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Focus on the Family Trip…
I'm on my way out the door, but I wanted to post a few quick pictures of our trip to Colorado and give you the link to the Podcast interview that we did there. As the others become available, I will post them as well. This one was for a show called "Boundless" and is primarily for singles, so the interview is catered a little to that audience. We had so much fun doing it. Here is a shot of the woman who interviewed us (Candice Watters)..she is precious and she WORKS a scarf.Me with Laura from String of PearlsSome sweet Sundays from FOTF Chapel-Recording an interview-Me and hubbs- SO...
I Loved Jesus in the Night…
When I was 8 or 9 years old, my father and I were having a conversation which has been retold for years in my family.We were talking about the things I might want to do when I grew up (for the record, at the age of four, I apparently wanted to be a "robber" and my sister wanted to be a mouse. Mom and dad were really proud), the dreams I had for my life, the person I wanted to be and so on. He was not the kind of father who talked about nothing just to pass time with his children. He was (and is) deeply engaged in who we are and what we are going through. He was a VP at Procter and Gamble,...
It’s GO time!!!!!
***update*** It appears that in about 2 weeks we will know the exact projects we are going to in Calcutta and it may allow you to choose children for these specific projects. Thank you so much for all of the emails asking about this, and if I hear more, I will certainly keep you updated!!!!This is a jam-packed post. That's life right now I guess...I continue to be in awe over the time you take to send me notes of encouragement. To those of you who have chosen to share the dark corners of your life with a stranger, I am forever grateful.That kind of made it sound like I'm shutting this...
The Girl at Starbucks…
So I kept looking at this girl in Starbucks because I knew her from somewhere. I am really, really good with faces, but not always great at remembering names or being able to remember where I know someone from. I decided it must be that we were both there a lot with our laptops and didn't think much more about it until she was walking past me and she paused."Are you Angie Smith?" "Yes, and where do I know you from? I have been racking my brain trying to remember?"She introduced herself as Lindsay Ferrier, and reminded me of her blog, (Suburban Turmoil) which won as the "editor's...
Her Story, His Words
I had every intention of writing this last night, but it turned out that God had other plans and He made them very clear to me. I understand know why He wanted my attention to be focused on Him alone, and I spend a good part of the evening in prayers of gratitude.Sometimes He is so clear in His intentions, and last night was one of those times. My fingers would have been paralyzed if I had tried to type, because it would have been in disobedience. As it turns out, I had an amazing time just telling Him what I was feeling and reading through scripture, marveling at His ability to weave a...
In Between
Tonight is the Selah benefit concert, and it'ss a rainy morning here in Nashville (raise your hand if you're surprised....).I couldn't sleep last night. I had an awful, weighty day yesterday that involved making arrangements for my daughter's body to be moved, doing a bunch of useless real estate stuff that involved me getting lost and forgetting to bring cash, and sitting in my car crying. Oh wait, let me start at the beginning.I awoke to an email suggesting that I track down some nasty comments that had been left on my blog (I will not mention her name, as it is fake and was...
The Concert and the Car Door (again).
Thank you so much to all of you who came out last night to the Selah concert (and to those of you who were with us in spirit!!!). I haven't heard how much we raised, but it was a great night and my prayer is that God was glorified by the sound of His people worshipping together and giving of ourselves to try and help this worthy organization.I had to go on stage, not once, but twice, and I'm going to head this one off at the pass.I have gotten several emails already about my cutie-pie jeans and I wanted you to know about a well kept secret (hopefully you have these where you live)....
The Sea and the Scarf
This photograph was taken on a "glass-bottom" excursion trip that was part of our cruise with Kathy Triccoli last year. As a reminder, at this point I was still pregnant with Audrey, and we knew her diagnosis. I was terrified to go on the cruise because I can become overwhelmed when I feel like everyone is looking at me and talking about me. I am in a bathing suit, obviously pregnant, and there is no way around the fact that I am carrying a baby that will soon go to be with the Lord. It was actually a much nicer time than I had gotten myself all worried about, and people were...
So Much
***update***First on the list, there was a misunderstanding about the comment that was left, and the scarf lady may still be with us!!!!! It was written by a sweet lady who had lost a "scarf lady" of her own, but not specifically the one I was speaking of.....I am praying God will allow me, somehow, to find out where this sweet woman is, and I have a plan. I will keep you all posted when I find out anything about Ellie's scarf lady, so we can be in prayer about her, wherever she is. I pray she is still out there somewhere, and I would love to connect with her...ALSO. Last night was bad....
Canvas
Have I ever mentioned that my father is a painter? He is, and he is incredibly talented. He is also a phenomenal writer, and I could go on and on about awards and things, but the bottom line is that he is just a man who has been gifted in many areas. I did not inherit the art gene (as evidenced by Abby's recent comment after she requested I draw her a bird, and then earnestly asked why I had drawn a dinosaur instead), but my sister definitely did. She is so creative, and it just spills out of her effortlessly. In fact, she has her own business where she hand-stretches canvases, and...
