Why I cannot homeschool
I remember when Joshua was two and I naively thought that, one day, as he got older, the questions would end. I was wrong.The following conversation took place on a car ride yesterday during which we...
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Lauren's Preschool Graduation
So after only three months of no posts, I'm back with a photo post. You know, I had rather given up on ever blogging again, but Facebook is just not sufficient to mark the my baby girl's passing from...
View ArticleDefining me
A few months ago in church I joined everyone in singing a familiar old refrain: "I've got a river of life flowing out of me." You probably know the rest about making the lame to walk and the blind to...
View ArticlePure randomness
I really want to get back into the habit of regular blogging, but I can't seem to find the right thing to write about lately. So, here's a little of everything to jump start me.Lauren's latest phrase...
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A treasure
Today was yard sale day. Not for us but for 207 other families in our town and the surrounding areas. (Yes, apparently, there are 207 other families here!) Each Labor Day weekend we have Town Yard Sale...
View ArticleA random recap of Labor Day weekend
Yesterday I was down for the count. After carrying home the half-ton typewriter that Josh bought at a yard sale Saturday, I awoke Sunday morning barely able to get out of bed. I have a bad S-I joint...
View ArticleA glimpse into my thoughts . . . you've been warned
I've heard there are people who get in bed at night and go to sleep. I am not one of those people. Don't get me wrong, I'd LOVE to be one of those people. I look forward to bed like some people look...
View ArticleA letter to my children
Dear Joshua, Ethan, and Lauren:You're sleeping now, but in the morning it's going to happen. I wish I could stop it, save all of us from it, but I'm powerless. It's inevitable. The alarm will go off,...
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To Lauren
Dear Lauren,I know what it's like to grow up wishing for a sister. I, too, grew up as the only girl with two brothers. And I'm glad, because as a result, I totally "get" you. There are so many things...
View ArticleFriday Morning: Why I Should Have Stayed in Bed
6:00 ... Wake up7:00 - 7:45 .... Wrangle three feral children into clothes and backpacks and send them off to school8:00 ... Leave for court in a neighboring county about 40 min. away for a hearing at...
View ArticleThree examples of why it's great to have a daughter
1. I know more about what Lauren has done in the past four weeks of school than about what the boys have done in several years. Boys have two responses to the question of what they did at school each...
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Speechless
Their teeth have been brushed. Covers have been tucked, heads kissed, and quiet prayers whispered. They lie sleeping now on soft mattresses under plush comforters in a warm house.I'm tempted to write...
View ArticleLoving her
There is little obvious to love about her. Her hair is unkempt, her teeth visibly rotten, her shoulders hunched, and her language often foul. This is what I used to see when I looked at her.What, I...
View ArticleMoving the goal post
I know. It's been over a month since I last posted. I used to write three or four blog posts a week. I used to know how many hits my blog received each day and how many followers I had.Now, not so...
View Article7 Quick Takes Friday
1. Wow . . . long time since I did quick takes! I haven't done them since I got this laptop, so I don't have the little button logo saved on here. And I'm too lazy to fix that at the moment. So,...
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The great thing about Pinterest on a Saturday afternoon
Is that now when my kids say they don't have anything to do, I have a solution.Just get some muffin pans, milk, and food coloring.Create a rainbow of colors.Stir carefully with toothpicksAnd paint...
View ArticleDoing Hard Things
(This post was originally published in December, 2009. I'm recycling it because it seems to be a lesson God's still teaching me.)------------Last year I came across a book entitled, Do Hard Things. I...
View ArticleAsh Wednesday Thoughts - Repent and Believe in the Gospel
"Repent and believe in the Gospel."These are the words the priest uttered as he placed the ashes on my forehead during mass this morning. ** He alternated between those words and "Remember you are...
View ArticleConsequences
I put them to bed twenty minutes ago. Still their voices carry down the hall to my bedroom. Not soft whispering-in-the-night voices. Angry, arguing voices."What's going on?" I yell from my...
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Seven Quick Takes Friday
Quick Takes, though I still don't have the little linky picture on my laptop, and I'm still too lazy to obtain it right now:1. I do not envy full-time working mothers. I worked until 6:00 pm the past...
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