Rest and a Wedding

May 4, 2009

Our life is going to get really crazy here in the next few days, as we pack up to take a road trip to Ohio for my sister’s wedding. Very excited to be a part of Amos and McKenzie’s big day! I am, well, honored to be her matron of honor. Zoe and Charis are [...]

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You WILL Contribute A Verse

May 2, 2009

Have you heard this wonderful poem by Walt Whitman? Perhaps in high school literature or maybe in Dead Poet’s Society? Let me share it…
O me! O life!… of the questions of these recurring;
Of the endless trains of the faithless–of cities fill’d with the foolish;
Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, [...]

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Floppy Head aka Tony

April 30, 2009

We created a new custom doll. I’ve taken it upon myself to name him Floppy Head because he’s kind of faulty in this way. His head is so enormous compared to his body, and I wasn’t sure how to stitch it on his body. The way I did left him, well, incredibly Floppy. Charis tells [...]

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Creativity, somehow, all around us.

April 27, 2009

We’ve been having fun with Nehemiah’s Superman Capes. They were handmade by his Great-Gran and were gifts from Mimi and Papi for his birthday. Needless to say, they are getting a lot of use.

Big deal that they chose Lincoln Logs to play with recently. These blocks tend to frustrate them still. Maybe it’s an age [...]

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Angry Homemade Noodles – Speaking Wisdom (Wk 2)

April 26, 2009

Angry Homemade Noodles – Speaking Wisdom (Wk 2) from Mandy Steward on Vimeo.
We’d love to have you join us Monday night, April 27, at 8:30 PM Central time in this chat room to discuss this further.
Scriptures referenced in video:
James 3
Luke 6:45

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Approval from God Instead of Man

April 24, 2009

Here’s the feedback I received about books and scriptures that speak to getting our approval from God rather than from Man. Thanks to everyone who responded. I hope this is helpful to some of you:
Scriptures
Psalm 23, 25:15, 46:10, 139, 100:3, 118:8, 141:8
Jeremiah 17:5-8
Luke 9:62
John 6:27
Ephesians 2:10
Galatians 1:10
Hebrews 12:1
Knowing Who I am in Christ Scriptures
Books
Approval Addiction [...]

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Character of the Unseen

April 20, 2009

excerpt from my journal, me talking to God…
Character of the Unseen: Right now, this is what you are building in me. Tony mentioned this phrase tonite as we were reading and discussing some scripture, and I rushed to write it down. This is it. The character you are working on right now in my life [...]

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Creative Peeks

April 20, 2009

I love photography. I love how a picture can give you a little peek into the creative life of a family. These are all random shots from our home that I’ve taken over the last couple weeks.

Legos have been the new building tool fascination. Fun to see the different “ships” they are concocting. “They” includes [...]

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Angry Homemade Noodles – NEW STUDY!

April 19, 2009

For the next two weeks we’re going to be talking about:
Speaking Wisdom
If you’re a mom and you want to be a part, just watch this video and then join us on Monday Nite at 8:30 PM Central to discuss more in depth.
You can get to the chat via the Angry Homemade Noodle tab at [...]

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Celebrating a Perfectly Imperfect Birthday

April 18, 2009

About half way through the day yesterday, as Tony was loading the kids in the car to take them to the mall so I could get stuff done around the house for the monster-themed birthday party, I realized, yet again, how picking the word “Imperfect” might have been a faulty decision. I looked at Tony [...]

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