It is not secret that my favorite musician in the wide world is Patty Griffin. On her latest album, Downtown Church, she sings “You’re Coming Home to Me” with Julie Miller (wife of the amazing Buddy Miller). This song is hauntingly beautiful. I can’t listen to it without crying. When I listen to this song,…
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Permission to Speak Freely {Book Review}
It has been a while since I have submitted a book review for all of you here on My Living Canvas. This is not from lack of reading, just lack of having the discipline to sit down and pound out a review! So I am pleased to make a book review comeback with my review…
For Better or For Worse…
When newlyweds are young and in love and wrapped in the whirlwind of excitement that comes with a wedding celebration, how seriously do we stop and contemplate what it means to love, honor and cherish our spouse for better or for worse? For better is the easy part, but how do we handle seasons of…
H is for Husband and for Hero
My husband is my hero. Now before you turn to the side and gag, let me tell you why. My husband loves God. He is fully devoted to knowing, loving and living out the ways of Jesus in his day to day life. This means that he strives to love me as much as he…
Praying for Your Marriage
This week in the “Women Living Well” marriage challenge, we are intentionally and more proactively praying for our husbands. Courtney (the blog’s author) is encouraging us to pray through the topics listed in the book “Power of a Praying Wife.” As I have mentioned previously on my blog, I have found that praying through that…
How to Have a Marriage Without Regret
I am a conservative. I am sure that any regular readers of this blog are already thinking “tell me something I don’t already know!” But I say this because, I feel that as of late I have come to be a little more conservative than I have ever been. I’m not talking politics, or social…
Stepping Heavenward, Cupcake Wars and the Next Food Network Star
So my silence pays tribute to these three… Stepping Heavenward, Cupcake Wars, and the Next Food Network Star. What can I say? Summertime has come upon me, a time when I only think of reading pool-side and fine dining table-side. I am embarrassed to say that I was unaware of Cupcake Wars until watching the…
Kids Rapping about Jesus
Our church has a ministry called DayBreak that works with children in Southeast Washington, DC providing tutoring, mentoring and other development opportunities for children in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood. One of their recent activities included writing rap songs about Jesus. I think this is just awesome. What praise! I love it. I hope you do,…
Fun Time Friday – I Heart Radio
I love getting my music on at work on Fridays. Fridays tend to be catch up days, lots of office work, very few meetings. So I typically plug in the IPhone and roll through a playlist or two while catching up on emails. Today, however, I am trying out a new app called I Heart…
Backpacking to Babylon – Theodore May
I had to share this will yall because I think its so cool and yall may want to check it out. Theodore May is a reporter for the Global Post and has embarked on a journey to track the steps of Alexander the Great and chronicle the evidence of his influence on the Middle East….
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