My granddaughter Lina whipped up this little bouquet for me yesterday while playing in my yard. I love the grass tied in a knot around the little flowers. And I love the little hands that brought it.
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Rachel has a post over on Desiring God that I know you’ll want to read. Just thought I’d let you know!
After the glorious Resurrection Sunday worship service in the morning, and after feasting on grilled lamb on the Merkles’ front porch, and after the grandkids hunted eggs in the yard, and after the guests left, and after Shadrach konked out for a nap in the stroller (can you see his feet sticking out from under the blanket?), and after everyone was a little bedraggled from all the festivities, we posed for a family photo! (Thanks Elizabeth Sensing!) Hope you all had a very blessed Easter celebration! He is Risen!
I have many reasons to be proud of my husband, but this latest thing is just fun. He has gone and won the 2013 Book Award for Christian fiction from Christianity Today. Came totally out of the blue. He had no idea.
Evangellyfish is a book he had a whole lot of fun writing, and if you read it, you’ll see what I mean. You can hear him chuckling in the background on most every page. In fact, I remember walking into his study a few times when he had completely cracked himself up. Love that about him!
Hat’s off to my husband the novelist! And congrats to Canon Press for having a winning book!
I have decided to share with you a little secret about my father. It’s time someone spoke out and let the world know what he’s actually like. Over the years, people have asked me this question a lot. They want to know the actual sordid truth – the unvarnished reality of how things REALLY are at the Wilson home. Well here it is, world, the shocking tell-all. Sharpen your pencils to take some incriminating notes that you can bring up later when you don’t like something he says about NT Wright. Continue reading ‘Mom’s New Sink’
I know you all are busy getting your tables set too, and I wish I could sit you all down at mine. Crazy isn’t it? I decided to go busy rather than elegant because it’s Thanksgiving, and we are so grateful for all God’s crazy blessings on our family. The left has no chairs because there is a long bench pulled up on that side which will seat a bunch of kids. And the two highchairs are not in the picture either. We are actually down in numbers because Bekah is cooking up a Merkle Thanksgiving at her house, and she will post up a picture for you as well. I am thinking her table will be more on the elegant side. Well, I must get back and figure out the wine glasses. Tomorrow is kitchen day….Heather’s bringing her plum port molded jello and her spinach dip and veggie tray….Rachel’s making rolls and pies….I’ve got a couple of turkeys to pop in the oven and ten pounds of potatoes for Doug to peel (smile) and a few more odds and ends. May God richly bless all your tables and the faces around them!
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