Snippets: Prayer

“The soul learns to pray by praying; for prayer is communion with a transcendent and immanent God who on the ground of his nature and attributes calls forth all the powers of the redeemed soul in acts of total adoration and dedication.”
–Arthur Bennett, in the preface to The Valley of Vision

Funny Conversations: A Commentary on my Baking Skills (?)

(From the deep-but-distracted thinker):
Evan:  Mom, sometimes I wonder what it must feel like to die.  (pause)  Can I have another muffin?

Sale on Sovereign Grace Books and Music

During the month of February, Sovereign Grace is selling books and music at ridiculously low prices with free shipping.
For more information, check out this post on the Worship Matters blog.
To shop, visit the Sovereign Grace Store.
If you don’t already own it, I’d recommend getting a copy of C.J. Mahaney’s Living the Cross-Centered Life (for only [...]

Status Update

It seems like most of my thoughts are coming out in list form lately.  So many things have been going through my head, but not one of them is ready to find its way to paper (or blog) in a cohesive manner.  I figured I’d list out some things that I’m doing or thinking, in [...]

And the Winner is…

Thanks to all who entered the drawing for the Psalms CD.  This morning, I wrote your names on pieces of paper and placed them in my favorite Starbucks city mug–Shanghai (yes, I was going to use Tupperware but that would have necessitated me bending down to reach into one of my cabinets, and the way [...]

Abrupt Awakening

Yesterday morning, I was awakened by the words, “I’m going to cut off your head and put it in stew!”  Then I realized that there was something pressing against my neck.  It turned out to be that Dollar Store sword the boy had begged off me when we stopped there the day before.  I don’t [...]

Giveaway: “Psalms”

Several months ago, I wrote about a CD from Sovereign Grace Music entitled “Psalms”. Here’s some further description:
For centuries the book of Psalms has informed, directed, and inspired the worship of God’s people. Without minimizing the struggles of living in a fallen world, this book exudes a confident trust in the God who is good [...]

Funny Conversations: Estate Planning

Evan:  Mom, when you die, are you going to leave me everything you own?
Mom:  Evan!  Why would you ask such a thing?!!!
Evan:  Sorry.  (Pause)  Well, will you?
Mom: (laughing) Don’t you think your sister should get a share of the inheritance?
Evan:  But I’m the boy.  (Thinking)  Does Daddy have a will?
Mom: (laughing too hard to respond)
Evan: [...]

Speaking of Random…

Blonde moments happen occasionally to the best and brightest of us brunettes.
I couldn’t figure out why the CD player in my van was acting up.  I’d put a CD in and it would start somewhere in the middle instead of on the first song.   Then it would jump around to other songs.  I just [...]

Random Stuff

That lady on my pilates DVD keeps saying, “That was a nice, relaxing exercise!”  I am quite certain that we differ in our definition of “relaxing”.
I heard a bunch of noise in the kitchen this morning and went out there to discover that my daughter was emptying the dishwasher.  I’ve determined that I am not [...]