Yesterday, I reacted to the bullying refrain that a vote for anyone but Romney was equivalent with supporting Obama. My wise husband thinks it would be more helpful to walk through our decision process. The following 4 quotes are all from men we respect and have learned much from. Our pastor laid out a case… Continue reading Thoughts on Election (The Voting Kind)
Category: Thoughts
The Fear Monger (a.k.a. the GOP)
We have not completely made up our minds yet about which way to cast our vote for this election. The issues are complicated. But one thing is certain, we will not be motivated by fear and pragmatism (i.e. defining truth by what ‘works’). God has not given us a spirit of fear (1 Tim 1). … Continue reading The Fear Monger (a.k.a. the GOP)
Happily Ever After
Maybe one of the less noble reasons my husband was first attracted to me was my love for adventure stories. I’m a sucker for X-men, Batman, Superman, Spider-man, you name it. More than those, I love the much deeper, Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings, Pilgrims Progress, Hinds Feet on High Places. Now this… Continue reading Happily Ever After
Back to School
Fall, my friend, has arrived! I love the fall. I love coziness, apples, colorful leaves, the brisk air, fires, and school. Yep, I love school! We’ve started year 4 of our home-school. Years 1-3 were probably mostly my education. Year 4 looks promising that perhaps the girls are learning more than I am. We had… Continue reading Back to School
Mama’s Wrong Again
Tap… Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,… Continue reading Mama’s Wrong Again
Gypsy Tips, part 1
Moving has been a steady part of my life along with another little family tradition called “seeing potential.” As an Evans, I think I moved 13 times. Now, after 10 years of marriage, we are settling into our 4th residence. Even our church is about to make a move “Spencer style,” which basically means a… Continue reading Gypsy Tips, part 1
Walk the Dog on the Way Up
David Powlison has explained sanctification as a yo-yo going upstairs. I love this analogy. The yo-yo is going up, but sometimes you are being flung down. The last few weeks my parenting has been playing a little “walk the dog.” Hoping to start the ascent up the string, I’m writing this post to myself. Feel free… Continue reading Walk the Dog on the Way Up
This Is Love
I’m planning a Bible lesson for 3-6 year-olds tomorrow and trying to incorporate Valentine’s Day. My research on the history was slightly disappointing. It seemed to begin as a Christian holiday, commemorating the martyr Valentine’s beheading on February 14th at the end of the 3rd century. It wasn’t until the 14th century when Chaucer connected the day with love by… Continue reading This Is Love
The Gauntlet
I walked in the door from grocery shopping the other day and announced to Chris, that “checking out of the grocery store is analogous to a man having to walk past Deja Vu on his way to work every day!” He did not react as shocked as you may think. We’ve been married for nearly… Continue reading The Gauntlet
Gads of books! Mountains of Books!
For some odd reason, my sister and I spent an entire summer watching Beauty and the Beast, almost every day. I think we figured out it was close to 50 times. Maybe Disney planted subliminal messages in all the songs, maybe we really appreciated the redemptive qualities that the story line followed, or maybe we were just… Continue reading Gads of books! Mountains of Books!
Talking Wall 