If you saw my Facebook page last week you may have noticed we adopted a cat. After the heartbreaking process of leaving our first kitties–Butterscotch and Maisy–back in Michigan because our landlord wouldn’t allow pets, we were starting to feel lonely. We really, really loved those stupid cats–despite their vomit and poo and meowing and climbing […]
The One with the Not-Super-Valentine’s-y Day
This hasn’t been a particularly romantic Valentine’s, but I’m ok with that. We’ve been spending some time with my mom, chilling on the couch, munching, and watching LOST. We had plans for an epic pizza date, but neither of us were “feeling” Vday, so we’re postponing our date till Friday. (We still had Pizza Hut […]
The One with the Paperclip Project
My husband’s mind works like no other. I love to sit back and watch the wheels turning. Many of his mannerisms change as he sinks deep into thought–his breathing slows and deepens, his eyes sometimes bat back and forth as if reading line after line of information, he might pull out the “air calculator,” and […]
The One with the Still Mornings
so pleased to be joining up with Gypsy Mama’s Five Minute Friday challenge. The starting concept is- Awake These past two weeks have been beautiful. Awaking early in the morning, before the sun rises, all because I have an 8am “devos” date with my husband. I have always been a morning person. I enjoy the […]
The One with my New Bracelet
Before Christmas Kevin told me he had ordered a gift for me that might not arrive until after the holiday. I would remember this occasionally as the days and weeks passed, but overall didn’t think too much about it. The past few days, though, I had been teasing him about whether or not I believe […]
The One with Our Daily Bread
For the past week my heart has been so happy, so full. My husband and I made a commitment to spend a half hour together every single morning reading our Bibles, discussing, and praying together. We’re not really “New Year Resolution” kind of people, but I guess that’s exactly what we did. We resolved to change our lives, […]
The One with a Prayer Commitment
One of my favorite bloggers is a woman of faith, deep conviction. Rachel is real. honest. encouraging. inspiring. Recently she posted about a topic that convicted and stirred my spirit for many days. 31 Days to Pray for Your Spouse. A challenge to pray for my husband every single day through January 2012. This 31 […]
The One with a Little Thing
We’ve had a long, busy, tiring weekend. I’m going to bed now. But can I just say that when I got back from worship practice tonight, I found my husband had done all the dishes. He rocks. Oh, and last night, I got home from our church’s family movie night and another worship practice for […]
The One with ABCs of Thanks
There’s been a lot of thankfulness happening on my blog lately. But don’t think that’s a bad thing, do you? :) Today, at the close of Thanksgiving Day 2011, I join Rachel @ Finding Joy in her ABCs of Thanks. A – Ashley. my favorite sister. B – blogging. C – chocolate, in most all […]
The One with My 26th Year
Today, on my 26th birthday, I want to share {twenty six} things that bring me JOY. 1}a sweet little girl birthday card from my Grams. 2}watching my facebook wall fill up with birthday greetings and feeling the love. 3} having my living room overflowing with beautiful teen girls for a night of laughter, sharing, and […]