Disclaimer: More-Serious-Than-Usual Post to follow. I am going to earn the title of Mom of Two Kids ANY DAY NOW. And I am totally unprepared. My house is a wreck (because I’m unwieldy and exhausted and constantly contracting and therefore don’t feel like doing anything), thank you notes are not written, Christmas presents, although bought, […]
Thankful.
For sweet smiles… And even the not-so-sweet not-so-smiles. For Chubby Cheeks, even when I don’t like my own chubby cheeks. For memories made with friends, And memories made with family… Even when those memories…rot. For a big sister’s excitement, For a husband’s amazing love, And for getting to watch my daughter enjoy that same love. […]
A Lesson in Three-Year-Old Theology.
Chris and I try to be strategic and consistent with Ali when teaching her about God’s Word. Wherever we can add it to her life, we try to do so. As a part of these efforts, I have several Classic-Kid Bible Song CDs in the car that she listens to and sings along with. I […]
Resurrection Respite
Life has been a frenzy of chaos, activity, and responsibilities lately, so to be able to slow down and focus on the Resurrection, I am going to take a blog break for the rest of the weekend. I’ll be back sometime on Monday, hopefully refreshed, refocused, and renewed. I’ll leave you with a few pictures […]
Christmas, Really.
Ali wants nothing to do with Santa Claus this year. She doesn’t want him visiting her house (unless he promises to be gone by the time she wakes up), and she CERTAINLY has no interest in visiting HIM at the mall. And, up until she actually opened one, she wasn’t a bit interested in presents. […]
A Lifetime Ago
I don’t feel that old very often, until I start thinking about how long ago things happened. Nearly eleven years ago, I met Chris. I was 17, and he was 22. We met through music – he was this awesome and passionate singer/guitar player/pianist/keyboard player/songwriter. I was still a teenager and a good-guitar-player-but-only-in-my-classical-picking-style-so-please-don’t-ask-me-to-strum-niche and a […]
Avoiding the Easy Exit.
Every now and then, since this is my blog and all, I decide to actually be serious on here. I know – not too often – I’d go into shock. But every now and then. Hope you don’t mind. One Christmas when I was around 8 years old, me and my older brother got brand […]
Setting my Heart: Accountability.
I have continuously found myself distracted and sidetracked from writing this post this (Sunday) afternoon. It’s not that I don’t want to write it, but it’s just that it is so much easier for me to craft words that entertain and make people laugh than to craft words to share my heart and be vulnerable. […]
To Be a Gosling. . .
My camera was not on zoom. He knew I was right there, sitting next to him and watching him,but yet he laid down and went to sleep. Because his mother was standing close to him, protecting him, as evidenced by her shadow. He knew he was perfectly safe. He rested in complete trust, despite the […]
Teaching Joy, Not Happiness
I’ve had something on my mind and in my prayers the last few weeks, and I would love to get all of your input on it. I’ve been thinking a lot about how self-happiness-centered Ali’s life is. Which is wonderful – I love seeing her happy – but I want to make sure that her […]