Our good friends Amberly and Ryan's little boy Athan is undergoing heart surgery today. Please keep them in your prayers today as Athan jumps one last big hurtle to recovery. We are so proud of this little guy and all he has overcome in the past year.
Please stay posted with what is happening with Athan and his family throughout the day at athansjourney.blogspot.com (sorry, I can't hyperlink things from this computer).
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Homemade
I love homemade things, especially now that I'm spending so much time at home. Seriously! Being home all day most days gives me more time to appreciate the quilt from my sister-in-law Tamiko, the paintings from my Grandpa and Stephen. The pillows hand-stitched by my mother-in-law and a good friend's aunt, the scarf from my sister, the diaper bag from Hannah, the hand painted picture frames (also from my Grandpa) and countless crafts from cousins surround me each day and serve as reminders that people care for us.
Right after Christmas -- this Christmas being particularly filled with handmade and thoughtful items-- Alan and I had a discussion about taste. A lot of times we receive gifts outside the usual limits of our tastes. But are our tastes so important, so sacred in their particularities, that we can't allow others to have a hand in shaping them?
I believe allowing a place in our home for the things people make us has opened the door for our tastes to be changed. First off, they weren't so great to begin with! And second of all, just as I'd rather have others enrich my life than be left to my own devices, so I'd rather my home be beautified with the handiwork of others.
Thank you to all who have labored in love on our behalf.
Right after Christmas -- this Christmas being particularly filled with handmade and thoughtful items-- Alan and I had a discussion about taste. A lot of times we receive gifts outside the usual limits of our tastes. But are our tastes so important, so sacred in their particularities, that we can't allow others to have a hand in shaping them?
I believe allowing a place in our home for the things people make us has opened the door for our tastes to be changed. First off, they weren't so great to begin with! And second of all, just as I'd rather have others enrich my life than be left to my own devices, so I'd rather my home be beautified with the handiwork of others.
Thank you to all who have labored in love on our behalf.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
A Nice Day
What a nice day we had yesterday. After Alan finished off a few papers the three of us drove up to the Gap clearance store and spent an hour or so picking through clothes with tears along the seams and shoe prints on the front (which was fun in its own way). Then we ate at Cracker Barrel, a must when traveling a road like I-75, and enjoyed the sunset as we drove home.
Could we have been doing other things? Yes. Was it the most virtuous way to spend the first day of Alan's break? Not exactly. But it was good to buy some needed clothes, to get out of Jessamine County, and be together as a family on a rainy day.
Could we have been doing other things? Yes. Was it the most virtuous way to spend the first day of Alan's break? Not exactly. But it was good to buy some needed clothes, to get out of Jessamine County, and be together as a family on a rainy day.
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