I usually don’t post twice in a day. But as life goes….things change. Last night my father had some serious chest pain. Mom called an ambulance. Off they went. Happy New Year to them. I got the text at 4:00 AM. Dad was having a catheter (not sure of the medical term for this) at…
Dear 2000-2009, Farewell. I can’t believe you are over. You gave and you took. You gave me my last three children. All boys. The 8 year old is a little weird, but I’ll forgive you for that. He’s sweet. You took many of my loved ones. My grandmother in 2003, a baby the same year….
Filmmaking. A dream of my older two kids. They have spent the day working on a contest. A 12-Hour film competition. From 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM they have been frantically working to complete a 1 minute film. One minute people. Do you know how long it takes to make a one minute movie? Longer…
Christmas trash and messes and leftovers. They’re everywhere. For a neat freak like me, it is a hard time. I want the kids to enjoy it all, but the Legos. Everywhere. Legos. It’s what moms do. We set aside our own need for order and sanity for the love of the children. Today we are…
Thank you all so much for being so supportive of our family over this past year. It has meant the world to us. May the joy of our savior, Jesus Christ, surround you this season. Merry Christmas!
I just realized that I have been singing the wrong words to a Christmas carol all my life (and that’s a LONG time!) From “I Wonder as I Wander” I’m just singing along….La la la la la…..”When Mary birthed Jesus ’twas in a cloud storm….” Huh? What? What did that just say? A cow stall?…
It’s OK to lie at Christmas, right? “What darling? Oh no. That tote bag with your name on it isn’t for you. I monogrammed it for a customer. She must have a little boy with the same name as you!” Uh oh. What happens on Christmas morning when he opens that tote bag and realizes…
Our first born son, the one who will inherit our riches, the one who will take care of me when I’m old, the one who can’t remember to take out the trash….. is eighteen today. Eighteen! How did this happen? Time sure does fly. It has been such a joy to watch him grow into…
Everyone I meet tells me the same thing… “I am so busy!” “I am going crazy!” Yep. It’s a busy time of year. But today tops it all for me….and if you don’t mind I’m gonna tell you about it. I was up until 2:00 AM the past two days finishing up a whole truckload…
I like to drive. A few years ago I piled the kids in the car and drove to Ohio. From South Texas. It was fun! The trip I’m on now is much shorter. On Sunday I drove about 5 hours from my house to visit my parents. Tomorrow I will drive home again. The kids…