My kids are pretty blessed to have some amazing men in their heritage. Not only do they have an incredibly loving and involved Dad, they have two awesome Grandpas, and one living Great-Grandpa who love them very much. They also have 3 Great-Grandfathers that they won’t get to meet until Heaven who left a pretty […]
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What my garden is teaching me
I planted my first real garden this past weekend. And I can’t stop fretting over it. I go out at least twice a day and hover over the bare ground searching for signs of life. It rained right after I finished planting and I worried that the seeds all washed away. Or maybe they got […]
Rain according to Shel Silverstein
My favorite childhood authors were L.M. Montgomery and Shel Silverstein. I remember in 3rd or 4th grade taking Where the Sidewalk Ends in for show and tell and having the teacher read a couple poems. Yes, I was a book nerd who took books in for show and tell! In fact, my Shel Silverstein books […]
The power of reading
Little Miss Sunshine has become quite the reader over the past year. I’m not surprised, yet it’s still been amazing to watch as a parent. I found this post from a couple years ago and it reminded me a) somethings never change – she still reads to T-Rex, and he still hangs on her every […]
Ooops Jesus is still there!
I was looking through my blog archives looking for material for an upcoming conference I’m attending, and I came across some good old posts, that made me laugh so hard I have to re-post. This is one of my favorite T-Rex stories from April 2010. Ah…enjoy again! —- The older my kids get, the more […]
Tornado warnings, babysitters, & finger foods
Today was a count-down-the-hours kind of day for good reasons. The kids were geeked to have a high school babysitter for the first time. I was excited to eat finger foods that weren’t chicken nuggets and french fries. Bacon wrapped chestnuts? Yes please! Ked and I met up downtown at the art museum for a […]