We were so close to being ready. We were minutes from having two girls dressed, teeth brushed, shoes matching and hair done when I noticed that both girls had something in their hair. “What is this?” I asked. “It’s toothpaste.” came the matter-0f-fact response. As my mind processed the problem, I realized there was not …
At our church, each family takes turns cleaning the church. This week, we all worked together, so I found myself in our nursery vacuuming glitter from the snowflake ornaments the class made in Sunday School. Our girls are a part of that class and I thought about how thankful I am for a congregation that …
In the age of digitization of practically everything, I’ve realized that the one thing I don’t do is print out pictures. I text pictures. I email pictures. I post pictures. I frame pictures, and then promptly give them to family as presents. If there is a correlation to a kids’ literary development based on the …
As sit on this last day of 2013 trying to allow my body to overcome whatever bug it is currently fighting and enjoy reading other people’s reflections of their year, I thought I’d try the same. To say this year has been full of changes is a gross understatement. This year I have: become a …
We celebrated Christmas morning this Saturday with our girls and it was a wonderful time of excitement and fun, but in order to enjoy this time together, Sam and I had to wait our turn. It’s hard, especially during the holidays, to juggle schedules and time when you are sharing kids. You have to be …
