Rachel's Blog

I am moving again!!!

rachelchris — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:44:21 +0000

My blog that is….I am so not technosavvy and am continuing my search for the best host for me. I think I may have actually found this time!!!

Also, Jon is going to blog with me instead of having his own blog!

And lastly we are celebrating the move with a giveaway!!

So check us out at http://ourpilgrimdays.blogspot.com/ where we have already started blogging while still under construction.

(P.S. My apologies to those who were looking for a big announcement. )

Blue-striped Jammies

rachelchris — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:03:52 +0000

Thankful and Amazed

rachelchris — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:55:31 +0000

We are home from a trip to MS. It occurred to me how thankful I am that Rest Areas are no longer holes in the ground (those trips to Ohio as a kid were gross!!) and gas stations have inside bathrooms.

And I was absolutely amazed when all the kids fell asleep and slept for over an hour at the same time. That may never happen again!!!

Life on the Wild Side

rachelchris — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:56:11 +0000

I am really not an adventuresome person nor do I like to take risks. I hate to fly. I hate rollercoasters. Bridges…shudder. Today, I got a haircut. (Trust me these are related.) Afterwards, I was thinking about how getting my haircut is probably one of the most adventuresome things I do. I used to always go to the same place and have the same person cut my hair which if you recall constancy is one of my pleasures in life. She did a great job and was rather predictable, but we moved and life got complicated and I didn’t want the hassle of making appointments (and having to keep them) so I started going to Great Clips. I never get the same person and I never know how it is going to turn out. I tell them what I want which is usually “the same only shorter” but it never looks the same twice in a row. That, my friends, is as daring as I get. Sad….but true.

A Jack Funny

rachelchris — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:10:08 +0000

Jack was supposed to be finding his jammies and getting ready for bed, but he couldn’t find his pj bottoms. I sent him to get new ones, and he comes back and pulls his pants off to discover that he had been wearing his jammies under his church pants all day. How did he not notice when he went to the bathroom, I have no idea.

World Traveller

rachelchris — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:49:13 +0000

Meet Orange Lantern. A travelling superhero that travels to Canada and then Peru.

25 things from Losing Knox

rachelchris — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:05:53 +0000

This is a spin-off of the facbook thing going around. Everytime I sit to write my 25 things, so many things point to Knox because that is where I am right now so I decided to do this and get it out of my system so to speak.

1. Time still passes fast, but life can seem long.

2. Giraffes make me happy, but bananas can make me weepy.

3. Discontentedness is a waste of time.

4. Blonde-haired, blue-eyed toddlers make my heart miss a beat.

5. I long for Heaven more and am more Kingdom -minded.

6. ” His mercies are new every morning” has gotten me through many a night.

7. When my 5 yr old asks, “Mommy are you sad?” and I say, “Yes,” he can simply nod because he knows that feeling.

8. When people ask me, “Are all those yours? Your hands must be full,” I want to say, “Actually, they feel quite empty.”

9. I have trouble throwing off that nagging feeling that I have forgotten something or something is missing.

10. When my kids aren’t being nice to each other, I often have to bite my tongue from telling them that they of all people should be nice to each other because they know what it is like to not have each other.

11. Most things are truly trivial.

12. I am more grateful than ever that God is sovereign and in control.

13. I am glad that Jesus is a Man of Sorrows and knows my pain.

14. I remind myself that God knows what it is like to watch a son die.

15. Sorrow and Joy really do co-exist.

16. Sometimes I feel like I am going mad and other times I think I am the only sane one around.

17. I was a stoic; I am a stoic, yet, the range of emotions I can experience in one day is quite dizzying.

18. I get frustrated that I still want to yell at my kids. So really #10 really shouldn’t bug me so much.

19. When someone I don’t even know seems rude, sad, or out of it, I tell myself that I have no idea what they are going through.

20. I used to always pray when I’d hear an ambulance or helicopter. Now I pray more fervently.

21. I sometimes pray for a glimpse of Knox in heaven.

22. I was worried that having Creed would cause me to forget details about Knox, but he helps me to remember him instead. For examaple, I had forgotten how Knox used to grind his teeth until Creed started doing it.

23. When Creed plays with my locket, it makes me wish they could play together.

24. I am more aware than ever that this is not our home.

25. When I think about how hard it still is, I look back and see where we were before and how far we have come and that is comforting.

You know you have a big family when…

rachelchris — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:26:46 +0000

Target doesn’t have enough different colors in its pharmacy color-coding to accomodate all the members of your family.

Weather Whiplash

rachelchris — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:49:12 +0000

That is my new term for Texas weather. For example. Yesterday it was 80 degrees. This morning we get up adn leace the house at 8:20 to go to coop. It is high 60′s. Drive for 15 minutes and get out and it is noticably colder. Tonight they are callign for wintry mix and a low in the high 20′s. Tomorrow, cold and rainy. Thursday it is supposed to be sunny and 68. This is why we are avid weather watchers. You never know what you are going to get from day to day without watching the weather. The kids ask every day, “Shorts or pants? short sleeves or long sleeves? Jacket or not?” This is why we have weather whiplash.

It was a big day at our house today

rachelchris — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 06:31:53 +0000

I am sure you mind might be thinking of any number of things that might have happened that would make it such a significant day, but I can pretty much guarantee you that you would be wrong. It doesn’t involve any of the kids, but the dad himself. He read a book. Not so remarkable, eh? He practically reads books for a living. But this wasn’t just any book; this was a very special book. We are talking about one of my favorite books of all times; one of our children was named for the author. He read AND ENJOYED (did you catch that..I said read AND ENJOYED) Pride and Predjudice. No more lingering in the doorway pretending NOT to watch the movies any more. He can own up to it and relax on the couch and watch them with me. Not only did he ENJOY it, but he was later reading something else and started chuckling about Lady Catherine de Bourgh. He is also looking forward to reading another Jane Austen book. Hey, I bet he’ll even blog about it.