Wow, I can’t believe it has been about a month since I’ve shared interesting links with you! Here’s some thought-provoking reading:
From my son’s blog: 4 things that have kept me sane in the NICU and Dealing with Disappointment in the NICU.
The Story. The importance of reading the Scriptures as a whole rather than isolated parts.
The Church Is a Body, Not a Body Part.
On parenting:
Godly Feelings Flourish Behind Walls of Self-Control. The girltalk blog has been discussing teaching children self-control, and I especially appreciated this post about teaching a very emotional toddler to rein herself in.
Teaching Toddlers Emotional Self Control: A Few Practical Thoughts, another in the above series.
The Morning When My Mother Got Up Anyway.
His Time, His Plan, His Way, a story of a premature birth.
What a child with food allergies would want you to know.
Why I Am Sick of Women’s Conferences. Though the title is maybe a little harsh, this is a good post about the wrong message being emphasized at some conferences.
Do You Know Your Missionaries? Eight Ideas to get to know them better.
Could Quitting Facebook Be A Mistake? HT to Bobbi.
This just made me smile – a friend saw at a shop in Williamsburg Jane Austen Action Figures.
Happy Saturday!
Stray Thoughts 
Barbara, thank you for sharing these links! I especially liked Hospitality for Introverts. I liked the way she gave three precise things we can do when we struggle with meeting new people. I really liked the idea of just focusing on getting to know two or three people better than having to constantly feel as if I need to meet a host of new people. I do okay with one on one, (which is probably why blogging appeals to me so much), but if I were to be faced with having to continually meet new people I think I would be very uncomfortable.
Lady, you do find some great things 🙂 I’m enjoying the introverts article as well, and the one about mom getting up each morning, and the one about FB … thanks!
The flowers in your header are gorgeous, Barbara! Are they in your garden? ~Joyce
Thank you, Joyce. They were all in the flower beds of our previous home in SC. I do miss them.