Maybe one day…
An excerpt from my conversation with my eldest after I picked her up from school yesterday:
An excerpt from my conversation with my eldest after I picked her up from school yesterday:
Last week a friend of mine suffered a tremendous loss when her 47-year old husband passed away suddenly. It was the kind of searing loss that leaves one speechless, and a little more unsure of all we think is certain. It reminded me of losing my own dad eight years ago without any opportunity to…
Last year about this time I posted a link to a little book of Bible verses for kids that I put together to help anyone who, like us, might be looking for ways to put tiny seeds of God’s truth into the heads and hearts of our children in ways they can remember. A year…
We finally got our long-awaited snow event this year. After beginning with an ice storm it has turned into a full-blown snow week with sub-zero wind chills and all kinds of school and business closings. The ice on the trees has taken on some fascinating shapes. Today will be day four of the “break” and…
The girls just came rushing into the room with this report: “Mommy! There’s toilet paper all over the bathroom and we didn’t do it!” “Yeah! We didn’t do it!” So, I went and surveyed the scene… And, when the primary suspect was located nearby… She was caught busily attempting to destroy the evidence by ingestion. The…
Our summer break has gotten off to a slow start, mainly because I somehow acquired pink eye the first week. It seems like swimmer’s ear would be a more appropriate summer ailment, but I don’t think I’d wish either on anyone. The trouble with pink eye is that it has this tendency to become pink…
Last week when Peter Pan Live! aired on television, the girls were so excited to watch it. Even after they saw the original broadcast, they wanted to watch highlights from it again over the weekend. I think it blew their minds that Peter Pan was played by a female. The Toddler was particularly mesmerized by Peter’s…