Daybook December 15, 2009

outside my window… the sun is shining. the fog finally burned off around midday. I’m thinking… about all the stuff I need to inventory and pack. Procrastination is a glorious thing. I sitting here wasting time when I should be taking advantage of...

Snow Day

Saturday December 5, 2009I descended the stairs in a fog, and began calculating, “How many times did Timothy wake up? What time did Samantha try to climb into our bed? Eeerrr. Urrgh. Coffee. I need coffee.” As I reached the last step, Samantha appeared and...

counting down…

19 days to go. We’re on the home stretch. And for some crazy reason we decided that now would be a good time to take a trip to Virginia! Which will leave us about 5 days to pack up for the trip back to Thailand. The other day I was telling Samantha that we were...

Daybook 11/10/09

Outside my window… it’s a cold grey day. I’m thinking… wow! only 4 days to go. We leave Link Care and Fresno on Saturday. It’s been an interesting 8 weeks, learning lots of new things about myself, my husband and our ministry. I have a...

Daybook 11/4/09

Outside my window… i’m looking over the very cold swimming pool. it’s so inviting, yet so deceptive. i’ll turn into a popsicle if i even put one toe in the water.I’m thinking… about God’s love. He gives it so freely and I find...

My ‘First’ Halloween

Saturday night was Halloween. That’s a little heads up for those of you who think that October 31 is just another day. So, we got together and had some games for all the kiddos – you know, apple bobbing, donut on a string, pumpkin races, etc. Samantha is...

Daybook 23/10/09

Outside my window… It’s California. It never changes. Chilly morning with clear blue skies, transforming into glorious t-shirt weather by 4pm. I am thinking… I realized the other day that we leave for Thailand in about 2 months. I don’t know...

Daybook 10/17/09

Outside my window… the grey overcast morning as transformed into a bright, sun shiney day. I am thinking… about how to get my son to sleep through the night without me having to get up every couple of hours. He used to sleep really well, but in the last...

Husband Bashing Part 2

An ad on TV that highlighted for me just how out of control the Husband Bashing has become. It’s an ad for steam cleaning carpets. It says (accompanied by the images): “Pets. Spills. Little messes (children running by). And Big Problems (Husband walks in...