-
Here O My Lord I See Thee Face to Face
This is a guest post from my husband, Brian. Brian works casual call as a nurse and does the majority of the work involved in taking care of our land and animals. In his free time, Brian enjoys planting trees, building things (like this incredible chicken coop), and singing hymns. We’ve been married for 14 years, and I’m happy to call him my husband. *** Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face;Here would I touch and handle things unseen,Here grasp with firmer hand th’eternal grace,And all my weariness upon thee lean. For the second week in a row I’ve chosen a hymn written by Horatius Bonar. And…
-
Having Fun with My New Old Apple Pencil
Sometimes you find a new tool that completely changes the way you create. That’s exactly how I feel about my new Apple Pencil, generously gifted to me by a sweet young friend of mine who happened to have an old one in her catch-all kitchen drawer. So far, I’ve used the stylus to turn my original compositions into lead sheets and piano/vocal sheet music (using Sibelius, a music notation app) and also to practice my drawing skills. My drawings tend to be fun and goofy, and I thought you all might enjoy seeing some of them on this dreary Wednesday. Cupcakes Ruthie and I worked on this drawing together. She…
-
Upon a Life
This is a guest post from my husband, Brian. Brian works casual call as a nurse and does the majority of the work involved in taking care of our land and animals. In his free time, Brian enjoys planting trees, building things (like this incredible chicken coop), and singing hymns. We’ve been married for 14 years, and I’m happy to call him my husband. *** Upon a life I have not lived, upon a death I did not die,Another’s life, another’s death, I stake my whole eternity. Although I mentioned my love for the hymnal in my first post, I don’t think you’ll find this hymn in any hymnal, unless…
-
Planting Seeds with “The Sower,” a New Book by Scott James
We have a small collection of books on our kitchen table, held up with an old bookend from my sister and a pot overflowing with African Violets. Some of the books in our kitchen table collection include Everything a Child Should Know about God by Kenneth N. Taylor, My ABC Bible Verses by Susan Hunt, The Biggest Story ABC by Kevin DeYoung, a few of R.C. Sproul’s children’s books, and a children’s Bible. The kids and I use these books to do devotions together in the evening and we also used them as part of our bygone homeschool days. All of these books do an excellent job of taking biblical…
-
Encouragement for the Month of February
“‘I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.’ “The Spirit and the Bride say, ‘Come.’ And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price. “I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take…