It is so wonderful to be home! We enjoyed finishing our morning at the hospital yesterday: And packing up to head home: (Wonder why we keep wondering if we’ll ever be able to get a four-door car one of these days. 🙂 ) So many blessings greeted us at home:   And I’ve been incredibly supported, helped, and loved on by Kali & her Fred, Sophia, Lilikoi, and of course, my beloved Steady Freddy, the world’s best husband and father: We’re off to a doctor appointment now … will try to write a REAL post again one of these days. Sending my love, Tara B.  

I just added another sermon series to my “want to listen to one day” list: Pastor Anyabwile’s Sermon Series from Proverbs Wisdom and friendships, morality, marriage, adultery? Sounds like a great series.   (And a sweet reminder of why we named our oldest daughter Sophia Grace. Wisdom and Grace.) “Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and…

Well … after my incredibly productive morning (hooray for no headache!), I’m officially DONE nesting. Clean sheets & towels & all laundry done, de-doggified-Swiffered-hardwood floors, clean bathroom, dusted room, fridge & freezer & kitchen shelves cleaned out (found a salad dressing that expired, let’s just say, A VERY LONG TIME AGO), groceries stocked, FAN cleaned out (that’s been REALLY bothering me), beds re-made, checking account balanced, painting that’s been bugging me for years hanging at a TINY crooked level–LEVELED OUT, dry-cleaners-bank-post-office errands done (CHECK!) … Ahhhh … the sweetness of order. I’m drinking it in because I know it’s about to GO AWAY FOR A LONG LONG TIME.   If…

Thanks, TakeYourVitaminZ, for posting this great Spurgeon quote to remind us all of the gospel: “The bridge of grace will bear your weight, brother. Thousands of big sinners have gone across that bridge, yea, tens of thousands have gone over it. I can hear their trampings now as they traverse the great arches of the bridge of salvation. They come by the thousands, by their myriads, e’er since that day when Christ first entered His glory. They come and yet never a stone has sprung in that mighty bridge.  Some have been the chief of sinners and some have come at the very last of their days but the arch…

Just a quick note to say HELLO and WELCOME to any viewers of the television show “The Bridge” that might be stopping by after my interviews about Peacemaking Women. I hope that you enjoy poking around my current posts and old archives too. So happy you are here with us! Blessings and joy,  Tara B. PS My two-day interview on the Miracle Channel is airing in the USA on Direct TV through the NRB Channel 378 on July 13-14 at 12 Noon Eastern and the first program will repeat on July 17th.  

I just finished a marathon reading out loud session to Sophia because she brought me Pilgrim’s Progress: As Retold by Gary D. Schmidt and Illustrated by Barry Moser. We’ve had this book around for awhile but OH MY! It is INTENSE at times, so I haven’t tried to engage Soph with it too much. I’ve introduced it a little bit at a time, but let her set the pace for our progress through it. Today she was ready and eager to read and read and so we did. If you’re interested in introducing your kids to Pilgrim’s Progress (and having even more opportunities / examples / illustrations to discuss normal…