Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 7:00AM MAD21 By Kevin (Shooting the Breeze)
Now that Grover has given his take on marriage, I will now share mine.:) I must say up front that I am by no means an expert on marriage. I have been married for almost 17 years now though and I have learned a few things along the way. In this post, I would like to share some of those things with you.
Here are two things that I believe make up a healthy marriage:
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 7:00AM MAD21 By Sarah (Living Between the Lines)
When I turned 25 years old, I had a minor meltdown. I sat on my friend Rick’s couch and just wailed about how I was “getting ready to be thirty!” I just thought that my life was over! Rick, bless his heart, had the patience of Job and though I’m sure he rolled his eyes, he listened and tried to sympathize.
When I turned 29 years old, I really started to panic. I saw 30 rolling in like a freight train and all I could focus on was what I felt I had missed in life. For a few months, I caught myself really whining at God about it. But my 30th birthday came and went and soon I noticed that 30 wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it was.
Family, Family Life, Joy, Kids, Moms, Parents in Family Life Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 7:00AM MAD21 By Michelle (Graceful, Faith in the Everyday)
Obedience. What do you think of when you hear the word obedience? My dad was a sergeant major in the Army for 37 years, so for me, the word obedience conjures images of obeying the barked command, “Michelle! Get your head outta your duffle bag!”
St. Benedict, I’m learning, had a different view. As I methodically make my way through a book called St. Benedict’s Toolbox: The Nuts and Bolts of Everyday Benedictine Living, by Jane Tomaine (stay tuned for more on this topic; during Lent I’ll be writing a Blogging Benedict series), I came across an intriguing interpretation of the word obedience.
"I read somewhere a long time ago that life happens in the interruptions," writes Tomaine. "Interruptions are opportunities to practice obedience."
As a mother to two young boys, my life is a constant stream of interruption. No matter what I’m doing – writing, reading, cleaning, cooking, dressing, eyebrow plucking – I am interrupted. "Mommy! I’m thirsty!" "Mommy, can you wipe my bum?" "Mommy, come look at the cardinal!" "Mommy, can you read me a book?" Frankly these endless interruptions make for a fragmented, disjointed existence.
Family, Family Life, Kids, Parenting in Family Life Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 12:25PM MAD21 By MAD21
Hi friends. Just wanted you all to know that my hubby turns 45 today! Wish him a happy day will ya? And pray his next year is filled with healthy days, joy, blessings and lots of opportunities to share the many ways that God has blessed him.
I love you hon. I'm glad to have celebrated the last ten of your birthdays together. Praying we get to celebrate many, many more.
Birthday, Family, Family Life in Family Life Monday, February 8, 2010 at 4:57PM MAD21 By MAD21
After two and a half days of shoveling our property and helping our neighbor's, we finally got to get in some play time today.
Unfortunately, the snow is still too powdery to build much of anything. My oldest had decided she wanted to try and build igloos this time, but when we found out the the snow was so dry, we knew that wasn't going to happen. So we settled for building a snow cave, two actually. We decided we should build 'condos' for each of the girls.
Blizzard, Family, Family Life, Snow, Snowdays in Family Life 
