February 2020

Snow was the big February event. We got 10-12 inches.

Lots of birds at the feeders with the snow.

We also found a couple of dead birds which the girls enjoyed looking at before I disposed of them.

Preserved lemons are so beautiful and tasty!

cleaning out the freezer means blackberry cobbler in February

using our nature print paper my sister gave us for Christmas.

We don’t get a lot of natural light in the basement, but this spot is my favorite for that.

memorization// making slow progress on Ephesians 1:3-14 for myself, and doing Children of the Heavenly Father with the girls.

favorite recipes// made this with penne to use up our dried tomatoes // using up our dried mint making ice cream, of course // this was more brownie than cake, but was tasty! // sourdough whole wheat waffles // we ate at The Whole Bowl and then made the home version with this sauce.

best of online// S outgrew her car seat, so this was helpful for booster seat research! // Moses Hogan singers on repeat // love this review of PBS’s new All Creatures Great and Small // good podcast overview of perinatal mood disorders // puffins, puffins, and hornets – videos we enjoyed for school // how to think about a “boring” testimony // Alexey Navalny’s speech is worth the read // a comparison of Charlotte Mason vs other educational philosophies // JHP on Ravi Zacharias // love this on Karen and Carl Ellis’s marriage, and the greater ministry they have together – it’s timely, too, having read Becoming Elisabeth Elliot and thinking about how even though their marriage was short, it had a great impact on the way their ministry played out, especially propelling hers after his death.

reading of late// Sojourners and Strangers (Allison) // Becoming Elisabeth Elliot (Vaughn) // The Fellowship of the Ring (Tolkien) // Gentle and Lowly (Ortlund) // J-Curve (Paul Miller, audio) // (A)Typical Woman (Dodds, audio) // The Children’s Homer (to the girls)
Excerpts from Theology in the Context of World Christianity (Tennant), and paged through Women and Ministry (Doriani).
(It’s a good thing my Scribd trial is about to end as I’ve been reading too much!)

thinking about// the slow and certain light of decision making

what brings joy// snow MELTING.