the last few months of being pregnant with Emma found me dealing with emotions and battling fear. Not constantly, but still battling it. Being a slightly overconfident, self-sufficient, stubborn and fairly secure person, fear is a fairly foreign emotion for me. Especially the kind that made my heart race and woke me up with nightmares. Do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you may go. Joshua 1:9 I would…
I went to the post office yesterday and noticed, 1) that the postage rates had gone up and 2) that there were new wedding stamps! The stamps are so lovely. I think I might get a few to use on wedding cards.
Emma was tired and cranky, but too tired to easily fall asleep. John held her and soothed her while I got dinner together (we had fajitas – so I didn’t really cook, just brought all the ingredients together), and when I looked up she was sound asleep. Safe, secure, and cuddled on her daddy’s chest. I went outside to look at the little plants after the dishes were done, and noticed through the window that John was reading in our…
the dining-turned-sewing room, as it looked this morning.
well, kind of. she isn’t quite up to a waltz yet. it is more along the lines of moving her feet in time to the music.
our dining room also acts as my sewing room.I wanted to take a few pictures of it in its “dining room mode” before I pulled the sewing machine, fabric, and notions etc. back outbecause it was so pretty as a dining room. *the Christmas lights on the porch aren’t left over from Christmas. oh no, we’re much too on top of things for that. in fact, they aren’t really even Christmas lights at all. instead, they are ambiance lights. :)
criss-cross, originally uploaded by Lizi Beth. The main dish was chicken satay, and I got the recipe (which I sort-of followed) from Katie at Good Things Catered. I doubled the recipe, and substituted white onion for the green. We chunked the chicken instead of cutting it into strips, and grilled it instead of broiling it (because it gives a better flavor, you know). Sarah (thank you again!!!!) did an awesome job of skewering the chicken and cherry tomatoes, and the…
Mi hermano y yo…Don’t we make a lovely pair?
I just read an article called “What Is Mom’s Work Worth?” that estimates how much a stay-at-home mom might expect to be making, should she, well, actually be paid. I’ll take mine as a direct deposit, thank you. Or in smiles. That works too.
“I will magnify Myself, sanctify Myself, and make Myself known in the sight of many nations; and they will know that I am the LORD.” Ezekiel 38:23