family

photo from Southern Living--Teddie sewed the table skirtMy wife Teddie is in both the August issue of Southern Living and the 2006 Christmas with Southern Living book.

Teddie sewed all the fabric work in this photo from the magazine article (table skirt, napkins, placemats, cushions, even the check in the cabinet doors). All the women in this photo are from our church, and they redid this kitchen as part of one of our small groups. Teddie is on the far right. Kay Clarke (white blouse, center) is the homeowner, and she’s also a stylist for Oxmoor House, the publisher of Southern Living books.

Teddie is on the far right

Teddie's stockingsAbout a year ago, Kay asked Teddie to sew some stockings for the 2006 Christmas book. Here’s a seriously-reduced portion of the 2-page spread showing Teddie’s handiwork.

I plan to have a web site for Teddie up before the fall semester starts in mid-August. She’s had a successful (sometimes overwhelmingly busy!) drapery business for years, but lately potential clients have been asking if they can see samples of her work online.

Can you tell I’m proud? :)

I saw In Good Company last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s the story of a good man (he happens to be named Dan) who mentors Carter, a man half his age, showing him what a meaningful life is about.

As Dan’s daughter Alex says, she is “cursed with a functional family,” and that’s one of the things I love about this story. Carter’s pretty dysfunctional, but he–and everyone around–knows it. He’s drawn to Dan’s functional family and to Dan’s solid, loving marriage, his integrity, his sense of purpose, and his commitment to the people around him.

It’s refreshing to see a film in which the father and husband is totally admirable, rather than a buffoon, as is often the case in TV sitcoms and children’s cartoons.

what kind of family are you?

March 15, 2005

In today’s edition of the 48 Days Newsletter, Dan Miller writes about the need to resist conformity and have an “eagle heart.” He says:

“The Latin saying ‘Aquila non captat musca’ (The Eagle doesn’t catch flies) is used to indicate that wise people do not engage in minor activities.…

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