Back splash

It's been a long time since our last kitchen update, mainly because we took a long brake. We are finally back at work and good things are happening. The back splash looks great, and now we 'just' have the little things like trim and caulking left. Exciting!

Länge sedan vi haft en uppdatering om våra renoveringsprojekt, främst för att vi har haft en lång paus. Det sista stora arbetet i köket, kakel, är färdigt, och nu återstår bara mindre saker, såsom lister, hyllor, gardiner. Här är en liten glimt av köket.

Breaking the news

http://heremembersthebarren.com/2011/10/20/breaking-the-news/

Tea Party With Cousins

Edith is so excited to finally get to play with Erin and Ally.

Flying to Alabama

...for vacation was fun, exciting and pretty scary, but we made and we are so glad to be here. Now we are just relaxing and waiting for Pappa to get here.

God and suffering

Great blog post about suffering and the relationship with God:

http://birdchadlouis.wordpress.com/2014/05/21/bitter-women-utter-honest-prayers/

More than we can bear

http://liberate.org/2014/05/08/god-will-put-more-on-you-than-you-can-bear/

Rachel

Det finns en person i Bibeln jag verkligen kan relatera till, mer än jag någonsin skulle önska. Jag har ofta tänkt på Rakel under de senaste femton månaderna, och förstår alldeles för väl det som beskrivs här:

"Ett rop hörs i Rama, klagan och bitter gråt. Det är Rakel som gråter över sina barn, hon vill inte låta trösta sig, eftersom hennes barn inte mer finns till." (Jer. 31:15)

There is one person in the Bible I can relate to more than I ever wanted to. During these last fifteen months I have often thought about Rachel, and understand what is described here all too well:

“A voice is heard in Ramah,
    mourning and great weeping,
Rachel weeping for her children
    and refusing to be comforted,
    because they are no more.” (Jer 31:15)