Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
MidpointSo we have surpassed the halfway mark. My girls are wistful; my boys, taciturn (they’re boys, after all); and me? I’m way too bleary-eyed to know.Between rushing out the door at 7:45 each morning, driving 30 minutes there and back, snatching a hurried half-hour nap, and rushing back out for ballet & baseball & soccer each … [Read more...]
We have a policy in the Bible school nursery: if the child is inconsolable, we bring her/him to her/his momma. It’s a good policy, don’t you think? Because it breaks our heart to see these little ones cry…and plus the momma’s right there on the premises somewhere—in a classroom, or serving snacks, or helping out in the art room.(We do try to calm … [Read more...]
A Guest Post by GeorgeGonna be a busy week!!!If you need me, I’ll be in the nursery.Trapped, basically.But having fun with all the other kids.Flirting with the cute little girls…Lining up to go outside…Picking the rocks out of my sandals on the playground…And learning lots about my faith!Lots of love & hugs & cuddles,George(PS. Don’t tell … [Read more...]
Photo courtesy of R. and S. StiffFive games in three days and I say, “Phew!”(You can bet I was praying to the Holy Spirit for the fortitude I needed.)(Actually winning the tournament, though?)(Okay, I prayed for that one, too.)Updated to Add: In case you’re wondering which one belongs to me, click here for the handy identification guide. … [Read more...]
Are you kidding? What a presumptuous title that is.In truth, I don’t really have a clue.Here’s one thing I do know. The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are wisdom, understanding, counsel, knowledge, fortitude, piety and fear of the Lord.The twelve fruits of the Holy Spirit are charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, long-suffering, … [Read more...]
…except mowing.Mowing is not mentioned in those lines from Ecclesiastes.To my husband’s great relief.“Honey,” I said gently, never ever one to nag my beloved. “George wandered off and now he’s lost. I think, perhaps, it’s time you mowed.”“No,” he replied, without missing a beat. “In that case I’d better wait ‘til we find him.” … [Read more...]
aka Stream of ConsciousnessDo you ever cry out of guilt for your sins of omission? And then despair of ever being a saint? I do, all the time. And then, being human, I look around desperately for someone—or something—to take the blame, because I can’t bear the weight of being so darned imperfect. Usually, it’s the computer—as in, how dare I spend … [Read more...]
The Pancake Breakfast Edition{pretty}The process of making pancakes for the masses is nothing if not a pretty one.What? You don’t agree? You do not find this photo to be the very soul of tranquility?Fine.I’ll zoom in on Mary and you cannot agree with that.{happy}Okay, so, we may well quibble about the first photo being “pretty”.Fair enough.And … [Read more...]
Done!Swoon.The Penderwicks at Point Mouette was every bit as wonderful as I’d hoped…and I’d been hoping for a very long time. I put in a library request for this book when I first heard it was being published—literally, about a year ago—and when I received the book—FINALLY!—from the library, it was so new that some of the pages hadn’t been cut … [Read more...]
The Penderwicks at Point Mouette is one of THE best summertime kids’ novels EVER!(Not to speak in the extreme or anything.)My only concern is that I’ve almost finished reading it. Only four chapters left, and then what?!! I will be left bereft and longing for yet another chapter in these lives I’ve grown to love so much.To speak in the character … [Read more...]
