This beautiful artwork was created by the very talented Julie Chen.Please visit her store and gallery here. I ought to speak with ever increasing love. But I am not what I ought to be. I wish to exude patience. But I am not what I wish to be. I hope to be an excellent ambassador of Christ. But as of yet, I am not even what I hope to be. But by the cross of Christ, I see that love means sacrifice, even to death. I see that patience means waiting long—very, very long. I see … [Read more...]
Confessions of a Creative Punctuator
Considering most of our friends and family don’t tweet, I decided against mailing a #hashtag Christmas letter. And yet I face another challenge: Written communications, electronic or print, pose a great challenge to the highly expressive and animated communicator! My favorite and most abused "faux" punctuation. I was recently pounding out an email when my husband, Kurt, chided me for my overuse (and abuse) of certain punctuation marks…as well as “faux” punctuation : ) On behalf … [Read more...]
The Christmas Card Conundrum
We received our first Christmas card in the mail last week and it reminded me how much I LOVE receiving Christmas cards! But sending one can be such a conundrum! First, there is the highly volatile matter of the photo. I want a family photo to convey the peace of Christmas time and the joy of family. But what I’ll settle for is a photo where everyone is facing forward...and no visible bunny ears. Last year, it occurred to me around December 18th that we didn't have a … [Read more...]
On Being Thankful When the Glass is Half-Empty
Winter 2010. Who is that masked man? Don't know for sure. One of my boys. Some might call me a “glass half-empty” kinda girl. And I can’t deny it. I am certainly bent in that direction. When a school activity theme dictates blue Jell-O for snack, I can’t really get excited. Know why? Because I’m too busy filing through my mental index of laundry cleaners to determine which one best removes blue Jell-O from white shirts. And when it snows in November it’s hard to think of … [Read more...]
Sender’s Remorse
My proposed "unsend" button would replace the straight arrow with the iconic "left-curving arrow." You've heard of buyer’s remorse--that sick feeling which plagues a consumer after the big purchase. As you might have guessed from reading previous posts, I’m a cheap, tight-wad. So I rarely (dare I say never?) have buyer’s remorse. However, I have often suffered from Sender’s Remorse. You know that sick feeling after you've sent an important email and realized that … [Read more...]
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