(smaller button below)Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome—though we love to try new dishes, your post doesn’t have to be a recipe.If you want, you could join the book club on Mondays at TheHighCalling.org and post your responses to the essays in The Spirit of Food; because, you see, we’re pretty relaxed over here. Posts like … [Read more...]
Old, Calloused Heart
One evening when my kids were little, I was flipping through TV stations and landed on a Christian channel. I got called away and left the TV on, thinking I'd be right back.By the time I returned, the program had switched to something new. My daughter was in the room frantically scribbling numbers onto a piece of paper, almost breaking down in tears."What are you doing?" I … [Read more...]
Thirteen
The girl in this photo has just about finished reading a 658-page book about HTML and CSS that she requested for Christmas. She has completed all of the practice assignments and seems to understand it all. I asked her at dinner this evening what was the most fun she had today. She answered, "Learning CSS. And designing a clubhouse for the back … [Read more...]
As We’re Adventing
"Shhh..." One of the older girls hushed her brother as we prepared to light the second candle of the wreath. "Stop making weird noises. We're 'Adventing'!" Yes, we are Adventing in a big way this year, with multiple countdowns in progress throughout the house. First, there's the Journey to Bethlehem tradition that I told you about when describing how Advent first … [Read more...]
Finding Bliss in the Better
Poetry's been on my mind quite a bit lately.First, there are my poem-promoting/poem-lovin' friends. Yes, indeed, a lot of my friends are enjoying poetry, whether reading, writing, sharing, publishing, or even tweeting it (check out TweetSpeak Poetry on Twitter tonight, November 23, 9:30-10:30 p.m. ET).Also, I went to that Wendell Berry reading, and though he read from … [Read more...]
The Best Time to Plant a Tree
The owner of the nursery, Chip, picked up the potted magnolia tree and stuck it in our trunk.This "tree" was small; no bigger than a modest bush. My husband and I walked back to the building with Chip to pay for it. As we crossed the parking lot, I asked, "I heard it's best to plant a tree in the fall. Is that true?" "When they're in pots like this, it doesn't … [Read more...]
Summer Sweetness
"[A]ll things were created by him and for him." (Colossians 1:16) … [Read more...]
Why Cross Country?
All summer, two of our kids have been training with a home-school cross country team.I run with them and drag along the other two kids to practices, as well, insisting they join us for at least part of the workouts. Sometimes the unofficial runners "forget" their shoes or socks as a not-too-subtle means to avoid running. I have sent them onto the course barefoot. I … [Read more...]
Too Familiar?
We've been hosting two people from Belgium—a mom and daughter—who are friends of the Belgian Wonder's family. The daughter needed all the "stuff" for her first year of college in America, so we were driving them to "stuff" stores like Target, Wal-Mart and Kohl's.But both she and her mom needed some non-"stuff" things, as well, like glasses and contacts. So I drove both of … [Read more...]
Knee Prints
There's a lady at our church who has a voice as soft and soothing as flannel. She prays so regularly, she seems radiant from God's glory. In fact, I feel from her an almost palpable peace flowing from the Holy Spirit with whom she interacts so faithfully and intimately.Just being around her makes me want to pray more. Some days I am so moved by her humble spirit and … [Read more...]
Missing Rich
My son just discovered the music of fellow Hoosier Rich Mullins. We have a tribute CD that includes "Awesome God," "Hold Me, Jesus," and "Elijah," among others, and my son has been playing it nonstop. In fact, the first thing he does upon waking up is flip on the stereo and press play to start off the day with "Awesome God." He loves that particular song so much, he'll … [Read more...]
Responsible for Spills
I'm not the only person to notice, as I was filling up here:This sign:Stay alert and pay close attention while at the pump, or you'll be stuck cleaning up your mess.Good advice...from someone who knows.It’s easy to subscribe to annkroeker.com updates via email or RSS feed.Visit NotSoFastBook.com to learn more about Ann’s book. … [Read more...]
Food on Fridays: We Are Real (and so is the food)
(smaller button below)Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome—though we love to try new dishes, your post doesn’t have to be a recipe. If you want to tell us about the first person who taught you to cook, that’s great. Posts like that are as welcome as menus and recipes. … [Read more...]
End of an Era
We used to live in a town with a gorgeous library that I've used and loved since 1988. When we moved a few miles away to our new house eleven years ago, we discovered with shock and dismay that we're just over the line in another library's district. We loved and used our original library so much, we actually paid an annual fee that allowed us to continue using its … [Read more...]
Weeds Mean Work
My parents purchased their farm in the mid-1970s from Mr. Hayden, one of those wiry old farmers who was fully dressed at the crack of dawn, hoeing the garden, gathering eggs, scooping grain into the manger for the cows, and checking the fences.Fences need to be checked regularly to be sure they are intact. Like so many things in life, fencing can be broken, sagging, … [Read more...]
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