I wrote this post for our Onward and Upward blog, and I thought I’d encourage everyone go read it. It’s about a topic that I’m pretty passionate about. :-) Beth also has some great posts on that blog, too, including a recent one about hearing God in the quietness (so true!!). Make sure you take a chance to read her thoughts – I am often challenged by the wisdom of my friend. Homeland Missionaries There are a few things I…
I really do like my hair, even if I complain about it sometimes. It’s a unique and pretty color – my Grandma used to always tell me that Lucille Ball paid lots of money each week to get hair my color. I love being a redhead. I like the texture and consistancy of my hair. However, my hair is very, very thick. It’s full of body and somewhere between straight and wavy. In the winter, it gets really straight, and…
Let me just say that it is really annoying to go buy something from the store, spend a lot of time and energy putting it together, only to find that it either doesn’t work or is missing a vital part. Then you have to undo the whole thing, try to put it back in the original packaging, go return it to the store… This has happened twice now with two different things, and I’m really frustrated. However, apartment rearranging is…
It has not settled in yet. I keep thinking I’m going to be leaving at night to go to Ann’s. I haven’t been able to sleep comfortably because I’m not used to having someone else in the bed with me. (I’m told I will get used to it soon, though.) I do love being with Paul all the time. The honeymoon was nice, although not what I expected. I was physically ill after the wedding – I think a combination…
The title is the first sentence of the last chapter of Jane Eyre. I think it’s a great sentence, and I’ve always wanted to use it. So here it is. :-) Well, after being Internet-less for a week, it almost drove me crazy and now I am back. “We” are back, as I explained to Melissa, because now Paul and I are a package deal. :-) Friday, July 28th. Peruvian Independence Day. And the day before my wedding. It was…