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December | 2014 | Unwarranted Grace
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May we be a conduit for His grace…. Hand sanitizer and sleep deprivation. December 31, 2014. Exhibit A: On Christmas day, Chase was being passed around quite a bit as everyone enjoyed snuggling him on his very first Christmas. At one point I looked up and didn’t see anyone holding him. I quickly asked, “. Wait, where’s Chase. An able co-parent and two very helpful grandparents. Exhbit C: Yesterday I fell asleep at least twice. Said that we’re all God’s children. So which is it? Maureen's Praise and ...
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One for the history [phone]books | Unwarranted Grace
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May we be a conduit for His grace…. One for the history [phone]books. November 11, 2015. Being a parent means trying to view the world through the eyes of a child. So when a van came rolling through our neighborhood this weekend, the driver tossing something out the window into driveways, Nate called Caiden over to come check it out. Our kindergartener was excited to run outside and investigate what in the world had just been delivered to us. It was a phone book. 8221; was his first question. Fill in you...
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10 years married and 1 year lived | Unwarranted Grace
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May we be a conduit for His grace…. 10 years married and 1 year lived. October 8, 2015. October 8, 2015. I’m so nostalgic today. It’s our 10th wedding anniversary AND our baby’s first birthday. Neither milestone seems possible as both my wedding day and Chase’s birth feel like they were yesterday. This was me a year ago about this time of day. It was a lovely fall day and (after the epidural) it was quite a nice way to spend our anniversary. And then that evening, finally, he was in our arms. You are com...
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Better late than never | Unwarranted Grace
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May we be a conduit for His grace…. Better late than never. October 8, 2016. Remember that time when you turned 1 year old and life was really busy and I never sat down to reflect on your first year of life? Now that you’re bigger, you’ve become a fascinating combination of active and relaxed. You walked early, around 10 months. Followed almost immediately by learning to crawl up stairs and climb onto chairs (and then the table). You’re into everything, but you do it calmly. Now that we’re (I think...
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February | 2015 | Unwarranted Grace
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May we be a conduit for His grace…. Big baby, little man. February 27, 2015. February 27, 2015. You turned 5 years old this month. 5 years. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long since you ushered your daddy and I into parenthood one long, cold, worth-it February night. Other days I look at you, and your hands still have that chubby baby-like softness, your cheeks are still as full as your toddler days. When you wake up in the middle of the night calling “mommy! February 11, 2015. February 10, 2015.
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January | 2015 | Unwarranted Grace
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May we be a conduit for His grace…. We had no idea. January 1, 2015. A year ago I felt pretty optimistic about 2014. I wrote a list of things. I was looking forward to in the new year. Most were everyday life kind of goals and simple pleasures. I was striving to appreciate the “small things” and set goals that would serve my family in little but consistent ways. I had no idea. 2014 would be big. And that list of things I was looking forward to at the start of last year? I accomplished the two that involv...
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Unwarranted Grace | May we be a conduit for His grace… | Page 2
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May we be a conduit for His grace…. 21st century homemaker Part 1: Isolated connectedness. August 3, 2015. August 3, 2015. I started writing this a couple weeks ago just to help process some jumbled thoughts on a tiring day. Then I accidentally published it – and frantically unpublished it – but sorry again to those of you who subscribe and were emailed a bunch of half sentences! The word “. But on the other hand, I live in a time and place when being connected to the rest of the world is easier than eve...
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November | 2015 | Unwarranted Grace
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May we be a conduit for His grace…. 21st century homemaker: teach us to pray. November 24, 2015. November 23, 2015. Several years ago, I had the privilege of being mentored one-on-one by a faithful woman of God. One of the things we studied together was Brother Lawrence’s small book, “The Practice of the Presence of God.”. I can’t often say that something I’ve read “changed my life”, but this sentence from Brother Lawrence probably came the closest:. God is already at work and it is my privilege to see w...
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Here Is Something Fun! | Smith's Bar & Grill
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Smith's Bar and Grill. Six Kids Five Spouses Two Continents Six Cities. Here Is Something Fun! August 28, 2012. Just a quick note …. There were boxes of stuff in there that I’ve saved since I was 9 years old. Remember the paddles we made at Triangle Y camp? With a pen thrown in for scale. In handwriting most of you will recognize it says. 8220;July 7, 1945. I went with Lloyd. I had my weight guessed. Ha! It makes me happy to think of her as her 15-year-old self on a date at the fair. How cool is that?
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December | 2015 | Unwarranted Grace
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May we be a conduit for His grace…. The word he keeps hearing. December 10, 2015. December 9, 2015. On our way into church last Sunday, our 5 year old piped up with a random life observation. 8220;There’s a word that I keep hearing a lot. Refugee.”. Nate just smiled over at me and whispered something about our son’s perceptiveness. Yes, son, you’ve been hearing the word refugee. A lot … from your mom. Last month I shared some of my own reflections. As we began to study His life through the book of Matthe...