While driving to the mall today (see below), I had time to reflect on what I am enjoying about working on our deck. I realized that I like being able to focus on one project. I like intensity. What I enjoyed the most about my first job in a laboratory was performing surgery. As the […]
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Multitasking is not me
July 24th, 2003 · 2 Comments
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Getting a new lens on life
July 24th, 2003 · 4 Comments
Today’s adventure was a trip to the photo studio at the mall, a 30 minute drive from our home. Earlier this summer Abigail had helped me make outfits from a piece of fabric I’d had in my collection for a while, a beachy print with cutesy sea creatures swimming on an aqua background. Together we […]
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Cinderella part 2: all things new
July 24th, 2003 · 2 Comments
Yesterday morning, as I was washing the deck, spraying away the gray, revealing the gold, a sentence came into my mind: “I am making all things new.” I don’t think this is my own thought – although I am making the deck new. No, I believe God can speak to us, and I believe this […]
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A cedar Cinderella
July 22nd, 2003 · 2 Comments
It seems I am actually learning to enjoy household projects, becoming a bit more confident and skilled in the process. Our big project of the summer is to re-stain our cedar deck. The elevated deck is at least 300 square feet of floor, extending along the back side of the house, with stairs and railings. […]
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Lavender life
July 21st, 2003 · 2 Comments
Today the girls and I made our annual pilgrimage to Frog Rock Lavender Farm . The tradition began two years ago with our neighbors, who weren’t able to join us this summer for our third visit. To get to Frog Rock Lavender Farm, we drive an idyllic route, three miles north on the island, following […]
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