Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year! And we all enjoy all the trappings that come with the season. Hot chocolate, looking at lights, making cookies, reading books, and of course, giving gifts. Every year, on our birthdays and at Christmas I choose a small gift that my children give their dad or … Continue reading P.S. I Don’t Want A Chairlift
I realized I don’t read to Meg (my younger daughter) nearly as much as I did to Georgia when she was a baby. I feel certain I will be able to fill in the blank of “read” with a number of other helpful, developmental, and sentimental actions. I now know why I, a youngest child, … Continue reading Your Heart Might Explode
So what I thought was going to happen is happening. I am starting to dread the day when my kids have to go back to school. These past 6 months have been a wild roller-coaster of emotions. And there were many days when I longed and prayed for normalcy. Or what we considered normalcy 6 … Continue reading Tick Tock
Because we are old people, my husband and I sometimes watch part of the 10pm news in bed. A few nights ago, the anchor briefly mentioned a study proving parent’s stress can be passed onto children. My husband made a quick quip about how stressed our girls were going to be if college football got … Continue reading An Obvious Point
If you have school-aged kids – or even younger ones in daycare/preschool – you are well aware that they have been home with you for the last 124 days. That’s four months. A third of a year. But who’s counting? I think my most-used phrases in my household and in conversations with my friends have … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Grace
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6. A couple weeks ago my second grader came home all excited because being in a new classroom meant a big new class library with lots of new books to read. He was … Continue reading Learning About 9/11
I got my first cell phone at 18 years old. I was pretending to be a responsible adult with an apartment and a job, but it was also important for my dad to be able to reach me and vice versa. There was no one else I could call anyway, because none of my friends … Continue reading Seeking Advice
In our family there are no morning people. Except on Saturdays. Every Saturday at 7am, like clockwork, my children start jumping on our bed excited about whatever fun we have planned for that day. Why? Why? Why? But I digress… So anyways, when school started back in August it was rough. Thankfully, our first grader … Continue reading The Magic Power of Stickers and Sugar
As I read today’s Matthew reading – the Beatitudes – I remembered when I went to Israel. One of our stops was the Mount of Beatitudes, where they believe Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount. Our group leader gave a short devotional on the Beatitudes while other groups sang, prayed, and preached in their … Continue reading A Little Light Reading for the Family
