List: Comfort Movies
Last night I Tweeted/Facebooked that one of my “comfort movies” is “Dan in Real Life”. …and by “comfort movie”, I mean something that I’ve seen many times, is easy to watch, pleasant, pretty clean, and doesn’t require too much emotional energy (which, for me, rules out anything TOO dramatic, sad or violent). You know, like “comfort food”, except in movie form. A few of my other comfort movies include: While You Were Sleeping, That Thing You Do, Pride & Prejudice, Anne of Green Gables, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Back to the Future, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, You’ve Got Mail̷

6 Years Ago…
6 yrs ago yesterday I sang “How Beautiful” in church. When I got to my chair after the song, I realized I was sitting in front of the guy I’d been quietly noticing at church. His name was M. We talked for 2 minutes after the service. He thought he’d messed up. I thought I messed up. That night I went to a party and told my friends I thought I’d messed up. When I got home I saw I had an e-mail in my in-box. I thought it was junk. I almost deleted it. ~shudder~ Something inside told me not to, so I clicked it open. It was from M. I freaked ou

2 Family Pictures
The first one is probably “technically” ideal — all eyes on the camera, everyone looking nice, behaving, etc. The second one probably captures the reality of our life a bit more accurately, though:

Mmmmm….Black Bean & Barley Burritos
The other night I whipped up another one of our favorite meals: Black Bean & Barley Burritos. My friend Sara brought them to us as a meal after S was born, and I immediately knew I’d need the recipe! I like them because: • They’re easy to make • They don’t have a “heavy” feel to them like most burritos do. They’re filling, yet light. • They’re healthy • My toddler likes them (I usually just serve him a plate of the inside mixture, sans almonds) • Most of the ingredients are dry or canned (long shelf life — I can buy ext

Pray for My Friend
Today my friend Bethany is heavy on my heart. She is a precious old friend of mine — a roommate and kindred spirit at the camp we used to work at. A true woman of God. I’ve been so happy to keep in touch with her over the years. She and her husband, Dave, have been longing and praying for a baby for years. They signed up with an adoption agency, and have spent the past several months eagerly preparing for the arrival of a baby boy…showers were thrown, she left her job to stay home, Dave built a crib, the nursery was all ready to go. On Friday the baby boy was born. Sunday afternoon, at the very last minute, the birthparents changed their mind. Bethany and