Easter morning, 8:00am: I was still lying down, savoring a bed to myself, trying to catch up on missed sleep from previous nights. One of the first things that occurred to me as I rolled out of bed was that I forgot about our church’s …
I like to think of God’s “attractive” attributes: loving- kind- merciful- benevolent. I like the verses that say God “plans to give us a hope and a future”, not to harm us. (Jeremiah 29:11) Or “if God is for us, who can be against us?” …
One thing I’m not sure I was fully prepared for with parenthood is all the questions. Kids ask all kinds of questions- deep probing ones about why things work- about God or prayer, “Why do you keep praying for that every day, Mommy?”; innocuous questions …
It has been quite some time since my last post. It is mostly the lack of motivation to write because I have no lack of things to write about. I mean really, do I talk about the great home-school vs. public school debate, my ever …
Babies are easy. OK, they are not “easy” what with all the pooping, late night feedings and bouts of incessant screaming. But in retrospect, taking care of a baby is essentially about meeting physical needs- the bonding and emotional warmth are usually a part of …
I love babies. I think they are adorable. I love their little coos- I love their dimpled fingers and tiny little toes. But more than their itty-bitty-ness, I think I love that they stay where you put them (at least they can’t climb stairs) and …