Archive for January 2012
Marriage Letters: This Is Marriage
Every Monday my husband Scott and I are participating in a little writing project called Marriage Letters started by Seth and Amber Haines in an effort to encourage other married couples in the hard work of relationships. Did you write one this week? Visit Amber’s blog to link it. This week we wrote on nightly…
Read MoreAround the Interwebs: A Few Good Reads
I’ve run across quite a few excellent articles online this week, so I’ve decided to recommend them to you instead of posting a new blog post. (Six posts by others, one of my own.) I decided to share them in a Friday Quick Take post, brain-child of the great Jennifer Fulwiller of Conversion Diary. 1.…
Read MoreHanging Out with a Funeral Director Today
Don’t worry — no-one in my family died. I’m guest-posting today for Caleb Wilde, a funeral director in Pennsylvania with the fascinating blog “Confessions of a Funeral Director.” Come on over and check out my post and his blog. Turtles, Trees, and the Spiral of Time I’ve always pictured time as a line, with me…
Read MoreDear Hilary, Love, Hilary: The Plunge [#lifeunmasked]
For today’s life:unmasked, I’m featuring a post by Hilary, who blogs at Sittin’ There on Capitol Hill. Her fresh approach to Life:Unmasked caught my eye a few weeks ago. With “Dear Hilary, Love, Hilary” she sets her story up as a request for advice from herself to herself. If you are a poetry lover, check out…
Read MoreMark Driscoll Converts Men from Calvin To Arminius with Leadership Vow
I actually liked this recent offering by Mars Hill Church (yes, that church, pastored by Mark Driscoll)… until the last line. (Well, I like it except for all the passive voice. Why can’t it be “to serve my church” instead of “my church will be served by me”? They need a writer on staff.) I’m…
Read MoreHoneymoon Fantasies – A Letter to Scott
Scott and I are copying fellow blogging couple extraordinaire, Amber and Seth Haines, in meme they started last week, letters to your spouse. You can read Scott’s letter here. This week we decided to write on “secret fantasies… for the future.” Don’t miss Seth and Amber’s letters this week. We wrote our letters independently, only exchanging…
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