Fareaststreet is the creative outlet of Kristie and her husband Jason.
December 2008
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A Real Conversation
Here’s a conversation Ellie had with herself. She was playing blocks at the time, and I think trying to find just the right one for her creation.
Ellie: That’s IT!! . . . No, no…THAAT’S it! . . . [...]
Wherein Kristie uses her Chemistry degree in daily life.
Oil is a hydrocarbon. Plasic is a hydrocarbon. So do I REALLY need to wash out the oil bottle before recycling it?
A Flower for Sunday
And being found in appearance as a man,He humbled himselfand became obedient to death–even death on a cross!
Therefore God exalted Him to the highest placeand gave Him the name that is above every name,that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,to the glory of [...]
Our Favorites this Christmas
This is the sixth Christmas since Jason and I were married, the fourth one we’ve spent in Taiwan, and the second since Ellie was born. We still don’t have any really solid family Christmas traditions, but I wanted to share some of the things we are enjoying this season.
1. Our tree.
I suppose this [...]
A Flower for Sunday
“Glory to God in the highest,And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”Luke 2:14
Still Unclear
I had my OB appointment last week, another look at the baby’s gender and another “I’m just not for certain about the sex of this baby,” from my doctor. Apparently the problem is that the umbilical cord is right between the baby’s legs, blocking her view of the goods.
Back when I was 16 weeks [...]
A Real Conversation
Ellie’s getting sassy.
Jason usually plays with Ellie a little in the morning before he gets ready for school, giving me a chance to finish my breakfast uninterrupted.
Jason: Okay Ellie, time for Daddy to get in the shower.
Ellie: Mommy play blocks. Yeah.
Kristie: No, it’s time for us to do our morning chores. We can wash [...]
A Flower for Sunday
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,Though you are little among the thousands of Judah,Yet out of you shall come forth to MeThe One to be Ruler in Israel,Whose goings forth are from of old,From everlasting.”Micah 5:2
A Real Conversation
Kristie: Ellie, guess what we’re going to do today!
Ellie: Laundry!!!
Kristie: (laughs) Well, yes, but that wasn’t the exciting thing (because we do that everyday). We’re going to the market!
Ellie: Mar-ket!
Kristie: Do you know who lives at the market?
Ellie: Chickens!!
Kristie: Right! Chickens live at the market. And who else?
Ellie: Doggie!!
Kristie: That’s right, we see [...]
A Flower for Sunday
The Mighty One, God the LORD,Has spoken and called the earthFrom the rising of the sun to its going down.Psalm 50:1
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