learning how to wait

July 30th, 2009 by Christine

There are lots of things in my life right now that require me to wait. Patience is not one of my virtues, but as I’ve gotten older, life has thrown a lot of lemons at me where waiting is the only possible reaction.
I was counting the other day how many things are up in the [...]


the injustice

July 23rd, 2009 by Christine

Yesterday I received news that my cousin’s 1-year-old daughter, EL, had suffered some seizures the previous night. CT scans revealed EL’s brain was swelling, and there was not much doctors could do because the cancer had already infiltrated her skull. My family then had to make the very tough decision to pull EL [...]


thoughts on god’s plans

July 21st, 2009 by Christine

I have been thinking about how God works things out in funny ways, and here is the latest testament to God’s strange plans. JS and I have been bickering lately about our lack of vacations and lack of funds thus more lack of vacations. I keep hearing about my friends going to Korea, [...]


water thief

July 20th, 2009 by Christine

Less than an hour ago, my dogs started barking at the front of the house. Usually they bark at every noise so I would disregard their yapping, but this time, I heard noises outside the window as well. It sounded like someone was turning on the water at the front of my house. [...]


full plate

July 16th, 2009 by Christine

I’ve been feeling overwhelmed lately, and it’s not the wedding planning. JS and I decided to officially put my house on the market. We have been talking about this for about 2 years now, and now with the first-time homebuyer tax credit that JS could take advantage of, we’ve decided to take the plunge and [...]