Toddler 1 is particularly tender-hearted when it comes to stories and movies. I first noticed this when I was reading The Little Engine That Could to her last winter. I had no idea that she would be so moved by the story of a heroic little train and the toys it helped. I was reading…
On Sunday, Toddler 1 bounded up the stairs yelling: “Daddy! I need to go upstairs and find my kangaroos!” A few minutes later she came back down with these: I can see the resemblance… especially if you cover up the antlers and squint a little bit. And, really, kangaroos would make fairly efficient helpers for…
Thanksgiving morning Toddler 1 came downstairs and asked me in a disappointed tone: “Where are all the presents?” Just the day before when I had told her that her beloved Uncle Ju-Ju was coming home for Thanksgiving, she asked me: “What costume will he be wearing?” The festivities of October through December are a lot…
To you, O God, belong the greatness and the might, the glory, the victory, the majesty, the splendor; Yes! Everything in heaven, everything on earth; the kingdom all yours! You’ve raised yourself high over all. Riches and glory come from you, you’re ruler over all; You hold strength and power in the palm of your…