in family life, photo love

Explorers

Posted on 30.Nov.07 | 1 comment

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Posted in photo love

Perspective

Posted on 28.Nov.07 | 10 comments

The rheumatologist agrees that I have fibromyalgia. Thomas has an inoperable brain tumor. If you pray, pray for them.

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“my hope like autumn is turning brown”

Posted on 27.Nov.07 | 6 comments

Tomorrow is my long awaited appointment with the rheumatologist. I’m not sure how to feel. Chronic pain and constant fatigue has done a number on me this fall, on our whole family. I can’t remember what it’s like to wake up feeling good. We haven’t had anyone over since August. The house is a mess. The girls watch more television than ever before. But this seems so normal now. In this fallen world, with its troubles and pains, mine seem somewhat insignificant. It’s hard to even hope that things could change. I remember Abraham, and his hope against hope. I pray those three words I seem to pray more often than any others. “Help my unbelief.” And I try to remember that God cares for me.

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Thanksgiving

Posted on 27.Nov.07 | Leave a comment

We had a wonderful thanksgiving with food and family, the girls had such a marvelous time Kate asked if she could stay a little longer and have her grandparents drive her home later. In somber tones we heard “I miss my grandmother and grandfather” for several days afterwards. My parents took us and the siblings, etc. to hear Rob Bell on Thanksgiving Eve and he did not disappoint. I recommend going to hear him if you have the chance.

The Cornucopia of Blog Posts

Posted on 21.Nov.07 | 3 comments

My link post a few back? Mostly stolen from Gaines.

Driving the other day, we heard this interesting story on literacy and reading for pleasure. Basically, reading for pleasure is declining at a startling rate, with corresponding drops in comprehension and literacy. The best indicator for children being lifelong readers was how many books are in their home. I think our kids are set! Seriously, though, I know some people who have become interested in those Teach Your Baby to Read programs, but I am glad we’re holding out. I want our girls to understand the power of reading to some degree before they learn to decode. Because reading is so much more than decoding, and I’d hate to reduce it to that.

My mom is from Northeastern Pennsylvania, a peculiar place, with a peculiar dialect, which is not highlighted nearly enough on The Office.

I’m nearly finished Christmas shopping, and I’m excited about the number of handmade gifts I was able to buy. Etsy rocks! Supporting real people using their real talents is exciting. I recommend luvlugs for baby stuff, some made with salvaged fabrics and sweetpea76 for cool prints.

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Vote!

Posted on 17.Nov.07 | 2 comments

Please vote for the Jesus Storybook Bible (you know how I feel about it) to be the Best Picture Book of 2007 at Amazon.com! It would be great to get this valuable resource in the hands of as many families as possible.

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