Jun 19, 2017 | Childhood, Compassion, Faith, God, Kids, Parenting
Light flooded through the windows this morning, as we all scurried to get ready for church. I pulled out a brightly colored, floral dress for Ella and a bold, striped, Polo shirt for Elam. We ironed khakis, and waded through the closet searching for matching loafers...
Mar 24, 2017 | Childhood, Faith, God, Motherhood, Prayer, Simple Things
A few nights ago, lying beside the crib in a darkened room, I said prayers with our youngest. When I was finished, his voice spoken softly said, “Mama, I wish I could say my prayers myself.” A little surprised I said, “…of course baby, you can talk to God anytime.” ...
Nov 9, 2016 | Childhood, Joy, Motherhood, Parenting, Simple Things, Take Time
“Sit with me Mama,” my little boy said. He was sitting at the breakfast table having a snack and watching me hustle around the room straightening, cleaning, and just trying in general to catch up. (A lofty goal I never seem to reach.) “I’m coming baby, let me just...
Oct 27, 2016 | Childhood, Joy, Motherhood, Parenting, Take Time
Joy, happiness, excitement! This is how my babies would probably describe their afternoon activities. Dirty, messy, itchy would be my description. Some friends and neighbors were raking leaves, and of course the two E’s wanted to help. Now keep in mind, when we...
Oct 19, 2016 | Childhood, Joy, Motherhood, Parenting
Our children love to walk down our street, talk to the neighbors, look for interesting animals (such as a cat down the way that always seems to disappear the moment it hears us coming) and collect sentimental “treasures” from our nature walk. These treasures usually...