MISCHIEF OF THE DAY…

Sam and his buddy were having a great time playing together, so I left them to work on something down the hall. I kept hear a banging sound followed by giggles. After a few minutes passed, I went to investigate. This is the scene I witnessed: The contents of 2 entire [...]

SWEET JANE…

Tonight, Janie and I were snuggled down in her bed reading a story about a group of mice performing a famous ballet. Toward the end of the story, after reading that Angelina, the mouse, had been praised for dancing “perfectly”, Janie turned to me and said, “Mom, I don’t think this can be a [...]

A CHEER FOR GOD

I was helping in Sam’s 2 year old Sunday school class yesterday, and thoroughly enjoyed watching him sit on the edge of his seat waiting for a snack. The teacher was asking review questions, and giving kids a cracker after they answered. When she asked for someone to repeat today’s memory verse, Sam [...]

HAPPY TO BE DOING WHAT I AM DOING…

This article is one that I pull out and read on occasion, when I am doubting by “career choice” as a mom. I have many idols, and by God’s grace, he is slowly exposing them to me: desire for control and order, clean house, perfectly obedient children, etc;  This article by G.K. Chesterton empowers [...]

GOAL ACCOMPLISHED

Do you see that twinkle in his eyes? Isn’t it darling…. We see that look quite a bit, and it is usually accompanied with something questionable.
Today, this is the scene I “witnessed.” Ok, yes, I should have been stopping him instead of taking pictures, but it was so funny! Next time, I [...]

HAULING THE BABY

I can remember Elli pushing Jane around in the bitty baby stroller…  with Sam and Nevi, the mode of transporation is a little different!

MEMORY LANE… LESSON LEARNED

Since the event took place, at random times, I would just start laughing thinking of what happened. I thought it was time to jot the story down, so as to never forget it.
It was Christmas 2006 and we were in Pennsylvania visiting my family. The four oldest cousins, much to their delight, all [...]