A place called home… via …where we wake and rise to greet the day, filled with promise. Two by two little ones’ eyes flutter open. They’re invited to dress, to eat, to begin – the youngest asking eagerly, “What are we doing today, Mommy?” A day in the home brings a dynamic blend of the…
In these opening weeks of my “Wisdom & Poetic Literature of the Old Testament” class we’ve been assigned to read through the book of Job and also a couple of chapters of commentary in different books. Although I’ve read the book of Job many times before, the Word of God is so rich and powerful. THE main…
“And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision…” 1 Samuel 3:1 I’ve been reading from 1 Samuel for devotions lately. This phrase struck me and rolled around my mind for a few days. It’s a painful and sad thing to feel distance from someone you love. How important…
A few weeks ago my lovely mother graciously volunteered to watch Kaya for Nels and I one Saturday afternoon so that we could enjoy a little date time together out of the house. We had a relaxing and fun time out…and yet came home feeling…a little let down…like we enjoyed the time out together, but…
My mom and dad are the bomb diggity. Just sayin. Dad has the greatest smile on the earth. Second only, perhaps, to his grandbaby KAYA! 🙂 My mom’s laugh is best (and even better when she’s laughing at dad). I’m really glad they’re in love. Has anything impacted my life as immensely as their love…
Being a mom has been a totally mind blowing thing for me. I mean, a) I’m 21 and have stretch marks (!) – sick! (and i DON’T mean that in the ‘rad’ sense that my larger-than-lifely-awesome cousins would mean ‘sick!’, and b) our 1-year anniversary is coming up next week and we’ll have a 3-month…
Mmmm…I LOVEEE Valentine’s Day! Our baby’s dedication service was on Valentine’s Day this year (sooo so special!) so it was a very busy weekend for us. We ended up celebrating a few days late with chocolate, a little scavenger hunt, Olive Garden dinner and our first night out with the baby at Grandma’s house! Oh,…
2 Timothy 2:4 “No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.” In saying this, Paul is urging Timothy to share in suffering for the gospel. The “one who enlisted him” must be God calling him into the ministry…so his aim is pleasing God (later in…
I am getting freaking good at apologizing… ….frankly, I am sick of it. Letters, phonecalls, “sit downs”, coffee dates, e-mails. I’ve tried to make things right via just about every means possible in the last few days. I can only hope I’ve finished for a while…but I’m not convinced. In the mean time, for the…
jordan carlson | a day in the life 