Vol. 30 for Me --- 1 --- Today is the feast of St. John of the Cross. Wouldn’t he be an awesome intercessor for this baby boy?!! Yes, he would. And that is ALL that I’m going to say about that. --- 2 --- You guys, I am so, so tired of speculating about the when/how/and/where of this baby’s birth. One would think, of … [Read more...]
Tuesday Blog Post
[Posted on Monday evening because I don’t know at all that I’ll get back over here tomorrow.] ~ A Little Girl with Great Potential ~ (That’s kind of how I feel these days.) Well, I have reached my final month. 36 weeks and counting! Everything is softening up & spreading out, (And guys, I’m sorry, I should have warned you), but the … [Read more...]
Unexpected Empathy
I have written volumes about my feisty blonde brownie. (Her blog name is Angela but in real life, she shares her name with a hurricane.) This is fitting. The girl’s got spunk. What we forget, I think, as mothers, is that underneath those most predominant traits are softer, subtler qualities. Just because we don’t see them daily—because, … [Read more...]
Pure Conjecture
If you tell your four children that the reason Mom started weeping at lunch is that she’s way overtired and needs a nap and that they MUST stay quiet and keep the 3-year-old happy… If you say this to them and your sweet 9-year-old daughter still comes up…and proceeds to stand at your bedside silently and stare at you with one of her hands on your … [Read more...]
Notes on the Announcement
Hey, Google Readers! Did you catch the update on the ultrasound yesterday? I thought there might be more of a reaction, but that would be my own comment gluttony and I should be ashamed of myself. It’s an addiction kind of thing. Comments and coffee, that’s me. * * * I have to tease my mother-in-law a bit. When I sent her the profile shot … [Read more...]
Wordy Thursday
(as opposed to, say, Wordless Wednesday) So I don’t have the time to do an all-out Daybook post, but I do have a photo thought I’d like to share with you. Two of my Favorite People! (Although granted, I have lots.) A photo thought and a short little story. This morning Felicity lingered after breakfast. The rest of the kids … [Read more...]
On Raising Boys & Watching Lost & Baking a Banoffee Pie
(Oh, and a wee little bit about blogging) Prologue: I had a jarring experience two weeks ago. It was, for me, a sort of spiritual September 11th—thoroughly unexpected and entirely unasked for—and yet it happened and I know it was God's will. Since then, I’ve been pretty quiet over here. It is hard to blog when you can’t say what you most … [Read more...]
Rude Little Rembrandt
I was very proud of George’s drawing until he told me the name of it. “This is ‘Big Big Momma!’” he said. Isn’t that special? I’m going back to the couch now. … [Read more...]
Flash…Thunder!
(are you a World War II buff? if so, you got the reference.) We had plenty of weird, wet weather yesterday. It was a good day to build forts and hole up inside, except when the thunder rolled and the 3-year-old shrieked. Really shrieked. As in, run-through-the-house-with-a-terrified-look kind of shriek. I explained to him that … [Read more...]
Today’s the Day
Updated to Add: A strong, healthy heart rate in the 160’s! (The baby’s, that is, not mine.) Thank you thank you thank you for your prayers! Please be assured that you have mine—prayers of gratitude, relief and JOY. * * * * * …that I have my first OB appointment. I have been waiting six weeks to hear that little … [Read more...]
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