I finished this little jacket for the Bitsie the other day. She was really needing a little squishy coat – the easier to pack into strollers and carseats. I mostly used the pattern called “Jonah’s Hoodie” from Lion Brand Yarn, and even went so far as to use the recommended yarn – it is a bulky cotton acrylic blend, machine washable, and knits up quickly. I really love the color, love the funny contrast of bulky on a tiny sweater, and I love those vintage buttons. But most of all I love that baby inside it! 
Monthly Archive for March, 2011
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I love the way Paul ends his letter to the Romans. Most of the entire last chapter is devoted to him giving shout outs to all the people he loves and appreciates in the Roman church. Many of these on his list are women who have helped him. First there’s Phebe. She is called a servant of the church at Cenchrea, and he is telling the Roman church to receive her and help her out in anything that she needs because she has been a succourer of many, including Paul. From what I can tell, a succourer is a person who hurries to give help. Phebe was one of those women who didn’t need to be asked. She hurried to help many, including Paul. Hurrying to give help. Now that’s worth imitating.
Next is Priscilla, who is mentioned with her worthy husband Aquila. The first thing I notice is that they are always mentioned as a team. The two of them are to be greeted especially, because they have been Paul’s helpers, risking their own lives for his sake. I love it that Paul has not forgotten what they have done for him in the past. He is loyal to them because of their loyal sacrifice on his behalf. Paul does not have a short memory. That’s worth imitating. Continue reading ‘Say Hi to Mary’
Sometimes people ask what you do for entertainment in such a small town? Is there a night life? Of course there is! Just take what we did this last Saturday as an example.
Sometime around 3:55 in the morning Blaire woke up and yelled until she was transported into bed with us. Luke was back asleep, and I would have also been sleeping except Blaire was scratching me and sort of hurumphing around and doing other shenanigans. She sleeps in our room with us right now due to a space restriction, and she has learned well that we are only a hop, skip,and a fuss away. Anyway, I was in that middle ground of disturbed sleep when I suddenly grabbed Luke’s arm and said, “That was our doorbell! Someone is touching the doorbell!” My instant concern was that one of the bigger children had actually let themselves out and was ringing the doorbell to come in. Luke hopped out of bed and ran to the door, and I ran to count kids. They were all there, all snoring, except Blaire, who seemed endlessly pleased that we got up with her after all.
So my husband went to the side door in the laundry room and looked out the window at an angle to see who was ringing the bell. From where he stood, he could only see skin and polka dot boxers. Who would be at our door in their boxers, in the snow, at 4:00 in the morning? What level of an emergency is this? Continue reading ‘The Night Life in Moscow’
When I was painting and rearranging my laundry room, I did a little browsing online for ideas, and I found a brilliant one on Martha Stewart’s page. I needed a place to hang the ironing before and after, and I didn’t want to get some awkward contraption that would end up being in the way rather than streamlining my laundry room. Check this out! It is a little (and very inexpensive) towel rack that Doug screwed into the bottom of the shelf for me right over the ironing board. Like I said, Brilliant!
Logos School is 30 years old this year, and one of the celebrations coming up is the Benefit Concert next week. Logos School has been a big part of our family. It opened in time for Bekah’s kindergarten year, and all three of our children attended and graduated from Logos. Now we have ten grandkids at Logos: one in preschool, one in kindergarten, two in first grade, two in second grade, one in third, one in fourth, one in fifth, and one is sixth. Next year we’ll add one more, and so the story will go until all fifteen are there. We are just thrilled!
Over the 30-yr history of the school, my husband has served on its board, taught elementary Latin, high-school apologetics, Greek, classical literature, logic, rhetoric, and a bunch of electives. I have taught 7th, 8th, and 9th grade English, American literature, British literature, senior rhetoric, and classical literature, as well as a handful of electives. Of course we did not do all this at the same time. Once I started teaching high-school lit classes, I quit teaching junior-high, and after Rachel graduated, I took a ten-year break from teaching (except a couple of electives and covering a class one year for a teacher on sabbatical). We have enjoyed our contact with the school and all the wonderful Continue reading ‘Logos Benefit Concert’
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