http://mamabyrd.com Tue, 11 May 2010 21:45:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I teach third grade Sunday school at our church, and we have been studying missionaries, both those in the book of Acts and some that have served since the Bible was written. One of my favorite stories in this series was about Amy Carmichael, an Irish/English missionary who spent most of ... http://mamabyrd.com/2010/05/11/amy-carmichaels-prayer/ Several years ago, during a staff development meeting, a co-worker was assigned to describe me in one word. He said I was "Martha-ish." At first I didn't know what that meant. Did he mean I was like Martha Stewart? Since it was a Christian organization, I quickly picked up that he ... http://mamabyrd.com/2010/03/22/being-martha-ish/ I've been reading through the book of Amos in my Community Bible Study (CBS).  This week, I was convicted by Amos 4, in which the prophet speaks to the wealthy women of Israel (whom he calls "the cows of Bashan").  Amos chastizes the women for their opulence and says that ... http://mamabyrd.com/2010/03/07/convicted-by-amos-4/ Responsible parents know that it's completely inappropriate to laugh at your kids when they say things that are disrespectful. Unfortunately, sometimes they say things that are so funny, you have to hide your head in a pillow to try to desperately hold onto the title of "responsible parent." Phillip (age ... http://mamabyrd.com/2009/08/15/sometimes-you-have-to-go-into-the-other-room-to-laugh/ We celebrated our last week of summer this week with a trip to the zoo, several visits to the neighborhood pool, and Phillip's first dentist appointment. Phillip had a wonderful visit, despite the fact that he promised us over breakfast that he would not open his mouth for anyone.  His successful ... http://mamabyrd.com/2009/08/14/good-bye-to-summer/ I'm in the process of thinking about updating my blog. We've lived in Little Rock for nearly 8 months now, and I still have a picture of the Memphis skyline in the masthead. I will work on designing something new in the coming weeks. I hope to ... http://mamabyrd.com/2009/07/21/updating/ I have long been a fan of Facebook, but my husband the technology wiz tells me that Twitter is the way to go.  I gave in today and set up an account.  We'll see how long I use it. I think I can set up my tweets to go directly to ... http://mamabyrd.com/2009/03/05/keeping-up-with-technology/ We were riding in the car today, when Phillip said, to no one in particular, "I really need some super powers." I bit back a smile and said, "Really, Phillip? Why?" He looked at me as if the answer were obvious and said, "I can't fly." http://mamabyrd.com/2009/02/14/super-powers/ "Circle, circle, dot, dot. Now you have a cootie shot," said Elizabeth, teaching her little brother how to give them. "Mom, does a real cootie shot hurt?" she asked me. "There's no such thing as a real cootie shot," I told her. "They're just pretend." "I thought you had to get ... http://mamabyrd.com/2009/01/30/cootie-shots/ I haven't blogged much this month.  One of the downsides to using my iPhone constantly is that I hardly ever get on my laptop anymore.  I can email and Facebook from my iPhone, but I haven't really figured out how to blog from it yet. We are settling into Little Rock.  ... http://mamabyrd.com/2009/01/24/catching-up/