Month: August 2014
For Now Let’s Let Birds Be Birds and Bees Be Bees
“Today I learned about the birds and the bees!!” M beamed proudly. My husband shot me a look from the driver’s seat and we both stifled a little chuckle. Having taught the three-year-old sunday school class at church myself, I knew nothing in the… Continue Reading “For Now Let’s Let Birds Be Birds and Bees Be Bees”
To All Those That Worry–Today I Choose Joy
I couldn’t tell how big the snake was. Maybe four feet. No doubt it had a rattle on the end. I had just glanced outside to check on our boys playing with the dog in the front when I spotted it, curled up on… Continue Reading “To All Those That Worry–Today I Choose Joy”
Love Is Not a Jar of Peanut Butter
My grandparents raised seven children. Five girls, two boys. The perfect number for a baseball team. I’m sure if you were to ask them they’d tell you that life was a bit crazy back then. A bit crazy, a bit chaotic, but wonderful all… Continue Reading “Love Is Not a Jar of Peanut Butter”
Superhero Dad
“Daddy read me stories please!” Just barely two years old. Five simple words. On that night years ago that little phrase changed everything. I’d been waiting to hear those words for quite some time, but when that little voice cut into the silence, a… Continue Reading “Superhero Dad”
The Curse of the Not-So-Green Thumb (Don’t give up!)
Everyone says that I look like my dad. Pale and freckly skin, dirty-blonde hair with a bit of a red tint, blue eyes. I like to think that I inherited his patience, but truth is, well, It’s more wishful thinking most days. I have… Continue Reading “The Curse of the Not-So-Green Thumb (Don’t give up!)”
Catching Crawfish 