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Design Your Dream Bible
1 minuteWhat is your dream Bible? That’s the question be asked and answered over on the Bible Buying Guide blog. What translation would you pick? How about the number and color of ribbons? Skinny margins or wide? Sans serif font? Leather bound? I can’t help but think of the many millions around the world today whose […]
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Japanese Honeysuckle
1 minuteWe have the most wonderful patch of Japanese Honeysuckle beside our house. If they’re considered an “invasive species” (originating in eastern Asia), then this is one invasion we welcome. Their fragrance reminds me of somewhere Emily and I visited soon after we were married (Spain?), but I can’t quite remember where.
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Mother’s Day Cookies
2 minutesFor Mother’s Day Poppy and I baked Emily’s favorite cookies: Cowboy Cookies. (The other name for them is Simple Oatmeal Cookies; but that doesn’t sound nearly as nice as Cowboy Cookies.) These cookies combine the best of other cookie recipes into one delicious bite-sized bandit. Start with an oatmeal cookie. Add raisins, ground almonds, and […]
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4,000 Steps
1 minutePoppy and I participated in our local pregnant support services walk for life on Saturday called 4,000 Steps. This is the first time we’ve done anything like this but it turned out to be a wonderful and moving experience. And we got some exercise–well, Daddy did at least. We checked in and got our name […]