Edie Wadsworth

I ADORE mornings…….

October 27, 2008 by Edie Wadsworth 11 Comments

I don’t know how you spend your mornings, but I’m always conflicted about how best to spend this precious two hours to myself before anyone wakes up. Should I continue with the painting doors and trim I started a while back? Should I clean out the pantry? Should I knit on my sweater or start a new scarf to give away at my 100th post party? I definitely will empty the dishwasher and do another load of laundry. I definitely will read 2 chapters in exodus and read my morning prayers. I will most certainly have several cups of coffee while I listen to my favorite talk radio show. But should I start the massive project of deep kitchen cleaning or should I start reading Julius Caesar? Or continue reading New Moon? I am fraught with decisions like this every. single. morning. And I can’t reclaim the time back. Which is why all the fretting. So today, I

emptied the dishwasher

did two loads of laundry

cleaned out the baking pans cupboard and relined it with stainless steel-looking liner

started reading Julius Caesar

read in Exodus

did morning prayers

listened to this on “God’s Will for Your Life” which I highly recommend

and started this scarf to give away on my 100th post, which should be in a couple of weeks,
so stay tuned and enter a comment on that day to win….my beloved hand knit scarf…..’cause that’s how much I love you all. So, for all you morning people out there, what’s your favorite morning ritual?

"You formed me in my mother’s womb……"

October 26, 2008 by Edie Wadsworth 8 Comments

The following excerpt is taken from an article written by Robert George, law professor at Princeton on the extreme pro-abortion views held by Barack Obama.

Barack Obama is the most extreme pro-abortion candidate ever to seek the office of President of the United States. He is the most extreme pro-abortion member of the United States Senate. Indeed, he is the most extreme pro-abortion legislator ever to serve in either house of the United States Congress.

Yet there are Catholics and Evangelicals-even self-identified pro-life Catholics and Evangelicals – who aggressively promote Obama’s candidacy and even declare him the preferred candidate from the pro-life point of view.

What is going on here?

What kind of America do we want our beloved nation to be? Barack Obama’s America is one in which being human just isn’t enough to warrant care and protection. It is an America where the unborn may legitimately be killed without legal restriction, even by the grisly practice of partial-birth abortion. It is an America where a baby who survives abortion is not even entitled to comfort care as she dies on a stainless steel table or in a soiled linen bin. It is a nation in which some members of the human family are regarded as inferior and others superior in fundamental dignity and rights. In Obama’s America, public policy would make a mockery of the great constitutional principle of the equal protection of the law. In perhaps the most telling comment made by any candidate in either party in this election year, Senator Obama, when asked by Rick Warren when a baby gets human rights, replied: “that question is above my pay grade.” It was a profoundly disingenuous answer: For even at a state senator’s pay grade, Obama presumed to answer that question with blind certainty. His unspoken answer then, as now, is chilling: human beings have no rights until infancy – and if they are unwanted survivors of attempted abortions, not even then.

When I read this article, I immediately thought of my years in residency training in OB/Gyn.

I was on newborn nursery duty one day when there was news of a pregnancy termination due to medical complications. The rumor was that the baby had Down’s Syndrome. I was unsure of all the details but I knew that they expected this 22 week old infant to die shortly after delivery. The details of what followed will haunt my dreams until I die. The pregnancy was terminated and the baby was brought to the newborn nursery to die. The resident who brought the baby in said,

“I’ll just leave this one over here out of your way, you don’t need to do anything, should be gone soon.”

I was frozen—–with disgust, with fear, with shame.

I picked up the little baby and swaddled him in his nursery blanket and sat in a rocking chair by the soiled linen closet and did the only thing I knew to do; I rocked him and I cried and sang Amazing Grace and lost track of time and space as I watched that sweet little image bearer of God take his last breath. He looked like a little piece of heaven to me. I’m not sure for what ‘medical reasons’ his life were taken, but he had ten fingers, ten toes and the cutest little button nose. It was as if I handed him over to God on the fragile threshold that exists between life and death.

What happened that day to that sweet baby, to that mother, and to all of us in the health care field who are left to pick up the pieces was wrong and vile and should never be supported by legal systems in any civilized country.

Lord have mercy on us.

Random photos from my week…..

October 25, 2008 by Edie Wadsworth 9 Comments

First of all, thank you so much to Sandy who gave me this lovely blog award. I feel so much bloggy love and I know you’d love her blog site. She is very inspiring in all things home and such an encourager with her sweet comments.

Next, on the list, I decided on maple-glazed brussel sprouts for my new Thanksgiving item. Don’t make faces. They are fantastic and all my kids like/love them. I cannot tell a lie. Just cook a bag a thawed and sliced brussel sprouts in equal parts bacon grease and olive oil. Yes I said bacon grease. I’m a southerner and we all have a jar of bacon grease sitting somewhere in our cupboards. I said don’t make faces. Then add salt and pepper and when they’re nice and carmelized add a drizzle of maple syrup. Delightful!
and why oh tell me why do my like-new Victoria Secret bras not sell on Ebay? Is it because this is a poor picture? Do I need a model? Actually, my friend Donia gave me a slew of these and they just don’t fit me perfectly. Like not at all. It’s okay to sell them on Ebay, right? They’ve only been tried on and laundered. Which I fully disclosed. I’m listing them again. Somebody need these babies. I have like 15 of them.
And then there’s this child who is shaping up to be quite a hypochondriac. Figures. Living with two doctors who are not easily impressed with wounds, she’s learned that this is a good way to torture us. But, hey, I’ve got lots of left over medical supplies from when I quit work so what’s a little guaze and some 4by4’s if it makes a girl feel better. This particular ‘severe’ injury we’re nursing back to health happened mysteriously after her sister got stitches in her foot. Who wants to be out-injured by a six year old?
and I’m trying to make amends with my friend Cindy, who hated the last picture I posted of her and said that our friendship was on the rocks. I came across this one from a cross-country meet. I don’t know if this is frienship-saving photography but I’m gonna keep trying!
Then there’s these precious items. Meet my laundry staff. ‘Originally fresh’ Gain and ‘Pink Opal’ Downy. These two are the shnizzle. My children love their freshly laundered clothing warm from the dryer after being washed and rinsed in these two stars. I love the combo. Try it, you’ll see.
Oh, and of course, my bookclub. I love these beautiful, smart, funny women. We met at Tanya’s beautiful house and had gourmet french food prepared by her and Amy, while we discussed Madame Bovary. Join us next month for Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. If you’re too far away, we have a book club blog. We’d love ‘virtual’ members.
we ate all this at bookclub…..which was to-die for and totally calorie free, I was told.
And I couldn’t forget these amazing boys who came in 1st place AGAIN at the regional cross country meet. They’re off to state. Good luck boys!
And this precious sweetie who finally got her braces off…..
and loves to show off her new teeth!

So there it is……the week in pictures. Hope you have a great weekend!

Speaking of Running…….

October 24, 2008 by Edie Wadsworth 7 Comments

I have a great idea. Let’s train for a half marathon together. It’s not as hard as you think. You run ~3days/week 3-4 miles each day. Then, on Saturdays, you increase your ‘long’ run from 3 miles to 12 miles over 12 weeks. If you’ve never done it, it’s amazing. And anyone can do it if you give yourself 3 or 4 months to train. The Nashville Music City Half Marathon is Saturday April 25, 2009. Start running 2-3 miles at a time 2-3 days a week and keep that up until January, then we’ll start the official ‘training’ schedule. My daughter Caiti’s gonna do it. It’ll be her first. Who else is interested? Jessica, Liz, Cindy, Sis, Keli, Leigh Ann, anyone …..come on girls….it’d be so much fun. We could encourage each other during the training period and then meet in Nashville in April for the run. What’d ya say? Let me further entice you by saying that I lined up for the race last year right beside Dave Ramsey!! and then shopped in Franklin all day (or mostly got inspired by all the amazing stuff….it’s hard to ‘shop’ when Dave Ramsey’s on your mind) and ate wonderful food…..and went to a great knitting shop……and had my makeup done at the MAC counter. It was a blast. You know you want to.
Look over the training schedule here.

Braces, cake, and running………

October 23, 2008 by Edie Wadsworth 6 Comments

This one is highly anticipating the removal of braces….
These two are watching Charlotte’s Web…..
while these two exchange birthday hugs…
and enjoy chocolate cake with buttercream icing……(recipe forthcoming)….
and reuben style pasta…..the recipe which you can find here. It is delectable!

These are among the reasons why I often wonder why I went for that 3 mile run this morning. Or maybe that’s the very reason I went for a run. To eat chocolate cake and reuben pasta. I guess there are worse reasons!

When wishes come true….

October 22, 2008 by Edie Wadsworth 18 Comments

I’m joining Kristen’s Valentine Link Party…..’cause I really love to talk about this guy!

If he were a rock star, he’d be Eddie Vedder.
If he were a drink, he’d be scotch.

If he were a restaurant, he’d be a sports bar.
If he were a animal, he’d be a lion.
If he were a state, he’d be Montana.

If he were an article of clothing, he’d be a leather jacket.

If he were a book of the Bible, he’d be Isaiah.
If he were a politician…..he’d never be a politician.
If he were a car, he’d be a Ford F150.
If he were a superhero, he’d be Spiderman.
If he were an apostle, he’d be Peter.

If he were a food, he’d be a filet.
If he were a color, he’d be black.
If he were a football player, he’d be Brett Favre.
If he were an actor, he’d be Jack Bauer.
If he were a bird, he’d be an eagle.
If he were a tree, he’d be a oak.
He is the real deal. Authentic. Strong. Fierce. Tender. Rugged. Wise. Mysterious. Reflective. Hilarious. Cautious. A man with convictions. Unafraid to be himself. Unable to be false. Ready to learn. Quick to apologize. Taking the road less travelled. And okay with it. Faithful. To. The. End.
If he were a dessert, he’d be chocolate cake. With buttercream icing. Cause that’s my favorite.
He is like fresh cool water. He is like reading Mere Christianity for the 10th time and finding new insight and truth over and over again. His hands are pleasantly calloused and his body hard and strong.
His insight is keen and his intellect sharp.
He always smiles when he sees babies. And tears up easier than you’d think.
He is the first person I need to talk to when life isn’t fair. And the first person I think of when
joy is unspeakable.
And today is his birthday.
I hope you get everything on your “wishlist” Stevie.

Pearl Jam performing “Wishlist”

Isa. 61:3 “That they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified. They shall build up the ancient ruins, they shall raise up the former devastations; they shall repair the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations.”