Is anyone else ready to jump off this sweet Summer time bandwagon and move on towards Fall? Maybe it’s just me, but I’m tired. Tired of Summer. Tired of trying to come up with creative things for the kids to play. Tired of pretending to be a cat, a horse, or any type of animal …
Category: Childhood
Letting You Walk Away, Learning To Let You Go
They placed you in my arms, and my world has never been the same. My heart has never felt the same. Things shifted somewhere deep inside, rearranging themselves, changing me. I peered into your small face and looked with wonder at your tiny hands. I touched them, and your little hand closed around my finger …
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Emerging From The Deep
My little girl is no longer afraid of the water! Three years of swimming lessons, and I feel like it has finally clicked. Until now, she has always loved the thought of swimming and has thoroughly enjoyed splashing around, but she never truly relaxed in the water. She would fiercely hold onto a floatation device, …
Lessons Learned From “The Little Red Caboose”
You remember the story, don’t you? In this 1954 children’s classic, the big, black engine, shiny and powerful, puffed and chuffed leading the way. Then a mixture of box cars, oil cars, coal cars, and flat cars, all important with their substantial loads, trudged faithfully behind. But the little, red caboose always came last. Children …
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Pretty And Smart Are Not Enough: It’s Character That Counts
Our children often see us working hard to make our outward appearances look nice. They also see us working hard to teach them and to impress upon them the importance of studying and good grades. But do they see us spending any time making our inside appearance look nice? Do they see us spending time on our heart?
A Season of Change and Letting Go
Well, the day has finally come and gone. Our first born has graduated and will soon be heading out into the real world….of Kindergarten! Yes, little Ella is a big time preschool graduate. She even received an award: the “Dove award” for being the class peacemaker. We were certainly pleased with this (if not just …
Please Help Me To Be Nice
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.” Honestly, I wasn’t really expecting …
An Invitation
“Sit with me Mama,” Elam 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 finish these dishes first,” I replied. I worked …
Joy In Leaves
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 "help" with something it usually only adds to the work. So, we …
Going on a Rock Hunt
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 include dried leaves, small sticks and an assortment of rocks …
