I’m named after my great-grandmother, Mabel Amelia. She passed away the year before I was born, and over the past week I’ve found myself mourning that I never had the chance to know her. I think we would have been friends. She too was a firstborn, and knew how to get things done. My great-grandfather […]
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Spring Break
It’s spring break around here. And while our plans to go to Florida were foiled once again (it’s ok though because Ked started a new job and it’s all good), the kids and I are planning some adventures over the next week. I’m giving myself permission to not have to blog over the next week. […]
Soul Holes
Little Miss had unzipped her backpack to add one more thing for school the next day when the wailing began. “OH NO!! My bunny! His tail got caught in the zipper and now he has a big hole!” She held the hole-y bunny in one hand and the tail in the other as big tears […]
Stumbling in the Dark
I jumped out of bed at the first sound of my name at 3 a.m. I rushed through the hallway toward my four-year-old boy’s bedroom when I suddenly found myself lying on the floor gripping a throbbing shin. Someone had left a large wooden stool in the hallway, and I had tripped over it badly […]
Young Love Letters – part 23
It worked out that I was able to take one week off from camp that summer to attend the national FCM conference which was being held in Grand Rapids, Michigan for the first time. Ked made the drive up north to pick me up for the week, and my parents would be meeting us at […]
Stories from the Piano
* Don’t forget to leave a comment on the post Expecting to win a copy of Marla Taviano’s pregnancy prayer guide! ** If you’re wondering where the next installment of Young Love Letters is, it’s coming! The next part I’m finding a bit tricky and it’s stuck inside my head. I also was gone last […]