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on christmas day we said goodbye to our tabolt baby. everything seemed fine until suddenly it was all very, very wrong and i knew it was over.
i felt helpless. i felt such sadness. and i felt such peace.
even there, in the midst of frustration and disappointment, God can be found.
He’s faithful like that.
Archive > December 2011
goodbye, little baby.
all is right
i’m home in my big green house. i’ve found a comfortable place on my couch with a favorite quilt to keep me warm. a good book and cup of hot chocolate are with me. in the background i hear my daddy and littlest of brothers playing a game in my dining room. the mums starts [...]
bits and pieces
my life seems rather small these days, which i’m very okay with. there aren’t many/isn’t much demanding my attention and i’m perfectly happy to go from one day to the next in this quiet fashion i’ve recently discovered. i realize that it will eventually pick up so for now i’ll enjoy my slow mornings of [...]
looking a bit like christmas
sometimes i stay in my pajamas until very late in the day. sometimes i make pumpkin bread, do laundry, clean my kitchen, and sit and blog in my pajamas. sometimes i pack the husband lunch and send him off for the day with a kiss in pajamas. sometimes i catch myself whispering, “is this really [...]
a little tabolt in the making!
i started out on this crazy journey toward marriage by writing these words:
sometimes the best things in life come as a complete surprise, when you least expect them, when you’re not even looking for them.
i’ve said this before and i’ll say it again: i was surprised by the meeting of my now husband, was [...]