• 01.15.2010 Hope for Haiti
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    It’s difficult to wrap our minds around the devastation in Haiti. I rarely watch TV, don’t get the paper, and mostly use the internet for communication…and have only wrestled with what has happened in Haiti in the last day or two (and that, only after reemerging after a family bout with a stomach bug.) My heart is grieved, as is yours, I’m sure. How do we process what has happened in Haiti in the light of our understanding of a good God? Al Mohler helps us wade through it all: The earthquake in Haiti, like every other earthly disaster, reminds us that creation groans under the weight of sin and the judgment of God. This is true for every cell in our bodies, even as it is for the crust of the earth at every point on the globe. The entire cosmos awaits the revelation of the glory of the […]

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  • 01.15.2010 Using What You've Got–The Trusty Console
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    I’ve often said that my favorite way to redecorate is to shop in my own home. There’s something super satisfying about using what you’ve got, and finding ways to recycle, repurpose, and reinvent…without spending money. You may remember that I made-over the family room before baby No. 4 arrived a little over a year ago. I love this room; it’s where all six of us wrestle hang out. It’s neutral palette just does my heart good when the noise and energy levels around here are so high. Nevertheless, as families grow and needs change, rooms get shuffled as well. My computer had been residing on the kitchen counter, but with all my Chinese culinary endeavors, ardent breadmaking, and dangerous mishaps, (not to mention my need for better working space)…I knew it needed a safer, more functional home. It seems that whenever we move things around in our house, our trusty […]

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