someone else's thoughts

  • "The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity." - Margaret Nadauld
  • "I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble." - Helen Keller

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26 July 2010

one of the crazy things i do.

Year after year, for a week out of the summer, this is where you'll find me. Our church holds a camp for girls age 12-18. I always loved it when I was younger, and... I still do.

It's really fun to be with the girls, through the singing and games, the hysterical late-night giggling, the hard work and the bugs, the drama of 100 teenage girls and their little spats, the hugs and tears when they apologize, and the quiet moments when we are all drawn a little closer to God.

Good times, people. Good times.

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08 July 2010

a boy lives here.

Boy quote of the day:

"What's all that screaming down there?"

"Just zombies."

"Oh. Okay."

Upsidedown

We have a boy. If you do too, then you really need to read How Do You Tuck in a Superhero? by the lady who brings us the Testosterhome blog, the daily stories of survival with five young boys (and now a little girl!). I laughed (hard); I cried (equally hard); I came away with even more love and appreciation for my all-boy all-the-time kid. Enjoy!

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