Friday was our 11th anniversary, which conveniently fell on a Friday. We went out for Mexican, my choice, and to see The Shooter, a joint decision. I wish I’d brought a click counter to keep track of all the dead bodies. At the very end of what turned out to be an explosive vigilante movie, […]
Bucketless At Last
To understand the title of this post, you have to scroll down to the picture on the last post. Joshua lost about a tenth of his body weight, I’m afraid, during this illness. I took him to school on Wednesday–mainly because he hadn’t thrown up since Sunday and I was worried he might actually absorb […]
Change of Plans
I could call this “Change of Sheets,” but that’s getting ahead of the story. One thing I’ve discovered about myself–and I can’t say I like it very much–is that after an excellent day, I tend to have a low day. On Thursday, I was so excited about my agent’s email. All of my critiquers have […]
News Flash
I have to share an email I received from my agent this morning. She’d only gotten the first three chapters of Undiscovered about 12 hours before: Okay, so not fair! Where’s the rest???!!!! Wow. Great job. I’m totally enthralled – hooked. So, when do I get to see more? This is very good, Christina. I’m […]
What Pleases God?
The short answer: you. You , His creation, whom He loves. I’ve read the Bible through multiples times. Mainly, I can thank my dad for this. At the start of each year, he’d stand up in front of the congregation and offer money–$20, I think–to anyone who read the whole Bible before December 31st. Unfortunately, […]
And here’s Dana!
Dana is one of my new blogging friends. (I mentioned her in the post below.) Ever since I visited her website, I’ve been intrigued by her calling in life: to serve as a Wycliffe missionary in Tanzania. I had a few questions for her and thought you might enjoy meeting her, too.First of all, how […]
Ladies, All the Ladies
Well, really just the wives! Dana McCall, a young wife who’s raising funds with her husband to go to Tanzania as Wycliffe missionaries, let me know about a great 30-day challenge for wives. Here’s the link: http://www.reviveourhearts.com/topics/30-day-challenge.php I thought it was very appropriate to spotlight this month as Kevin and I will be celebrating eleven […]
The Mental Game
Saturday morning, I promoted to a blue belt level in Taekwon-do. Last night Kevin and I went to the Grand Master’s studio for a more intense class than our regular one. Though at one point I though I might throw up if I jumped or spun or kicked again, I kept going. At the close […]
T-shirt Wisdom
The kids’ school will be having pajama day soon during spirit week. However, my kids have been doing this crazy thing called “growing” and all their pajama bottoms had turned into stylish capris. All right for Andrea, but a fashion no-no for Joshua. So I ended up at JC Pennys jammie sale with a $10 […]
I Just Lost Twenty Pounds!
At least it feels like it! Well, I really have never lost twenty pounds before except with the labor of my two children. Men can’t beat it. They stand around talking about how they started working out and lost ten pounds in two weeks. Any woman who’s birthed a child can drop the line, “Oh, […]