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February 1 is the date Roald Dahl chose for “Charlie”:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0142410314/octothorppres-20 to be admitted to Willy Wonka’s amazing chocolate factory. We were busy that day, so we opened ours up on January 29 to fifty-some of our friends and neighbors. Continue reading “Wonka Fest”
I’m super-excited to have attended my first birth — other than the birth of my own children, that is. Continue reading “Doula mama”
My “job hunt”:/news/2009/new-work-at-home-and-away/ earlier this year made us confront the real possibility of moving away from our beloved city of Chicago. We know God loves the whole world (and we love it, too) — but we’ve definitely been glad to stay put. Continue reading “Chicago joys”
The girls are doing so many interesting things! I can hardly remember to write them all down, but here is my best shot for May: Continue reading “Tidbits from the month: May 2009”
Where can Lucy go to see sheep, goats, pigs, cows, chickens, and tiny kittens? Plus get knocked over by a giant dog? “Circle M Farm”:http://www.circlemfarm.com/, of course. Continue reading “HarvestFest 2008”
There’s a verse in the Book of Isaiah that has lately struck me — a verse that sums up the indirect (though certainly powerful) way God often works in the world. In context, the passage is about forging swords for wreaking havoc, but I think it applies to midwives, maternity nurses, and you. Continue reading “Making the blacksmith”
We were all one-year-olds, once — even Papa (that old dog). Here’s photographic evidence, as we anticipate Lucy herself turning one next Wednesday. Continue reading “Papa at one”
Today is the first anniversary of Boyds’ Nest News! Thanks for listening in and peeking over our shoulders as we’ve been learning the rhythms of a new family dance. Continue reading “One year of Boyds’ Nest News”
Jon and I just finished watching the final episode of _The West Wing_. We’ve been watching this TV show (on DVD) about life at the White House for over a year (cramming seven years’ broadcasts into one), so we’ve been thinking about it a lot. This prompted Jon to ask me the other day, “What would you do if you were First Lady?” Interesting question. Continue reading “First lady”
Just a little heads-up here: Our hosting provider will be taking their whole operation down for about three hours starting at 1:15 AM CT on Sunday, February 25, for emergency electrical repairs. If you try to visit BNN then, you’ll get a whole lot of nothing — but please come back Sunday morning and we trust everything will be back to normal.