‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, and the children were NOT snug in their beds, but celebrating with a little Sprite spiked with gum balls (hence the blue drink Nate is guzzling, which is not, in fact, Windex).Two spills and thousands of deep-fried calories later, each of us opened a single gift. M and I would’ve...Continue Reading
The whole family (minus Maddie, our Cocker Spaniel, who stayed at home, blissfully unaware of the eighty pounds of love we were bringing home to her.) On Saturday, after much discussion, prayer, and kid-begging, we adopted a Greyhound. By looking at this picture, you would guess I was ECSTATIC, SO EXCITED, M was his normal...Continue Reading
Here it is! A picture from the archives of my kids dressed appropriately for cold weather. We were in Nebraska. It was seven degrees. It’s 37 degrees in Houston today. If you’re a mom (especially one who lives in a normally warm climate), you know what this means…Your kids are completely baffled about what to...Continue Reading
1. So much love and support for the families in Newtown. This article makes me smile every time I read it. (Lutheran) dogs comforting kids? That’s the job I want.2. Next Christmas, if I have the tremendous idea the kids should decorate sugar cookies for their classmates, remind me of their proficiency in applying to...Continue Reading
Lord, thank You for Your gifts. Thank You for the children You have given us, Lord. You tell us in Your Word, Lord, we can see who our Creator is by seeing His Creation. I see You, Lord, in the eager faith of my children. I see You, Lord, in the love of the people...Continue Reading
Please, take the few minutes you would spend reading my blog today and pray for the families of these victims. Come, Lord Jesus, shine in the lives of these families.Continue Reading
1. So, this is a picture that didn’t make this year’s Christmas card (well, this one and the 4,367 other ones in which the kids’ eyes were closed or they were making crazy faces). I love this picture for the whimsy feel of it. For our card, I went with a more formal, traditional pose....Continue Reading
Last night was the kids’ Christmas program at our church. It was beautiful and Spirit-filled, and such a blessing to everyone who heard their sweet message of Jesus’s birth. The program was filled with nostalgia because of the ancient hymns the children sang (and these cute angel costumes…which may also have been ancient, but they...Continue Reading
Full disclosure: I have done this to myself.I had hopes for heavenly peace; instead I have a dining room table of unfinished Christmas cards, pageants, recitals, parties, (nearly) a dog adoption, a dozen Christmas gifts to be wrapped, a Pintrest-inspired project I’ve been working on since July, an Advent calendar stuck on December 9, and...Continue Reading
This weekend we celebrated the ninetieth birthday of M’s Grandma. She is a wonderful woman who has seen and experienced a lot in her almost century of life. She lived through the depression, WWII, economic upturns and downturns, and the good and bad terms of nearly 20 presidents. She’s been a daughter, a sister, a...Continue Reading
