Life has been fierce around here this week. If you’re my Facebook friend, you saw the ferocious picture I posted of the kids on Sunday morning in Galveston. We headed down to the beach for the night, but we had to leave early Sunday morning to make it back to Houston for M to catch...Continue Reading
{No FAQ today because Oh My Goodness the craziness that was yesterday. When you have four students at a school that cancels classes minutes before the first bell, it rocks everyone’s world. Elisabeth cried real tears she couldn’t go to school. Catie cried tears of joy she didn’t have to go school. Sam and Nate...Continue Reading
Last week, while preparing to lead a retreat for a group of wonderful women, I forgot everything I knew. I forgot the main points of the Bible studies I had been teaching for the past two months at my own church. I forgot how much I enjoy speaking at events. I forgot how warm and...Continue Reading
Today’s FAQ is with the kids’ school lunch boxes. Because, why not? The questions are already fraudulent. Which are also fraudulently answered. Let’s just go ahead and introduce inanimate objects to the mix. Exciting times here with Friday’s FAQ! FAQ #1: Hello, Hergenrader lunch boxes. How’s the school year coming along? Catie’s Lunch Box: Hard...Continue Reading
Today is my birthday. According to six-year-old wisdom, you should feel different on your birthday. On their birthday, both Sam and Elisabeth walked downstairs and separately demanded, “Today is my birthday! What’s wrong? Why don’t I feel different?!” Later that day, we went to LifeTime and both kids marched up to the tape measure on the...Continue Reading
From a party-planning perspective, the most awkward birthday has got to be August 29th. My friend is a Christmas baby, but her celebrations always fit right into the festive month of December. Another friend has a daughter whose birthday falls on the last day of school, which seems about the most appropriate day for a...Continue Reading
Elisabeth’s younger brother and older sister joined her this year at her school. Let’s (fraudulently) chat with this middle child about how she feels sharing the spotlight. FAQ #1: What a huge change for you, Elisabeth! This year your big sister and little brother are at your school. How is that going? Elisabeth: Good. So...Continue Reading
For the past couple months, my bedside table and audio book playlist has been crowded with Christianish non-fiction. Interrupted and Seven by Jen Hatmaker, Cold Tangerines, Bittersweet, and Bread & Wine by Shauna Niequist, and Sparkly Green Earrings by Melanie Shankle. I’ve never reviewed any of these books on Amazon, but if I did, here’s...Continue Reading
The best relationships, the ones that stand the test of time, are those that flexible enough to change. Like I’m sure you’re aware, relationships based on one thing (our kids are in play group together; we live next door to each other), die when that season passes. Bear with me here as I (clumsily) extend...Continue Reading
