Monthly Archive for June, 2009

we are still on the church hunt.

Please keep (or start) praying for us.
It’s been 6 months now and it’s getting really really really lonely, and making the transition a lot harder than it needs to be. I could write about the 15 churches we’ve visited in the last 6 months, and why we’re still looking, but today I don’t have the [...]

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Geneva’s room

Continuing through the house, we come to Geneva’s room, another of my favorite spaces in our home. I suppose I will have different thoughts on children’s rooms as we have more children and as our living situation changes. But for now I like her room pretty simple, an airy place to calm down and to [...]

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children’s music

Michael grew up with Steve Green and I grew up with Psalty, Colby, and my all time favorite, G.T. and the Halo Express (all their songs are straight Scripture). So we have a good starting base for our children. I recenly found my old cassette tapes rummaging through the basement, which is fortunate because Psalty [...]

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sushi

Mary grew up as a missionary kid in Japan, so we were exctied to have the opportunity to glean from her expertise while she was here! Eric, too, has really jumped right in learning about the Japanese culture. While Eric was visiting Japan, they were taught to make sushi from a real sushi master, and [...]

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Eric and Mary!

Michael’s younger brother Eric and his wife Mary came to visit us this week! We were so refreshed by our time together, and Geneva looooved playing with Uncle Eric and Aunt Mary! We had a wonderful time being with each other, playing games, going to church, picnicking at Garden of the Gods, playing at the [...]

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quote of the day

“I want Jesus to come to my house!” -geneva

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Papa comes to visit

Michael’s dad, Geneva’s Papa, has had work up our way for the last couple of weeks and we have LOVED having him around! He is amazing and hilarious with Geneva and she just adores his energy, warmth, laughter and generous spirit. Here are some highlights from this trip to the Zoo. (Check out the underwater [...]

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I, like many of you, have a passion for the home. I have a passion for hospitality and guest comfort, for beautiful and edifying spaces, for pride in history and heritage, for tangible peace and the presence of God. I was greatly influenced by my mother, and our dear friend Lois Wilson, who were additionally [...]

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home, home on the farm

After Eric’s graduation in GA we were able to spend a week of family vacation at one of my most cherished places, the Haga farm in TN. Being there with my Graddaddy, Uncle Charles, and Aunt Peggy is like coming home for me. It’s a magical place - time slows down, life seems more simple, [...]

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i left my heart in….

Chattanooga!
Chattanooga will forever hold a wonderful place in my heart. Even though I went to college 40 minutes away, I spent most all my free time in Chattanooga, studying in favorite cafes, lying in grassy parks, just wandering the fabulous re-vamped art-y downtown and, most importantly, going to church. My heart will always be knit [...]

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the fantastic franciscos

Geneva’s recent favorite word is “fantastic.” She says it with a huge emphasis on the “tas” syllable and then erupts into giggles. She’s recently taken to saying “the Francisco’s are fanTAStic,” which makes us giggle as well. Last month one of said fantastic Franciscos graduated from Toccoa Falls College in Toccoa Falls, GA and the [...]

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I seem to blog in spurts.

sorry for the delays.

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