Sipping Lemonade http://sippinglemonade.com stories about family, faith & farm Sat, 15 Sep 2018 19:22:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.29 Plant me by the sunflowers http://sippinglemonade.com/plant-me-by-the-sunflowers/ http://sippinglemonade.com/plant-me-by-the-sunflowers/#respond Thu, 05 Apr 2018 19:19:52 +0000 http://sippinglemonade.com/?p=9721 It is no surprise to me — that we began in a garden. We are not all that different than the flowers and vines. Some need a good soaking in day-long sunshine, others thrive in dappled light of long, lean trees. We find comfort in camouflage, strength in sharp thorns – when the unknown, the ... [Read more...]

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]]> http://sippinglemonade.com/plant-me-by-the-sunflowers/feed/ 0 Sanctuary http://sippinglemonade.com/sanctuary/ http://sippinglemonade.com/sanctuary/#comments Mon, 18 Sep 2017 02:53:51 +0000 http://sippinglemonade.com/?p=9542 Let this home be a sanctuary where all who enter feel peaceful and safe. Let these young souls be grown on Mama’s bread, Daddy’s music. Let their feet grow big beneath soft, worn quilts. Let them find me in the morning in that hand-sewn apron they made me for Mother’s Day some years ago. Let ... [Read more...]

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]]> http://sippinglemonade.com/sanctuary/feed/ 1 Coffee with my honey by the sunny window http://sippinglemonade.com/coffee-with-my-honey-by-the-sunny-window/ http://sippinglemonade.com/coffee-with-my-honey-by-the-sunny-window/#respond Tue, 16 May 2017 18:28:38 +0000 http://sippinglemonade.com/?p=9508 Coffee with my honey by the sunny window It’s a standing morning date My legs draped over him like a familiar, comfy quilt with the worn seam that you don’t want mended His smiling eyes, they speak to me a language only we know A language learned slowly, syllable by syllable starting that first night in ... [Read more...]

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]]> http://sippinglemonade.com/coffee-with-my-honey-by-the-sunny-window/feed/ 0 The vow of stability http://sippinglemonade.com/the-vow-of-stability-2/ http://sippinglemonade.com/the-vow-of-stability-2/#respond Sat, 13 May 2017 18:30:48 +0000 http://sippinglemonade.com/?p=9503 Originally written in 2015, reprinted in honor of Mother’s Day Over red wine and herb chicken and a gaggle of loud children, a girlfriend recently shared insights from a marriage retreat she and her husband had attended. One anecdote from a talk she heard stuck out to me in particular: that Benedictine monks take a ... [Read more...]

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]]> http://sippinglemonade.com/the-vow-of-stability-2/feed/ 0 Feed the mama http://sippinglemonade.com/feed-the-mama/ http://sippinglemonade.com/feed-the-mama/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2017 18:30:23 +0000 http://sippinglemonade.com/?p=9414 Feed the mama red potatoes from the earth yellow-orange butter from cows on green pastures. Give her books to devour with ideas she digests a syllable at a time to see how they taste. Feed the mama friends in the afternoon cups of coffee, babies nursing girl, I’ve been there, too Give her letters from ... [Read more...]

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]]> http://sippinglemonade.com/feed-the-mama/feed/ 2 Now I know why old women sweep porches http://sippinglemonade.com/now-i-know-why-old-women-sweep-porches/ http://sippinglemonade.com/now-i-know-why-old-women-sweep-porches/#comments Fri, 07 Apr 2017 01:50:03 +0000 http://sippinglemonade.com/?p=8342 I used to wonder why old women in house shoes swept their porches day after day. The dirt just comes back, I thought. Isn’t that sort of Sisyphean? A task, rather, that can’t ever be completed. But slowly, as life swept me up like a dustball in the corner of a hot summer porch, I ... [Read more...]

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]]> http://sippinglemonade.com/now-i-know-why-old-women-sweep-porches/feed/ 3 For seeds and soil and Saturdays http://sippinglemonade.com/for-seeds-and-soil-and-saturdays/ http://sippinglemonade.com/for-seeds-and-soil-and-saturdays/#respond Sat, 25 Mar 2017 21:50:11 +0000 http://sippinglemonade.com/?p=9443 It hadn’t rained, but the plants were still drinking morning dew. The split-leaf philodendron in an oversized pot on my back patio had a large dew drop dangling from the end of its lime green leaf and I watched it catch the gaze of the morning sun as I walked by in bright blue garden ... [Read more...]

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]]> http://sippinglemonade.com/for-seeds-and-soil-and-saturdays/feed/ 0 How did you make your peace? http://sippinglemonade.com/how-did-you-make-your-peace/ http://sippinglemonade.com/how-did-you-make-your-peace/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2017 22:28:31 +0000 http://sippinglemonade.com/?p=9425 *I recently received an email from a reader that I have been in touch with since she received a prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis. Because I feel that other readers may relate to her sentiment, I asked her if I could share her question and my response here in hope that someone else might find encouragement. ... [Read more...]

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]]> http://sippinglemonade.com/how-did-you-make-your-peace/feed/ 1 What she would have said http://sippinglemonade.com/what-she-would-have-said/ http://sippinglemonade.com/what-she-would-have-said/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2016 01:33:51 +0000 http://sippinglemonade.com/?p=9370 Have you read the news story about how after a mother gives birth, her baby’s fetal cells stay hidden within her body forever, acting as tiny super heroes that promote healing and protect her from all sorts of diseases? Not only is that a beautiful example of God’s design, but also just a hint at the ... [Read more...]

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]]> http://sippinglemonade.com/what-she-would-have-said/feed/ 1 What I stand for http://sippinglemonade.com/what-i-stand-for/ http://sippinglemonade.com/what-i-stand-for/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2016 21:02:47 +0000 http://sippinglemonade.com/?p=9362 I stand for off-white linen curtains that fall beside morning windows, which are smudged with the curious fingerprints of a 7, 6, 4 and 2-year-old. I stand for zip-up sleepers that cover the chilly toes of my gurgling, chubby baby. I stand for hot, fresh bread made from 6 ingredients, topped with yellow butter made ... [Read more...]

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