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Filed under Biblical Womanhood | 52home6:27 p.m. Such is life.
My favorite preacher recently spoke at Solid Rock Church from Luke 18 (the very familiar passage of the Pharisee and tax collector). Like me, you might be well acquainted with this Bible story, yet surprised to discover who you most resemble in this story. We are all standing in line: either after the tax collector or behind the Pharisee. There is no third line. So, listen and learn which man you most resemble, which line you are standing in.
Janelle has been busy over the last few months working on new prints and a new display option for 52home@home.
Today we are excited to introduce photo blocks which are now available for every square print both old and new
Each photo block is handcrafted from reclaimed fine straight grain cedar and cabinet grade plywood. The photo is then adhered to the block using a photo-safe acid free adhesive. They won’t warp, stretch, or tear. They are surprisingly lightweight and can be hung directly on the wall or free stand. The blocks are 1 inch deep with white primed and painted sides and come in a variety of sizes.
There are also some gorgeous new prints to choose from, ideal as gifts for others or for your own home. Go check it out.
Did you know that this month marks two years of 52home? That means that you’ve been watching my daily life for quite a while now. And now I would like to see your daily life! So I came up with an idea that has me pretty excited. I’m calling it “52home at your home”. For all you picture people out there, I want to see what life is like at your house. Ants, cereal for dinner, holes in your socks—whatever life looks like for you. You don’t have to have a camera that weighs half a ton; point and shoots or phones are welcome. This is not about skilled photography (although don’t hold back if you’ve got the goods!); it’s about extraordinarily ordinary daily life, and we all have that!
So if you want to enter this little contest, here’s the deal…Grab your camera and take 5 pictures that capture a typical week in your life. And you don’t have to be a mom with little kids to enter: Long days and ordinary life belong to everyone. Send us an e-mail by Saturday April 7 with your entries at: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Your images need to be jpegs with a max width (vertical or horizontal) of 500 pixels. Each image should be sent with a time of day the picture was taken and a caption if you so desire. And you don’t have to take the pictures on 5 separate days. You might have one crazy day where you get all 5! I just need your final entries by the 7th. The winner’s images will be featured on the blog and the winner will receive a print of her choice from our 52home collection.
So, get busy shooting! Can’t wait to get a peek into your homes.
This week’s Friday Funny comes courtesy of my wonderful husband:
So every night for the last three weeks, from the very first night we got Jude and Sophie from the transition home, I’ve tucked them into bed with a very affection bed time saying:
“mah-TAH, mah-TAH!”
This is Amharic for “night, night!”
Or so I thought.
Tonight, we ate at our local Ethiopian restaurant. The owner took a liking to us and wrote down some useful Amharic phrases, including a phrase meaning “time to sleep.”
I mentioned my nightly ritual: “mah-TAH, mah-TAH!” Her eyebrows went up. My heart sank.
“I think you mean MAH-tah, MAH-tah. That’s how you say night, night.”
So what does mah-TAH, mah-TAH mean?
Turns out, in my zeal for cultural sensitivity, what I’ve actually been saying is:
“Spanking, spanking.”
This could explain at least some of the bedtime grumpiness.
A text from my husband the other day: “The providence of God is like Hebrew words—it can be read only backwards.” ~John Flavel
