We have an annual tradition with our church family the week of Thanksgiving. That week, we always switch our Wednesday night mid-week service to Tuesday night (because so many people travel on Wednesday). We call it Souper Supper, because we all bring a crock pot full of some kind of soup and enjoy a meal […]
What mother doesn’t feel great about the fact that she can kiss bruised palms and scraped knees and see tears instantly disappear? Last night while I was busy bathing Zoe, Riley somehow managed a nasty scrape on the top of her foot. Don’t ask me how. Thirty seconds before the scrape appeared, she had been […]
It’s a good thing that God has used my children to teach me to have a sense of humor about myself, because lately I am just “cracking myself up” all the time. The kids and I started a tradition a few years ago wherein we spend the week before Thanksgiving celebrating some of the people […]
Ms. Jaime, Harris Creek Elementary’s OT, told me a “Riley story” today that is so classic Riley I just had to retell it here. I love hearing the words, “I’ve got one for the blog!”🙂 Apparently Riley stopped in to visit Ms. Jaime one day before Halloween and initiated a conversation (YEA, Riley!!). “Ms. Jaime, […]
Zoe is often wide-eyed and serious during Bible time with Daddy at the end of the day. She is usually sharply interested in the content of the Bible stories, and she absorbs things more deeply than we sometimes expect from our 4-year-old “party on wheels.” Kevin related a story that I just had publish here. […]
I looked up this morning from my Bible, and there was Adam, coming down the stairs with his shirt on backwards and as usual, a big grin on his face. Me: Good morning, Adam! Adam: Good morning! Coffee? Me: Yes, you can have a little, but it’s not ready yet. It has to brew first. […]
We had a wonderful time last night at the Fall Festival! The kids were so excited. Riley had to get the schedule all straight so that she’d know exactly when she could put on her Cinderella costume. When I told her that it would be after I got back from helping with set-up at the […]
What a blessing it is that God uses our kids to help us have a sense of humor about ourselves. I just love the things they say. Just this morning, Zoe was studying Kevin’s face carefully and said, “Daddy, you have a very sneaky nose.” I almost choked on my cereal. Just last week, my […]
Riley and Adam tracked back in to school on Monday, and I came up for air only to realize that October will be over before I know what hit me. They were so excited to go back to school. Yesterday morning Riley followed Adam around all morning carrying his backpack and making sure he was […]
We started our day with a celebration. My kids taught me a long time ago that one never needs a reason to celebrate. All you need is some whipped cream and chocolate drizzle on top of about an inch deep cup of coffee. It was Zoe’s idea (she’s a walking celebration, after all), but all […]
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