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Den Haag
I knew very little about The Hague (or Den Haag in Dutch) until just a few months ago. I may have even just thought it was a building and not a city…! Enter my amazing sister Michelle, who is a super smart DNA scientist. In late June, she accepted a job with the International Commission…
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Woman's Best Friend(s)
Not diamonds. Dogs. Although if anyone’s passing out free diamonds, I wouldn’t turn them down! In honor of National Dog Day, here are some adorable pics of my dogs! I call this their hieroglyphic pose. Panting after a long run! Benefits of Having Dogs, in Particular, Two German Shorthaired Pointers (an incomplete list): Having a…
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The Fullness of Time
Merry Christmas! I’m thinking of my time in Israel today. I neglect this blog far too much, and have not even found time to write about my incredible trip to the Holy Land, but here are some pictures from Bethlehem, where our Creator, Lord, and Savior came to this earth, in the flesh, as a…
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For One Cup of Coffee a Day…
You can change the life of one child. Her name is Mariam. Precious Mariam is nearly 5. She lives with her large family in Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in the world, and one with high risk for child rights violations. Would you consider sponsoring Marian through Compassion International? Your small monthly gift will…
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Morning Majesty
This week I have to remind myself of the old adage, “April showers bring May flowers” – it’s already been raining for two days straight and is supposed to continue all week. We’ve gotten a taste of spring, and yet today it’s been feeling like winter again! Since I was stuck indoors tonight, it was…
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Virginia's Presidential Trail
My historical/political-love tank got filled to last for a long time this weekend – I was able to visit homes of 4 of the first 5 U.S. Presidents and Founding Fathers. It’s amazing that they’re all so close – Charlottesville is only about a 2 hour drive from D.C, and of course Mt. Vernon is…
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Advent Now and 'Till He Returns
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” – Micah 5:2 I’m not an Old Testament scholar, but from what I understand, 400+ years transpired between the…
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Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation
Surrounding Thanksgiving, there always seems to be a big discussion about what the “first Thanksgiving” actually looked like. While I find all of those stories and research interesting – and worthy of discussion – I also think it’s worthwhile for us to look back at the words penned by our Nation’s leaders over the years on prior…
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The DIY Tie-T-Shirt Blanket
This post is about 5 months late, but I hope it will be helpful to the blogosphere! It would not have been possible had there not been a reason to make a Tie-T-Shirt Blanket. But there was. And his name is Stephen – my “baby” brother who recently graduated from the United States Military Academy at…
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Morning Glory
I knew it had been a long time since I did an updated blog post, but almost a year!?!?! Where does the time go? Life was so slow and wonderful when I was a child…there is still much wonderful-ness to my life but…there are also children being murdered with chemical weapons in Syria, Christians in the Coptic…
Bethany Peck
Reflections on Life, Faith, and Beauty