I had a truly uplifting experience last week that I’d like to share with everyone.
Ben and I were in Oxford last week. And when we arrived at Heathrow, (lots of memories wrapped up in that place!) it turned out that the line at immigration was hideously long. We were both bordering on deliriously tired, and we were clearly going to be standing in line with all of our luggage for an hour. Basically, you could sum up the situation as tedious in the extreme. I was standing there with a glazed look on my face, shuffling several steps forward every so often and thinking of nothing in particular except occasionally noticing what bad outfits people wear on planes.
And then suddenly, into this gray, drab, dull, flourescently lit tedium, there came something that can only be described as a blessing. A little human drama began to unfold directly behind us in line, and it raised my spirits immeasurably.
It began when I felt someone breathing on my elbow. That was a bit disconcerting. I whipped around, and there was an exceptionally short Indian woman standing behind me. Right behind me. As in, very much involved with my personal space. She was probably 65, and her height was such that when she breathed, it hit me on the elbow. She had a wicked scowl on her face, and also a mustache. She was leading a little girl by the hand, and towing a suitcase. I turned back around and tried to ignore the breathing on my elbow. I was beginning to settle back into my stupor Continue reading ‘The Queue Jumper’
Just a reminder that come September, we will be having our very first Femina conference, and we’ve titled it ”Dangerous Women.” We will have talks on what it means to be dangerous, and what it looks like for wives, moms, daughters, and unmarried women. All of us Femina girls will be speaking: Bekah will speak to wives, Rachel will speak to moms, Heather will speak about being unmarried, and I will give the first kick-off talk to kick us off.
We’d love to have you all come! What a fun oppportunity it would be to meet you all and for you all to meet one another, face to face! Idaho is a ways out of the way, we know. But we hope you’ll think it was well worth the trip!
Here in Atlanta at the ACCS conference, Doug was showing off his cool and dandy iPhone case that I bought him. I took full credit for it and mentioned another cool techy gift which I bought him for Father’s Day (but gave him early). So this nice man suggested I put up a post for the wives called “Cool Techy Gifts for Father’s Day” (or something like that). Which I thought was a great idea. So here’s the list. Kind of short. But here’s a warning first: If you are reading this, and you are a dad, don’t read any further. You might spoil your own Father’s Day surprise. This post is for the gift-givers only.
1. The iPhone case. You can recharge the case itself, so when the phone runs out of charge, there’s still another load waiting in the case. Amazing, huh?
2. I don’t know what this one is called, but I bought it at Kinkos. It looks like a coffee cup, so it fits in the coffee cup holder in your car and plugs into the lighter. On Continue reading ‘Cool and Techy Father’s Day Gift Ideas’
Desiring God Ministries invited Rachel to be a guest blogger, and I know you will all want to go over there to read this piece she wrote about the most important mission field for moms.
“In affliction, God makes himself known to his people. In the Word we hear of God, but in affliction we see him. Prosperity is the nurse of atheism….In prosperity we pray and hardly take notice of the answers. But in affliction we can press God for the return of our prayers. God is never worse than his word. Affliction is a furnace to try the faith of God’s people and to see God’s faithfulness in his promises.”
–Thomas Case
Last week Doug and I were visiting Providence Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, where several of the young moms had whipped up some skirts for their little daughters using Bekah’s new line of fabrics. Imagine my surprise at this cute little line-up of Southern adorabelles!
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