Confession: I know stealing is one of the big ten, but I couldn’t help myself. I stole this picture from Jubilee’s website. Everything about it makes love darts explode out of my heart like fireworks on the Fourth of July. (And not those wimpy back yard snap-crackle-poppers, either. I mean the really, really, ridiculously good […]
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Hello, WordPress, my old friend. I’ve come to talk with you again. (Simon and Garfunkel anyone?) To those of you who’ve stopped by the past couple months to see if perchance you might find a new post, thank you for not giving up on a very distracted first-time grandmother. True, while reveling in all things
In early 2009 I agreed to speak at a women’s conference in Seattle on April 23-24, 2010. In late August of ’09 our daughter called to share the exciting news that she was pregnant. Her due date? April 21. How convenient! The only major thing on my calendar around that time happened to be in
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Thursday, April 22 at Discovery Park. One day past due date. Still waiting . . . Saturday, April 24. She’s here! Harper Sparrow Romjue, April 24, 2010, 6 pounds 10 ounces, 19.5 inches long, a beautiful, perfect gift from God. Everyone is happy and well. Stories coming soon. Click here to see lots more photos!
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Today we did a Mommy photo shoot. The next session will feature the little beauty who’s still inside. Hurry up, Harper. We’re ready to meet you!
I’ve been in Seattle less than a week and have already “dined” at the IKEA cafeteria twice–a culinary extravagance due to a former garage that is in the finishing stages of becoming a very chic carriage house. Yesterday Grace ordered the Swedish meatball plate, which comes with a generous portion of meatballs in gravy, a
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Grace took this shot today and posted it on facebook. Looks like Harper will be here very soon. Let the photo fest begin!
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When my daughter Grace was a junior in high school, she and her friend Mary Caton asked me to teach them how to play guitar. After they’d mastered the basic chords, we started working on various picking patterns. Then I taught them some songs that required more fingering agility. While I was demonstrating one of
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For a couple of years, George has been sending group e-mails to friends and family, sharing photos and updates about the backyard garden that he and Jacob maintain. Yesterday I received an e-mail from my amazing, creative, fun friend, Jeff Franzen, who took it upon himself to make a website featuring the photos and updates
Hey there! Thanks to those who stopped by during the past few weeks looking for me. Sorry I haven’t posted anything since December 16. I had some amazing people in mind for more Twelve Days of Community posts, and I still hope to introduce them to you, because they’re awesome and talented and fun and
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