To be brief: – Last night’s Maundy Thursday service was profound for us. Having never recognized the Last Supper as it originally occurred, having never seen a church’s chancel stripped of all its decoration, having never felt the cold sorrow of a silent congregation in thought over Jesus’ arrest and impending sentence, I didn’t know … Continue reading »
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Inspire me.
We all know how addictive Pinterest can be. Good gracious, I could waste a day clicking links, searching, reading, re-pinning. I force myself to take substantial breaks from Pinterest, even entire weeks away, just so I can come up with my own ideas instead of piggy-backing off of others. However, there is some really good … Continue reading »
The Christmas Season begins
We’re hitting all the angles this Christmas, from religious to silly, and we’re taking them all very seriously. We read scripture every morning in celebration of Advent, but only after the boys have searched the house for Timmy. We also have an Advent house with 25 little doors, and inside each tiny compartment I slip … Continue reading »
creating food / friends and family / happy things created by others / Jennie / music, TV, movies / travel
Mike Isabella’s Graffiato
When you care about food as deeply as we do, deciding what restaurant to patron is a well thought out plan on Girls Weekend. It’s even more important when you visit a city (like Washington DC) that is saturated with celebrity restaurants. In this case, we chose a Top Chef celebrity restaurant: Graffiato by Top … Continue reading »
Take Me There
This video is old news for all the Chattanooga people, but not for the rest of you. WOW. It’s so well done! There is something to be said for quality. At first, I couldn’t tell if this was footage of real people, because honestly it reminded me of the Madurodam in Holland (a miniatures park). … Continue reading »
