Oscar was introduced to our home this evening for the first time. As I write this, he is sprawled out lazily on the couch looking up to me. Yes, looking up to me . . . he already admires me. It was a normal Sunday evening and little did we know that our lives would…
Loving Jesus is important in our home. It is not abnormal to hear in our home, “I love Jesus the most!” I will often tell the kids, “I love you alot, but I love mommy the most. She’s my favorite, favorite, favorite and you’re just my favorite favorite.” I understand that it sounds somewhat cheesy,…
It is a real treat for us to go over to some of our friends and go swimming in their in ground pool. It is a beautiful setting with a nice patio and pool side tables. The kids were pretty fearful last year when we went over their. Molly was the only one who really…
Last week we received in the mail a verse workbook for each of the kids. Grandma thought it would be a good idea to give each of the kids (all the nephews and nieces) a verse workbook to work on throughout the summer. We received ours last…
Ryan has a little twist on a familiar song. I thought you might enjoy his rendition. “Twinkle star. How you wonder what you are doing”
We believe in team spirit in our home. Earlier today you could have heard in the children’s bathroom, “Push it out, shove it out, way out!” Dakota thought that he needed to go poopy, so Linda placed him on the potty to begin the arduous task of going poopy in the potty. At times the…
Last Thursday evening, we all went to Molly’s kindergarten graduation. Just a side note . . . what is the point? Having a graduation for so many classes seems to minimalize the really important graduations. I remember by the time I graduated from college and seminary, my excitement about graduation had decreased significantly. I have…
We wanted to do something fun with the kids Saturday afternoon, so we went to Walmart and bought a slip and slide. For a cost of $8.00 we had at least $10.00 worth of fun. Molly and Spencer were very excited to play on the slip and slide until they felt the bitter chill of…
Crowdedship 