Grace & oranges

The fruit of grace is like the lovely and abundant oranges produced from a tiny orange seed, planted, nourished and watered by the Creator. The fruit of good works is like the lovely but limited oranges I picked elsewhere and tied to the branches of a tree which is not orange at all. Analogy courtesy [...]

Getting grace

The title of this blog haunts me a bit.  Mostly because I feel so without purpose.  I mean, I know I have purpose in the God-absolutely-put-me-here-for-a-reason sense, but I’m having trouble figuring it out in the practical sense.  What am I doing right now?  How does that fit in the big scheme of things?  Should [...]

Tax day

I did our taxes yesterday.  Who knew it could be so quick & easy when you don’t have to deal with all the funky rules about clergy? Or maybe it’s because we have no assets. Either way, it was the best time doing taxes I’ve had all year. Photo by Matt Aiello.

14 Best baby buys & tips

Jo-Lynne over at Musings of a Housewife just posted about baby items, specifically what has worked for her and what hasn’t. I’ve been thinking about this very subject lately and have been meaning to post so this seems like a good time to do so. I’ve given birth to 4 kiddos and have spent the [...]

My latest epiphany in 11 easy steps

I’ve got issues.  (OK, so that’s not the epiphany part.) I know this because I know what goes on in my brain. I’ve got bad brain habits.  A bad brain habit (just made that up) is when I replay a wrong way of thinking (fear, anxiety, false guilt, bitterness, etc.) over and over and over [...]

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