http://laurenstoenescu.com Walking by Faith: Life in the Texas Hill Country Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:48:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My life is very uneventful as of late. We're beginning to settle in and find a routine that works for us. I keep trying to think of things to blog about but the most I get from each idea is just a few sentences before I bore myself to sleep. If ... http://laurenstoenescu.com/2008/10/keeping-close-by-his-side/ We've moved into our own home. After hoping, praying, and waiting for eleven years, we own a home again. Those are sweet words to say and for those who've known us through the waiting process, I hope they are sweet words to hear too. Eleven years ago this past summer we lost a ... http://laurenstoenescu.com/2008/10/yet-even-this-is-not-truly-my-home/ In Wisconsin, while there were many, many deer, they usually kept hidden. On several occasions, I'd see them far off in the distance in a farmer's field while driving. They stayed far enough away from human activity that seeing them was exciting. Hitting them with the car late at night ... http://laurenstoenescu.com/2008/09/just-some-pics/ Today is Saturday and according to our Realtor's original plan we were supposed to close on the house yesterday. The thing is, we still have not been told of an appointment time, worse, we have no firm commitment for even a particular date of closing. Someone has to have dropped the ... http://laurenstoenescu.com/2008/08/the-day-after-nothing/ I'm not sure if I ever told you this but if so you're just going to have to hear it again. My kids are THE best. God was so good to Julian and me when He chose these three to be ours. For the last two months we've been staying with friends while ... http://laurenstoenescu.com/2008/08/patient-hope/ where do you live and what's the thing you like most about it? I'm really interested. Really. http://laurenstoenescu.com/2008/08/tell-me/ find someone else on whom you'll stay. or How I got healthy on my summer vacation. It's been over eight weeks since I had chocolate chip cookie dough, fresh from the oven, still warm and gooey fudge brownies or even a piece of bread. I've been staying as far away from white flour, ... http://laurenstoenescu.com/2008/08/flab-flab-go-away/ I love the words "drastically reduced" even more than free most of the time. Reduced says, "I have to, have to, have to get rid of it but I believe it has great value so I want you to be willing to pay for it just to show me you feel ... http://laurenstoenescu.com/2008/08/free-good-sometimes/ A few years ago, when my boys were young and MySpace and Facebook were just becoming popular, I signed up for both in order to keep an eye on them. I needed to know how they worked so that I would be able to protect my children online. It wasn't just ... http://laurenstoenescu.com/2008/08/no-mercy/ The bank accepted the offer. Praise God! We will be moving soon. I can't wait... but I guess I have to, again. http://laurenstoenescu.com/2008/08/short-and-sweet/