Thursday 29 September 2011
The Hero
Wednesday 28 September 2011
Hit over the head
Tuesday 27 September 2011
Good friends
Monday 26 September 2011
Words of wisdom
Sunday 25 September 2011
Colin, Pavlov, and the CBC
Saturday 24 September 2011
Uh oh - I'm in trouble
Friday 23 September 2011
Simplicity
In the morning, when I rise
In the morning, when I rise, give me Jesus
Give me Jesus,
Give me Jesus,
You can have all this world,
But give me Jesus
When I am alone
When I am alone
When I am alone, give me Jesus
Give me Jesus,
Give me Jesus,
You can have all this world,
But give me Jesus
When I come to die
When I come to die
When I come to die, give me Jesus
Give me Jesus,
Give me Jesus,
You can have all this world,
You can have all this world,
You can have all this world,
But give me Jesus
Thursday 22 September 2011
Enough
Tuesday 20 September 2011
When in doubt, God shows up
Sunday 18 September 2011
And I also really needed this...
I really needed this tonight
"I love church life. Even in all its imperfections and missteps. Even with its questionable reputation. Even though, at best, it can only point to Jesus and feign to replace Him. God used it to scoop me up when I was freefalling into an abyss. God used it to light a torch in me for missions and for the lifelong study of Scripture. God used it to teach me how to take a messy stab at teaching. God used it to show me how to love and to be loved. God used it to teach me how to forgive and feel forgiven.
Infinitely more than that, Jesus loves the Church. The big One. The one we’re only a speck on the face of. We – a people crouched on a tiny new dot on the Kingdom globe – want to take our place, shoulder to shoulder, with all the others who lift the Name of Jesus sky-high for any eye to see."
Saturday 17 September 2011
Orange is the New Black
Friday 16 September 2011
The Power of Moms
Thursday 15 September 2011
Oh yeah - why I'm NOT homeschooling
Teaching or brainwashing?
Wednesday 14 September 2011
It takes a village to raise a child
Monday 12 September 2011
Day one
Weird things I do
Sunday 11 September 2011
Private school
This is a picture Colin drew and labelled during his quiet time the other day, while I took a short nap. We have not been discussing the body or its makeup, nor have we been working on writing and reading in specific exercises. This literally "came out of nowhere," or, in other words, was simply something he found fascinating and decided to explore on his own. On the left is a picture of your body from the outside, on the right is from the inside. Colin drew and labelled the bones, blood, and heart. The writing in black reads "Be careful with your body." The writing in red at the bottom is the legend (heart, blood, bone.)
Saturday 10 September 2011
Stages
Thursday 8 September 2011
Sound bites
Tuesday 6 September 2011
Back to school
Sunday 4 September 2011
Benjaminuggets
Colinism
Thursday 1 September 2011
When gratitude kicks in
But amid it all, I was grateful. Most people might not think I could be under the circumstances, but I truly was. Because the day I found out my grandfather was ill, I was able to get on the next flight out, stay for a few days, and then fly home, all without spending our life savings to do it. Most people would not have that option. So even though the process can sometimes be nerve-wracking and tiring, I am still grateful. The night that I flew back home, my grandfather got much worse and had to be admitted to the hospital. Had I not been able to fly out immediately, I would likely have missed the chance to sit with my grandfather, help him finish his memoirs, hear him tell some stories, and just sit beside him. Truly, I am filled with gratitude.