Won’t You Join Us for Dessert?

Last night at dinner, I asked the kids, “If you could design an ice cream flavor, what would you put in it?” I learned that we have a few strange kiddos! The youngest one (the six year old boy) said, “SALAD!  I want ice cream with vegetables in it!”  Then he told us specifically that [...]

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A Big Day

[written Saturday, April 23, 2011] Perhaps I should rename this blog, “Trying to Catch Up With the Days,” or, “A Mother’s Random Ramblings About Where the Time Went.” Today we got a box in the mail.  In it were the math books that my children will use during the next school year (ordering early because [...]

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This Is My Father’s World

Sitting at the window, watching them play Red and navy coats, running every direction Bright fleece covering heads and scarves covering faces Only eyes showing their smiles Giant flakes of white falling, lilting Snowflakes singing silently My heart bursting wide open Playing at the moment: This is my Father’s world, and to my listening ears [...]

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A Rockin’ Challenge

Lately it seems to me that the number of minutes in a day must be decreasing . . . or maybe it’s the number of seconds in a minute.  Either way, it is as if I blink, and an entire day has flown by.  As I type [the rough draft of] this, I am racing [...]

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I’m [Still] Dreaming of Our White Christmas

Watching her successfully navigate this stunt made me wish we were in Colorado skiing. A good run! Snowball fight!  Can you see the snowball right above our neighbor’s shoulder?  Little Man nailed him only to be repaid in full. Working together to get the snowman’s head across the shoveled drive and back onto snowy ground.

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Today: Cinnamon Rolls for Neighbors & a Quick Question

It was 20 degrees outside when we walked around to our neighbors homes to share the fruit of our day’s labors. But the pans were still warm, so it didn’t seem too bad! We delivered five pans of cinnamon rolls to our neighbors.  We have two pans left on the counter – one neighbor wasn’t [...]

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What She Said

Wes Stafford, president of Compassion International, is asking folks to share their story – the story of someone who changed their lives by speaking into them courage or hope or compassion.  Here’s my story: As a child I spent a lot of time with my grandparents, and I loved being there.  My grandmother was an [...]

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They Just Know

How is it that my children, the same ones who can’t seem to see the items on the floor that need to be picked up or the clean dishes that need to be put away or the laundry waiting to be whisked off to drawers and closets, know that I am about to ask them [...]

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There’s a Fungus Among us!

I just can’t resist saying that any time I see a mushroom or other kind of fungus out in nature! Thankfully it doesn’t seem that my husband and children mind too much; it usually alerts them that there’s something fun afoot! Let’s explore a little! It’s okay; you can get close.  It won’t bite! Look [...]

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On School

Monday, Handsome was off of work, so I cleared our school calendar too. We chose to spend our day at a nearby park, not the kind of park with pavilions and towering play equipment, rather a park with miles of paths and trees and grasses blowing in the breeze.  There are and we did enjoy [...]

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