1. When the gas guage reads empty and the orange light is shining, our good ole minivan will still keep running. Good to know.
2. It is possible to feel remarkably mature and ridiculously young in the course of the same day.
3. Sometimes, it takes great courage to speak simple words. But, communication is always the answer.
4. This earthly place is so not our home. Pain and suffering remind us of this fact. This is the lesson that I learn again and again and again.
5. These gluten-free zucchini brownies are good!http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/2013/07/flourless-chocolate-chip-zucchini-oat-brownies-vegan-gluten-free-healthy/
6. Learned that pimples on different parts of your face may be linked to different problems with your body. Think this is true?
http://thebeautygypsy.com/what-is-your-acne-telling-you/
7. The thing is that we don't always get what we want or what seems good and right to us. Faith in God is not faith that He will do what we want. Faith expects no easy roads or great earthly rewards. Faith trusts simply that God will do what is right and good in His eyes.
Hoping that all of you had a beautiful and productive August. Three cheers for September.
- Millie
Saturday, 31 August 2013
Friday, 30 August 2013
Monday, 26 August 2013
Saturday, 24 August 2013
Ten Reasons I'm Glad I'm Single
99% of single girls hate the fact that they’re single. They
feel lonely, misplaced, and out of the loop. And while I have experienced all
of that multiple times, I also think that there is a lot to be said for the
single state. Here’s ten reasons why I’m glad that I’m single.
1.
I can wear heavy applications of lipstick and
not worry about kissing issues.
2.
All the blankets on the bed are for me and me
alone!
3.
I can cut my hair any time I want without a
husband raising a stink about it.
4.
No need to read any scary, confusing,
guilt-tripping pregnancy books.
5.
I don’t have to a) worry about planning a
wedding or b) regret parts of a wedding already past.
6.
No anniversary and Valentine’s day presents to
think about. While we’re on the subject, one less Christmas and birthday
present to think about too.
7.
I’m free to comment on the handsomeness of
actors and male acquaintances quite freely.
8.
I can read books for wives and mothers without
fear of being convicted.
9.
I can wear ratty pajamas without anyone knowing
or caring.
10.
I can be the “expert” on homemaking and
parenting without fear of failure.
I think that it’s hard for single
girls to gain a sense of security and belonging without a husband and family.
Meanwhile, we struggle with career choices and where we should live – whether
we should stay where we are, or go out looking. Many of us view homemaking as a
worthy life calling. It’s hard to accept the fact that we’re going to have to
wait for this – or maybe never get married at all. And, I’m right there with
you, ladies.
Be brave, and don’t settle for a
life full of waiting, sadness, and complaining. You are not a lesser individual
because you are single. You are not less pretty, or smart, or witty, or godly than
the wives that you know. You just have a different path to follow. Enjoy your
single state as much as you can, and wear that red lipstick, baby!
- Millie
Friday, 23 August 2013
Saturday, 17 August 2013
Friday, 9 August 2013
Lessons of July....in August!
And here I am, bringing up the very tardy rear in our "Things I have Learned" series. I have to admit...I have really fallen behind in my personal photo taking, which makes this post rather bare! I apologize!
1. Sometimes the best way to celebrate your 8th wedding anniversary is to spend it at the fair...with kids...just enjoying their childlike wonder and glee.
2. I am the busiest lazy person I know.
3. Not everyone values all life...
4. People like getting their pictures taken in the summer, which is fun...because it often includes babies, but busy!
5. My lips can get sunburnt!
6. Our sailboat can't be tipped over...no matter how hard 4 brothers may try.
7. The Kingston Peninsula, NB is one of the most beautiful places on earth.
8. I am way less patient than I thought I was...particularly when waiting for a special phone call!
9. We can grow peaches!
10. When we are broken and discouraged, God lifts us up, gives us grace and propels us forward. He gives us the strength to find that extra hour in the day, He lifts our heads when we find ourselves beaten down by others and His promises are always sure.
-Abigail
1. Sometimes the best way to celebrate your 8th wedding anniversary is to spend it at the fair...with kids...just enjoying their childlike wonder and glee.
2. I am the busiest lazy person I know.
3. Not everyone values all life...
4. People like getting their pictures taken in the summer, which is fun...because it often includes babies, but busy!
5. My lips can get sunburnt!
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| Painting by Layla |
7. The Kingston Peninsula, NB is one of the most beautiful places on earth.
8. I am way less patient than I thought I was...particularly when waiting for a special phone call!
9. We can grow peaches!
10. When we are broken and discouraged, God lifts us up, gives us grace and propels us forward. He gives us the strength to find that extra hour in the day, He lifts our heads when we find ourselves beaten down by others and His promises are always sure.
-Abigail
Three Things to Remember on Your Birthday
The dust settles, and as I stand here
wiping cake off my face I’m guessing that I’m not alone.
Is it just me that sees a twenty
something birthday as a huge leap? In so many ways, it just seems farther away than I
feel I’ve actually travelled. Or maybe it’s just Taylor Swift’s anthem that
makes me feel this particular age is more miserable and magical than anything
I’ve had fly by me yet.
There are lots of feelings that swirl
around me this time of year. I think about birthdays with a blend of cynicism
and nine-year-old anticipation.
But there is heavy stuff too - the
questions that you don’t have answers for.
And while I see every new year as a cliff
where we lean out against the wind and spread arms to catch the sunshine – most
of the time reality finds me under a bed sheet in the fetal position
God doesn’t leave me there thankfully.
Actually, He never does.
And here are three things that I need to
remember on my birthday…as well as every day of the year.
1.
That first, foremost, and
absolutely, “God is always wise, and knowing this, we are confident that there
can be no accidents, no mistakes and that nothing can occur that ought not to
happen."
Sometimes I receive the blessings I don’t
remember signing up for. Sometimes I think that God’s timing couldn’t be worse.
But that doesn’t change anything.
Truth is, “God is never too early and
never behind.”
2.
That God’s plan A (really my
plan A) looks very much the same as what His (really my) plan B, C, D etc.
looks like.
He wants me to obey and glorify. Simple.
And this is God’s will for me no matter
where I am this year, what I am doing and no matter what decisions come my way.
3.
That time does not run out. And
it won’t.
“This day is not a sieve losing time.
With each passing minute, each passing year, there’s this deepening awareness
that I am filling, gaining time. We stand on the brink of eternity.”
And like the minister said of that
miracle wine in Cana – the best is for last. Each day isn’t a loss, but brings
Christ’s own closer.
So birthdays are life. And life is funny
and messy. And with every birthday new lessons surface and I think the day
becomes more an Ebenezer than anything else.
Hither
by Thy help I’m come, the hymn says.
And that’s true enough.
Wednesday, 7 August 2013
Lessons of July...
1. Our corolla can go a long way after the "fill up" warning light comes on. And this is a good thing in THE BOONIES of northern New Brunswick between Campbellton and Kedgwick!
2. And how come I didn't know Saint-Quentin was such a western-wanna-be town! It still makes me laugh, I only wish I had taken a picture to post. Just picture the main street of a small maritime town with cutouts of cacti, cowboy boots, and the like on every lamp post/telephone pole. Also, saloon looking fronts, a cowboy silhouette in every other yard, you name it...all. the way. through town. The sort of thing you would expect of a hick town in Arizona not Atlantic Canada. ...And if you knew this was Saint-Quentin don't laugh at my oblivity, the last time I was in that neck of the woods was many years ago. I vaguely remember getting off the trans-cananda and camping at Sugarloaf on the way to see [the] Gaspe, I probably slept in between.
3. I can do simple re-upholstery. I think it's not bad, even if I do say so myself...
4. July always goes by too fast!
5. Things like camera cords prefer to resurface after they are required. Last months project...
2. And how come I didn't know Saint-Quentin was such a western-wanna-be town! It still makes me laugh, I only wish I had taken a picture to post. Just picture the main street of a small maritime town with cutouts of cacti, cowboy boots, and the like on every lamp post/telephone pole. Also, saloon looking fronts, a cowboy silhouette in every other yard, you name it...all. the way. through town. The sort of thing you would expect of a hick town in Arizona not Atlantic Canada. ...And if you knew this was Saint-Quentin don't laugh at my oblivity, the last time I was in that neck of the woods was many years ago. I vaguely remember getting off the trans-cananda and camping at Sugarloaf on the way to see [the] Gaspe, I probably slept in between.
3. I can do simple re-upholstery. I think it's not bad, even if I do say so myself...
4. July always goes by too fast!
5. Things like camera cords prefer to resurface after they are required. Last months project...
6. Supper is best served "on time"... gotta run!
Aimee
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