In the Meantime…

I’m trying to see how many times I can say “in the meantime” today. Anybody counting? In the meantime, while you’re counting, I thought I’d put up some quick links to posts that have encouraged me lately: About being a hostess: Homemaking, Hospitality, and Tea I’ve never been on that site before, but this post was timely for me. It certainly challenged my way of thinking! (And yes, she is giving away a tea cozy, and no, that wasn’t why... Read More

April 20 – Matthew 26:38

Matthew 26:38 NIV Then He said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” The humanity of Jesus seems so real here, doesn’t it? What was His sorrow? For us, for what He was about to go through, because He had to “become sin”? And then He asks them to stay with Him. Could it possibly have been for HIS sake? Does He still long for that — does He ask for us to be with Him NOW? To... Read More

Another Blogging Break

A few months back, I took a blogging break when all six of my immediate family members got sick with a stomach virus. My sisters rose to the occasion and filled in for me. Wonderful things happened as a result, and now I’m ecstatic to be sharing this blog with three other family members! So I’ve decided to take another break, just to see what wonderful things might happen again! 🙂 Actually, that’s not the real reason. The real reason is that my husband has... Read More