Better than Coffee

I've been energized by this book:

Womanly Dominion - More than a Gentle and Quiet Spirit
by Mark Chanski

(thanks for the recommendation, Kim!)

Here's an excerpt:

By definition, motherhood is that dignified and strenuous life vocation taken up by a woman who has resolved to give herself fully to the task of nurturing godly children from a godly home environment. Women who dedicate the best years of their lives to this challenging endeavor are not to be laughed at and pitied, but highly esteemed and even envied.

Fun with blankie

Just wanted to move that last depressing post down the blog a little.

Here's some shots of Paul playing with his blankie. He calls it "Mine." That's thanks to Phillip who plays a game where he grabs it away and says "mine" and Paul grabs it back. Not the kind of game I would encourage any parent to teach their toddler, but I'm not one to squash too much harmless fun.

Here's another blankie game Paul likes:


"Where's Paul?"




"There he is!"


He likes his "Mine" a lot. I think it's pretty cute. I know he'll have to give it up someday. At least before he goes off to college.

The martyrs are rolling...

If the martyrs for the gospel weren't too busy worshiping the glorified Christ, they'd be rolling in their graves.

I love stained glass, pipe organs, wooden pews, and liturgies way more than your average evangelical protestant, but I just can't get down with the clown suit. Sorry.

So much more wrong with this picture than the bishop's outfit, but you'll just have to read it for yourself here.

Great Conference -- Listen Live

This looks like a worthwhile way to spend some time this weekend:



Click here to listen online


Here's the schedule:

Friday, November 13, 2009

7:00 p.m. Steven Lawson, "Making God's Word Plain"
8:00 p.m. Break
8:15 p.m. Derek Thomas, "Giving Praise to God"

Saturday, November 14, 2009

9:00 a.m. Philip Ryken, "Thinking and Acting Biblically"
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Steven Lawson, "Growing Together"
11:30 a.m. Lunch at area restaurants
1:00 p.m. Seminars
Philip Ryken, "Is Jesus the Only Way?"
Derek Thomas, "Why Bunyan Remains Important for Gospel Defense in 2009"
Calvin Reed, "The Authority of the Word"
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Philip Ryken, "Reaching the World"
4:00 p.m. Closing announcements and benediction

Things they learn from Grandpa

Grandpa and Grandma H visited a couple of weeks ago.

Now Paul tells a knock knock joke:




...usually it will go on like that for a while. He doesn't quite have the punch line down -- you know the one "Orange. Orange who? Orange you glad I didn't say apple?"