While the girls and I were running errands the other day, the subject of cussing came up. After we all talked about how bad it was, my six-year-old chimed in. “I don’t cuss,” she declared. “I’m God-friendly!” Of course, I laughed at first. Then, I processed her choice of words and realized how perfect they [...]
My oldest daughter has been into detective/spy stuff for quite some time. We devour Nancy Drew books, and she even created her own detective bag – complete with note pad, flashlight, secret codes, fingerprint kit, etc. Also, one time during our Bible study, I explained how God has plans for each of us. She asked [...]
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The other day as I was making lunch (and apparently taking too long to do so), my younger daughter began her “I’m hungry” diatribe. “Can I have a snack?” “Sure, you can have an apple, banana or some carrot sticks.” “Can I have chips?” “No, you can have a fruit or a vegetable because you [...]
When I was in third grade, my sister and I forgot to remind our mom about picture day. That morning, we got ourselves dressed and went on to school (I think we had forgotten it was picture day, too). When the photos came in, Mom was mortified. My sister fared pretty well. She’s three years [...]
Hi all! I’ve gotten such good response via here, Twitter, etc. regarding my last post. Thank you so much! Although we aren’t finished with our project, I wanted to give you an idea of what we’ve been doing. I searched our library data base for books on every character, event, etc. in the movie. I [...]
My daughters and I sing just about all the time. We’re blessed to have a couple of great Christian radio stations locally, so that makes up about 80% of what we sing. Today I’m reminded of the verse Psalm 8:2 – “From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your [...]
My daughters finally cornered me. “Mommy, are you really the Easter Bunny!?” After a few minutes of trying to skirt around the subject by asking them questions, like “What do you think?”, I realized it was futile. I caved in. “I’m not going to lie to you. Yes, I’m the Easter Bunny.” My five-year-old replied [...]
I mean, really?! How can it be that I will be forty years old in less than two months? I’ve seen it coming for some time now. It started gradually enough. Slowly, but surely, the daring nighties and satin bras took flight from their lavender paper lined home. The unmentionable drawer is now teeming with [...]
When my oldest daughter was three, she and I were strolling along the beach in search of shell treasures. It was December, and there didn’t seem to be much in the way of beautiful shells to be found. As we made our way down the steps to the beach, Peyton ran in excited anticipation to [...]
My kids have always had a unique perspective of things. For example, sometimes when we get caught at a red light, instead letting out a loud sigh of frustration (like their mother often does), they squeal with delight. “Look mom, we’re first in line!” they shout. When I’m perturbed that my daily schedule is all [...]
