And the winner is… Ibuprofen! I’m a big baby when it comes to being sick, so when I caught the cold my wife and baby had been suffering from I became completely useless. I had no motivation to tackle my mountain of homework. I didn’t even have it in me to watch cartoons on YouTube. [...]
Archive for the ‘Tender Mercies’ Category
2 Nov
Nothing beats the real thing
I’m really grateful for the Internet, because I get so much information out of it. It has facilitated a knowledge revolution in our world. I can talk with people I haven’t seen in years, and/or who live far away. I can even hear and see them using VoIP or a webcam. However, nothing beats the [...]
21 Sep
To Nourish and Strengthen
Confession: I do not always eat the way I should. Yesterday Andy and I woke up after having a late night snack of pumpkin pie to a breakfast of doughnuts. I know– not too smart. But Andy eats like that all the time. I was doing it to bond with him. Right? Anyway, the rest [...]
2 Jul
Healthy Family
Many times I feel untalented. When filling out a questionaire I always reach the line that says talents _________. Usually I keep that paper for a week trying to think of something worth writing. This week I was being perticularly self critical when two friends had medical emergencies. To be honest, it shocked me. That [...]
15 Jun
U B G
This week I have been thinking about our car, and what a blessing it has been. It’s a Honda Accord, and part of the license plate number is UBG. When we first got the car we read that and figured the G must stand for gangster. You know, you be G. However, we have since [...]
8 Jun
Network of Support
This week I have been very grateful that the Lord does not send us to this earth alone and often people are put into my life that I don’t know what I would have done without. I am newly moved to downtown Seattle. Abby, our 6 months old daughter, and I stay home while Andy [...]
1 Jun
Grant
Truly the Lord pours his blessings over his children. This week we had a very obvious blessing. Andy found while checking his student account that he had received a grant that will pay for this coming year of college. This grant seemed to come almost out of the blue. When blessings like this have come [...]
1 Jun
Tender Mercies
Hello everyone! We are creating this blog to share our experiences of the hand of God blessing our lives. … the tender mercies of the Lord are available to all of us and … the Redeemer of Israel is eager to bestow such gifts upon us. David A. Bednar, “The Tender Mercies of the Lord,” [...]
