Category Archives: faith

The Sins of the Fathers – Revisited with a bit more perspective

I have a day more of perspective now on what happened on Sunday, along with the amazingly kind and wise words of my Aunt Zona and my friend Nicole to help me too.  So I just wanted to write a … Continue reading

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The Sins of the Fathers

It’s possible that none of this would have happened if I’d actually remembered that I was supposed to read Scripture in church yesterday.  If I had, I would have read the passage in advance, practiced, looked for the difficult-to-pronounce words … Continue reading

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For Unto Us A Child Is Born!

Merry Christmas! We love you all! Love, Nik, Laura, and Ellie For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, … Continue reading

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October Sewing: Christmas Ornaments for Church

For the second year in a row, I’m coordinating an “ornament making party” to support the mercy ministries at our church.  The ladies of the church join together to make felt ornaments.  People are asked to make donations during the … Continue reading

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A Glimpse

Ellie has been sick. Since Wednesday. With a stuffy nose that is sometimes really runny.  And I think itchy eyes (because she rubs them a lot). And a cough. And when you have all of that, it’s hard to nurse … Continue reading

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How I learned to sew

Welcome visitors from Sew Mama Sew!  You’ll find the Giveaway Day post here. The other day, my sister Rachel and I were talking about sewing. She is just starting to sew and was commenting about how little she knew and … Continue reading

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Eliana’s Baptism

Eliana was baptized on Mother’s Day.  The same pastor who officiated at our wedding also did the baptism, which felt satisfying complete to me. I was more affected than I thought I would by the sight of the members of … Continue reading

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Christos Anesti!Alithos anesti!  Christu uyirthezhunnettu! Theerchayayum uyirthezhunnettu!  (That’s supposed to be Malayalam)Christ is Risen!He is Risen Indeed!Hallelujah!    

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30 Hour Famine

The youth at our church participated in World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine this weekend.  And they were on 3 news stations and even were featured in a  Baltimore Sun article!  Over the past four years, they’ve raised $18,000!  Awesome!!

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God’s grace through a cell phone company

So Monday night, I discovered that although I was only halfway through my billing cycle, I had already used up all my cell phone anytime minutes as well as the rollover minutes that I had left, as well as going … Continue reading

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