February 2012
120 posts
east of the atlantic: how to speak european: the... →
eastoftheatlantic:
As far as expression goes, Americans are, shall we say, generous with euphoria.
Europeans? Not so much. Here are some handy translations that will help you fit into European society and not seem disingenuine or over(t)ly enthusiastic:
Scenario 1: Mild enthusiasm
Fact: I really like this cheese. I mean, from the little I know about cheese based on the meager cheese...
Lovely Advice →
singwithmysoul:
Health:
Drink plenty of water.
Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
Live with the 3 E’s - Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
Play more games.
Read more books than you did in...
A Helpful Principle for Relationships →
jennchow:
My head pulses every time I stand up. Not quite healed, yet, but close. So, I pondered my memories of short, simple, snippets of wisdom I have heard in the past. I remember an easy phrase I listened to from a pastor’s sermon (Mark Driscoll’s?), about a year ago, which has helped fortify my understanding of “guarding my heart,” and of setting boundaries where it’s needed....
I miss... →
caravaggista:
… Scrounging for Euros to get gelato or a cappuccino. … Walking through Florence at sunrise and sunset. … The size and scale and magnificence of St. Peter’s. … Resting in Sant’Ignazio in quiet meditation. … Walking into an empty, dimly lit chiesa and being floored for the sacredness of the space. … Riding on the vaporetti. … Sneaking photographs to preserve a moment or an artwork...
Learning from Spiders
jennchow:
Yesterday, my husband squished a spider in the kitchen. Last week, I killed a spider in the kitchen, too; and the week before, my husband exterminated a large daddy-long-leg chilling on the ceiling; and the week before that, I stopped a large, green-backed, eight-legged intruder from entering our abode further, and also murdered another of those large critters in our bathroom.
I...
being reminded of Christ
Marriage is the display of the covenant-keeping love between Christ and His people. Ephesians 5:25-33 says,
Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. Husbands, love your...
love is in the air
nickyferng:
peach roses. chocolate and vanilla macaroons. hope your valentine’s day is filled with fragrant and sweet things.
peach roses <3