“Mia, will you go clear off your dishes/get dressed/brush your teeth?” “Of course, your majesty” —————————————————————————————- “Mommy, can I ________________ ?” “No, not right now.” “Oh, taterits!” OR “Oh, cateroos!”
Category: Parenting
Decisions, Decisions
Whoever would’ve thought that my biggest decisions as a mom with kids in tow would be stuff like… *Should I wake up the sleeping child so he’ll have plenty of time to get ready but be cranky OR let him get up on his own so he’s well-rested but I’m cranky because we’re running late. *What...
Derek's Calendar
*****UPDATE***** After writing this post last night, another earthquake struck Haiti this morning. Please keep that whole situation in your prayers. ****************** About 2 years ago, our church supported a member, Derek, who was going to serve at a MTW project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During his first trip, our missions team published a monthly prayer calendar...
The Only Wrapping Paper You'll Ever Need
If you know me well (or have been following this blog long enough), you know I like simple, inexpensive, pragmatic solutions for life. I get even more excited if said solution gets my kids involved. So without further ado, let me introduce to the only wrapping paper you’ll ever need. For gifts from the kids, I wrap...
Sometimes
We made a conscious decision when we started having children that I would be their full-time caretaker. I truly think it’s the best thing for my kids and I love having them in tow for most of their waking hours. But sometimes… …when I have to listen to screaming, crying, and whining at 8AM all...
Bah Hum Bug
UPDATE: Apprently Our Daily Bread is thinking about this topic, too. Read Presents or Presence?. —————————– Original post follows… My kids: Mom, why don’t we decorate like that? (Pointing to a beautifully lighted house complete with candles in the windows, wreaths on the doors, and an inflatable Santa rocking on horse…yes, it was actually rocking back...
25 days and counting…
Today marks the first day of our annual Christmas chain. Every year since PJ was 3, we’ve created an old-fashioned, red and green, Christmas-countdown-chain. Actually, it’s an old-fashioned, red and green, Christmas-countdown-prayer-chain. On every link we list friends and family in our life. Every night, the kids take down a link and we pray for the...
Homemade Christmas
So I guess, the Christmas shopping season is “officially” underway. I don’t personally have an “official” start and have been known to pick up Christmas presents as early as April. But don’t let that fool you, I usually am still shopping the week before Christmas. I think my biggest gift giving quirk is that I...