Monthly Archives: April 2009

It’s All In A Name: Part Four

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For thus the Lord GOD,
the Holy One of Israel, has said,
“In repentance and rest you will be saved,
In quietness and trust is your strength.” (Isaiah 30:15a)

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My Brian.

Noble. Strength.

And a ruthless trust that has led me through the darkest days of my life.

I stood with a friend last week in my kitchen. She was catching up on life with me and she reached out, touched my arm, her cheeks dimpling as she smiled, “Aren’t you so thankful you have your Brian?”  Read more... (335 words, 1 image, estimated 1:20 mins reading time)

It’s All In A Name: Part Three

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He has shown Thee, O man,
What is good
And what the Lord requires of Thee,
But to do justly
And to love mercy
And to walk humbly with Thy God.
(Micah 6:8)
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Micah 6:8 is one of our favorite verses of Scripture, and I am amazed at how our little Micah embodies mercy and humility. Always willing to serve. Never one to brag about his own accomplishments. Always ready with hugs of forgiveness when brother or sister hurts. He happily lives in his world capturing each day with excitement and zeal.  Read more... (129 words, 1 image, estimated 31 secs reading time)

It’s All In A Name: Part Two

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Asher is most blessed of sons…
Your sandals shall be iron and bronze;
as your days so shall your strength be.
(Deuteronomy 33:24-25)

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We shall be given shoes of iron. We shall find the unendurable, endurable, the impossible, possible… Not all God’s children, I suppose, have iron shoes–only the ones who need them. Lord, you know what we need…

There is in Him no variableness or even a shadow caused by turning. If it’s iron shoes we need, they will be provided.

~Elisabeth Eliot, Keep A Quiet Heart  Read more... (137 words, 1 image, estimated 33 secs reading time)

It’s All In A Name: Part One

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A woman of noble character
Who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
(Proverbs 31:10)

Audrey. Noble strength. A name chosen because it means the same as her daddy’s.

Although she is the spitting image of me as a child, I would give anything for her to carry the noble strength that so fittingly describes Brian.

Audrey is three today.

Our beautiful Bella.
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I am constantly amazed at how quickly she changes. One week ago, she was in diapers. Three days of potty-training and she’s an old pro. One week ago she talked about her “yipstick”. Now she pronounces a very definite “L”. When did she grow up? How is this possible?  Read more... (399 words, 3 images, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)

Wednesday Worship: Mighty To Save

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Yesterday afternoon I sat in Brian’s office downtown and looked around at the pictures he has plastered everywhere of our family. Two black and white ones caught my eye. They are both of me. In the first I am holding our three-month-old Bella. My hair is long. I have no glasses. There are long lashes and thick eyebrows, and it is striking. When Bri photographed us, he captured the light perfectly, and it is a beautiful portrait of motherhood.  Read more... (672 words, estimated 2:41 mins reading time)