Sometimes, life is simple. And somewhat easy. Like when your kids are small and homebound. Before life includes carpool and afternoon practices. When most of your time is spent sitting on the floor with a little one and your day is planned around afternoon naps. You may be tired because sleep is a tad erratic, but life […] Read more…
This post was written at 90 miles per hour. I am on a mission…a mission to battle a gigantic, ugly misconception. And it has to do with my kids…so watch out, world. It seems like every time I go anywhere – grocery store, library, Chick Fil A, the dentist, you name it – and I […] Read more…
If you give a toddler a cookie, she will ask for a cup of milk. If you give her a cup of milk, rather than a sippycup of milk, she will knock it over instantly. If you fetch a rag to clean up the milk, she will want her own rag so that she can […] Read more…
Our “Kids On A Mission” series has allowed children to explore countries all over the world, and they have learned how Jesus has invaded different cultures! In some countries, the Christians must be brave in the face of resistance; in some countries, the Christians are welcomed and even celebrated. Jesus has made every country and every culture unique, […] Read more…
Somewhere along my parenting journey I declared war on mosquitoes. It has been a costly war, with casualties pretty stinking low on the enemy’s side. You can’t perceive my tone through this text, so please know that I am saying this in a really sinister, drawn-out, deeply angry kind of way: “I loathe mosquitoes.” Emphasis […] Read more…
Last night, a little after midnight, I finally went to bed. It hadn’t been a bad day, just a busy and exhausting one. In fact, I felt really good about everything I had gotten done… …fed the kids …homeschooled the kids …washed the kids …reminded the kids about Jesus …swept and re-swept floors …picked up and […] Read more…
If it comes off of my child’s body – teeth, hair, umbilical cords – I do not keep it. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with displaying a tuft of hair or a crusty, decomposing umbilical stub in a shadow box…it’s just not for me. But drawings, doodles, scraps of napkin with a tic-tac-toe scribbled […] Read more…
Publix has been really good to me… …they have these car buggies that are like fun little kid prisons that I can push around. If I put my kids on one of those backpack leashes I get major disapproval from people who have never had children…but if I strap them all into a jail-on-wheels everyone thinks it’s cute. […] Read more…
We are now in week 5 of our “Kids On A Mission” series. This week, we will be traveling to Iceland…one of the most beautiful places on earth! Even though the handiwork of God can be seen all over Iceland’s majestic landscape, most of the people there have forgotten who their Creator is. Our prayer is […] Read more…
Last night he got home from work over an hour late. Not only did I feed and bathe the kids all by myself, but I also didn’t make it to my beloved, every-other-week women’s Bible study at Panera Bread. This morning when I got up, he was already gone…but his remnants were everywhere. Cereal bowl on the counter. […] Read more…