Author Archives: andrea8979
Coming Out of Hiding
My heart has been slowly petrifying, inch by rocky inch, for quite some time now. At first, it was just numb. Then, right as it started to soften and feel again, chaos entered our lives with an untamed fury. I tried to keep up with the chaos as best as I could, but it was … Continue reading
Broken Skin
She’s been having a rough time lately. There’s a behavior chart at school, with colors that correspond to her behavior. She has a “fish”, and there are six different “lakes” her fish can land in. The sparkly blue lake means the fish had an exceptionally good day. The blue lake means a good day. The … Continue reading
Roasted Poblano and Hominy Chicken Chili
Fall + soup + roasted poblanos straight from Nana’s garden. Need I say more? Roasted Poblano and Hominy Chicken Chili 2 Tbsp butter 1 onion, chopped 1 Tbsp garlic, minced 1 can northern beans, drained 1 1/2 cans of hominy, drained 4 poblano peppers, roasted* and chopped 1 can Ro-Tel 1 large roasted chicken, deboned … Continue reading
The Hope Chest
“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert…” Isaiah 43:18-19 When I graduated from high school, my parents gave me a hope chest. … Continue reading
Peace and the Single Girl
This isn’t a topic that I’m given to just generally broadcasting about, but I’ve been fielding a fair amount of questions about my single status lately (at what age do people stop trying to set you up with their relatives and friends – or maybe even your own relatives (I love you, Aunt Susie, but … Continue reading
Why I Love Being a Mother
Thank You for making me a mother. I know it isn’t quite how You’d planned. And yet, You keep blowing ashes into beauty, grace upon heaping grace, our falling all piled up into this one magnificent mound You’re molding into glory. I love this mothering job You’ve given me. You knew how alone I felt. … Continue reading
You’re the Same
She had a bad day today. And I am re-learning how to count gifts and number graces in the middle of chaos and her teacher texts me to tell me she’s sending home a note. It’s the first note in months, the first note since before the landscape began to change. And I’m tempted to … Continue reading
No Space of Regret
I simply must confess – I love snow. I know that many have had a hard time being without power in this storm, and I do not love that. (Kudos to Entergy and all of the workers from far and near who gave up snow play dates and vacations and the like to help restore … Continue reading
Hands and Feet and Help and Goats
I’ve been quiet over here. A fog descended two weeks ago today and I’ve honestly had a hard time driving all the way through it in search of hopeful words. So I battened down the hatches for a bit. Give me grace for the stillness? December 20, 2012 My daughter is alive, my home is … Continue reading
Lend Thy Light
The blog is silent tonight, for obvious reasons. Sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.