by Veronica | Sep 9, 2010 | Discipline, LivingOpenHanded, Raising Children
When I was pregnant with Oldest, I was practically bed-ridden with hyperemesis gravidarum, and therefore spent a lot of time pondering the fact and future of child rearing. Having grown up in a very conservative family, we were around many families who seemed to have...
by Veronica | Sep 8, 2010 | LivingOpenHanded
I’ve been away. Not in the physical sense, since we’ve not really done much traveling this summer, but rather in the psychological-absence-from-the-ability-to-write sense. I don’t like delving TOO much into the super-personal, but I’ve been...
by Veronica | Jun 30, 2010 | LivingOpenHanded
I’ve felt a bit like Suzy Homemaker the last few weeks. My flowerbeds have taken kindly to the care I’ve given them, and the tomato plants are promising loads of tomatoes soon. I’ve tested various recipes, one yummy one being honey-apricot pork...
by Veronica | Jun 7, 2010 | LivingOpenHanded
Rejoice Words and Music by Todd TwiningAll the earth rejoice Your Creator reigns As the only awesome God The Alpha and the Omega Who was, is, and is to come Let the oceans roar and the mountains sing He provides for all He has made So be comforted as He rules with...
by Veronica | May 6, 2010 | LivingOpenHanded
I bought three anthologies of Rudyard Kipling’s works before I found The Explorer printed in one. I had grown up hearing my dad quote it as one of the many poems he has memorized, and it had always struck a chord with me. The Explorer “There’s...
by Veronica | Apr 13, 2010 | LivingOpenHanded
se·ren·i·ty /səˈrɛnɪti/ [suh-ren-i-tee] –noun, plural /-ties/ 1. the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereneness.
by Veronica | Apr 12, 2010 | LivingOpenHanded
The idiom “Take time to smell the roses” has quite a bit of truth in it. When I take the time to bury my nose in the velvety petals of the roses I bring in, my chaotic/stressful/busy/harried/overwhelming day tends to quiet down and I end up going back to...
by Veronica | Apr 11, 2010 | Food, LivingOpenHanded
I have a confession to make. Actually, I have a couple confessions. One is that I love food. Two is that I usually misappropriate adjectives. This misappropriation of adjectives usually occurs when I’m describing food. Like calling the new recipe I made up last...
by Veronica | Apr 5, 2010 | LivingOpenHanded
For I know that my Redeemer liveth. –Job 19:25 It is a matter of great comfort and rejoicing to any person, whatever circumstances he is in, when he can say that he knows that his Redeemer lives. First: It [Job’s statement] implies that he knows that Christ is...
by Veronica | Apr 2, 2010 | Food, LivingOpenHanded
{All of this depends on whether or not I can find all the required items at the grocery store. Yes, I know, I’m late shopping.} Appetizers: Salami Cheeses Herb and garlic cream-cheese spread Sourdough baguette slices Crackers Meal: Artichoke and Potato Gratin...
