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Thankfully, pumpkin week is over, and I can now enjoy 7 days of imagining my baby as a watermelon. Watermelons are way better than pumpkins because they are oblong and don’t come with brutal ste... read more..

It was a perfect combination of circumstances that led to me trying a hair mask for the first time last night. It all started when both avocados in my kitchen were overripe and my lunch plans had to b... read more..

God wants us to be true to each other. Listen Online: {audio}podcast/sm20130127.mp3{/audio} Download {audio}podcast/sm20130127.mp3">   ... read more..

This article tells a great story, but I wouldn’t want it to be me!...This article tells a great story, but I wouldn’t want it to be me!Used With Permission... read more..

It is a cold, snowy day (says the internet; I haven’t been outside), and I think the Truck is making a last-minute attempt to renovate rather than move out and has been pushed up against my ribs... read more..

Daylight finally came and I got Kristen to take a bump picture for me.And then I applied x-ray vision technology and found out that the Bump is actually right!I had a very lazy day altogether, stayed ... read more..

It seems that my days of sleeping at night may already be over. I’m 38 weeks now, technically (because it’s 1 in the morning), and for the third night in a row I am up up up. Two nights ag... read more..

I feel very fortunate to be entering the season of motherhood with many friends and sisters in Christ who are also expecting/new moms. When Matt and I got married, I only had one close friend who was ... read more..

God wants us to live in faith and trust with Him and each other.  Don't breach that. Listen Online: {audio}podcast/sm20130120.mp3{/audio} Download {audio}podcast/sm20130120.mp3"> ... read more..

I’m still three weeks shy of my due date (so don’t get too excited ), but today marks the milestone that the Truck will not be born pre-term. From this point forward (up to 42 weeks), th... read more..

Matt preached on Sunday, and his sermon tied in so nicely to my thoughts from Saturday, it really helped me do more processing and kind of settle my spirit in terms of home and belonging and all that ... read more..

The oneness between a husband and wife is holy, made of God.  Don't break that. Listen Online: {audio}podcast/sm20130113.mp3{/audio} Download {audio}podcast/sm20130113.mp3"> &n... read more..

Sunday greetings everyone. Sorry there haven't been any mailings in over a week.  I've been crazy busy getting ready for our church's annual general meeting. Periodically someone reads one of my... read more..

*Things I've Learned From My Children* 01. A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. foot house 4 inches deep. 02. If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with rol read more..

I have been slowly making my way through Psalm 119, reading it just a stanza per day. I think taking it so slow is allowing me to savour passages I’d normally skim over, and it is gradually reki... read more..

The only reason Matt and I have a landline is because our building requires it in order for us to buzz people in. We both have cell phones, and while I sometimes make calls on the landline to save my ... read more..

It has been two and a half years since Matt and I moved to our apartment. In that time I have had so many mixed feelings about living here – in this building and in this community. Sometimes I l... read more..

In one month today, my parents will be arriving to visit Matt and me for a few weeks. 31 days! I know the time will fly by with all the appointments, nesting projects and outings we are hoping to enjo... read more..

The fall of the city of Jericho teaches us key principles of how to deal with the walls we face in our own lives. Listen Online: {audio}podcast/sm20130106.mp3{/audio} Download {audio}p... read more..

There is a new funny cat picture on the Cybersalt site today (sorry S.M. Chinnery, lol).  You'll find "Timing is Everything" at:www.cybersalt.org/funny-cat-pictures/a-matter-of-timing While I ha... read more..

Timing is everything. ... read more..

PAUL REVERE'S MOTHER: "I don't care where you think you have to go, young man. Midnight is past your curfew!" MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY'S MOTHER: "I don't mind you having a garden, Mary, but does it... read more..

Oh look, yesterday was Chicken Thursday!  Thanks to L.B. Farley for reminding me! There is a new funny picture on the Cybersalt site today.  You'll find "Aquarium Cleaner" at:www.cybersalt.... read more..

Jim always waited an hour after eating before he cleaned the aquarium. ... read more..

A new young minister got his first charge - a tiny church way out on the prairies. He traveled from the big city early to familiarize himself with the parish, and visited the church on Wednesday. It w... read more..

ANGER is but one letter short of DANGER.... read more..

I got fired from a massage therapy office. I kept rubbing people the wrong way.... read more..

Scones are just biscuits that have studied abroad.... read more..

I was with a friend in a cafe' when a noisy car alarm interrupted our conversation. "What good are car alarms when no one pays any attention to them?" I wondered aloud. "Some are quite effective," m... read more..

I have the house to myself for the next two nights and am on a cleaning binge, but I wanted to get a quick post up because 35 weeks is a great big milestone and I hit it today The Truck’s hea... read more..