Monthly Archives: August 2012

Greetings and a new beginning

Posted on August 12, 2012 by bryoniemoon

Hello dear people, I’m starting to feel like the Elizabeth Taylor of bloggers…switching hosts every few years as the whim takes me. Terribly sorry about that. But I have a hunch I might actually stick with this one. Unlike some … Continue reading →

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Heroism (May 2012)

Posted on August 12, 2012 by bryoniemoon

I have been thinking a lot lately about courage. Supposedly a better translation of the virtuous woman in Proverbs 31 is the heroic woman. She is said to “laugh at the days to come.” That never made sense to me. … Continue reading →

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All about…the journey? (February 2012)

Posted on August 12, 2012 by bryoniemoon

Maybe you have heard this like I have: “I’m all about the journey.” I have had this said to me before and in years gone by I would nod sagely and say, “Yes. All about the journey. It’s not about … Continue reading →

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Kingdom Work (October 2011)

Posted on August 12, 2012 by bryoniemoon

I was unprepared for how intensely private mothering is. So much of it is just you and your baby, behind closed doors. When I go grocery shopping I love to push Judah around in the cart, taking pleasure in the … Continue reading →

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10 Years (August 2011)

Posted on August 10, 2012 by bryoniemoon

That picture was taken last week right after we had finalized Judah’s adoption over the phone with a judge in Florida. If you had been there and blinked you would have missed the entire thing. That’s okay – Josh keeps … Continue reading →

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Stories (June 2011)

Posted on August 10, 2012 by bryoniemoon

Here I am again…still loving my little blog and loving all you dear readers and falling in love with my darling. I have to say it still fills me with amazement that the Lord gave us such a beautiful little … Continue reading →

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Forward Looking Thoughts (April 2011)

Posted on August 10, 2012 by bryoniemoon

“A child, more than all other gifts that earth can offer to declining man, brings hope with it, and forward looking thoughts.” So says Wordsworth and so echoes my heart these days. The second birthday of our twins has come … Continue reading →

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Grace Upon Grace (March 2011)

Posted on August 10, 2012 by bryoniemoon

Thank you, thank you, thank you all you wonderful friends for your love and rejoicing and the comments that you leave here, which I LOVE, by the way. 🙂 Judah has no idea how many dear people are rejoicing over … Continue reading →

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Joy Comes in the Morning (January 2011)

Posted on August 10, 2012 by bryoniemoon

I feel like I should be full of eloquence in this moment, finally sitting to post an entry about the arrival and adoption of our son. I find I have no words, which is probably okay considering what most of … Continue reading →

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Only The Trying (December 2010)

Posted on August 10, 2012 by bryoniemoon

“For us there is only the trying. The rest is none of our business.” T.S.Eliot somehow manages once more to send a zinger straight into my heart. This is where I have lived for so long – wrestling with God … Continue reading →

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