The word ‘advent’ means “coming”. In this season of the year, we focus on the meaning of the coming of the Son of God into the world. And the spirit of our celebration should be the spirit in which he came. And the spirit of that coming is summed up in Luke 19:10: “The Son… Read More Advent
What a great Thanksgiving weekend. We celebrated here at home in the afternoon and that evening, I went to the hospice house while Chris and the boys had dessert with neighbors. We’ve had boatloads of turkey leftovers, some of which have already been transformed into turkey salad sandwiches, turkey broth, and turkey tetrazzini. The next… Read More Post-Thanksgiving and Pre-Christmas
Thankful for these two turkeys. This photo was taken on the dock of our neighborhood (another thing for which I’m thankful).
One is faced with several issues when a blog has been dormant for awhile. The first issue, for me, is how to explain what I’ve been doing and why I went silent. I really don’t know how to solve that issue without some lengthy – and frankly boring – post. So I’m going to ignore… Read More Enough for a start
Happy Easter! Joseph and Jack – Easter 2014 The above photo was the best that I could get of the two little boys. Chris was away at a conference in Boston over Easter Weekend, so it was just the three of us. We are glad that Chris is home once more, safe and sound. I… Read More A {Belated} Happy Easter
Did you know that New Zealand has a queen? It does – Queen Elizabeth II – and today just happens to be the official government marking of her birthday. While the queen’s authority doesn’t overrule that of the House of Representatives, she is still considered to be the “Queen of New Zealand” and head of… Read More Living in New Zealand: Queen’s Birthday
Hello, my lovely readers 🙂 I hope that your week started out as well as ours did – lots of sunshine and lovely weather. Celsius Fahrenheit I was reminiscing about last Easter weekend – I was roughly 2 months away from delivering Joe and in the thick of my antenatal classes. I remember that my… Read More Living in New Zealand: Easter Weekend
Hello, my lovely readers! I hope that you’re all doing well and enjoying the season. This is such a wonderful time of year for so many of us, but I know that it can also be a hard month for those who are away from loved ones or struggling with other issues. I hope that… Read More Santa, Baby!
Happy Mother’s Day to my MIL, J, and to my mom, M 🙂 I was going to write this in advance and have photos, but I totally forgot. I was so tired after work yesterday, and I’m back at work today so I don’t have access to my files. As Mother’s Day drew near, Chris… Read More My Thoughts on When/If I’ll be a Mother
