The Sewing Project

Well, kids...the time has finally come.  I can show you my super-secret sewing project.

Ok, its not really super-secret.  Lots of people knew what I was working on, and in the post where I first mentioned it, I also posted this picture.

Weekly Meditation: Psalm 34:17-18

"The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;
    he delivers them from all their troubles.
¹⁸ The Lord is close to the brokenhearted 
    and saves those who are crushed in spirit."


Psalm 34:17-18

Raspberries, Herbs, and Other Exciting Things

A few weeks ago when I planted my garden, I did another little project using these little buckets I got at Ikea.  I think the pictures are pretty self-explanatory, so here you go.

Weekly Meditation: Psalm 73:24

You guide me with your counsel, 
    and afterward you will take me into glory.


Psalm 73:24

Stages

My dogs are going through a stage where they are constantly barking to be let in or out.  As soon as they go out, they want back in.  They walk in the door and sit there and look out the door for something to bark at.

Weekly Meditation: Thankfulness

What if you woke up today with only the things you thanked God for yesterday?

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5 things that make me cry

I wrote this post awhile ago, and just now got the nerve to post it...

I won't say that I'm not an emotional person, because I am.  I have lots of feeling and emotions, and I feel them deeply.  I just have (by God's grace) developed skills to regulate what I "present" to the world, particularly at work and with people I don't know well.  There have been quite a few times in my life where I am the only one with dry eyes in the room.  It's not because I'm super pulled-together or anything, it just sometimes is easier for me to not cry then to cry.

Weekly Meditation: Psalm 84:10

This week's meditation is copied from Kara.

"Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere;

I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked."

Psalm 84:10

New car!

We got a new car!...about a month ago.  There's not really much to say about it besides the fact that it's an '02 Audi A6 Quattro 2.7T (so it's turbocharged) with 130kish miles, 6 speed manual, with a black leather interior, the sport package (hence the stock BBS wheels pictured) and a host of other added goodies such as full exhaust, short throw shifter, diverter valve, boost gauge, drivetrain stabilizer, and the all important GIAC chip with the Flashloader (meaning I can switch from stock to performance tuned in a matter of seconds).  If that went a bit over your head, here are a few pics.