The White Rose
A White Rose bloomed. A picture makes me think... [...]
What This Mother Wanted
What This Mother Wanted TimeWarp From May 12, 2024 Becky returned to us for the summer (or at least a bit of it) on Saturday. Louis brought her home from the airport in the wee hours when everyone else was sleeping. We had work that ended at 2pm. It was [...]
Watching Them Grow
Throwback from: April 20, 2024 Watching Them Grow I’m feeling nostalgic. I’m watching girls dance and play while a sideshow plays and I hear music my Daddy used to play. Not just my girls but they all feel like mine. I’ve watched them grow in our gym. Some I’ve coached, [...]
This Day – April 28, 2024
April 28, 2024 This Day It’s been a whirlwind a week. Mountains, valleys, bridges, resets, tears, joy, excitement… all together and jumbled up and sometimes at the same time in my heart. This day was one of reflection. Thankfulness, answered prayers, closing doors, broken dreams, memories, amazing celebrated accomplishments… My [...]
Review: Internet Tool for Math “MathGames.com”
*The picture has nothing to do with MathGames.com, but it’s one of my favorites* April 14, 2024 Review: Internet Tool for Math “MathGames.com” My son is almost 9 years old. He is a new reader. He loves math but it has to be practical to interest him: okay, practical to [...]
Baby on the Events
March 21, 2024 Baby on the Events (Throwback story from December 21, 2023) Jillian called, “Mom, I’m taking some pictures of Laud!” Lucas jumped along to help out. He loves taking pictures of his little brother. Somewhere in their cute little thoughts, they decided our four-month-old should take a picture [...]
The Joy of Building
The Joy of Building March 15, 2024 When I was a child, legos were my thing. I was very proud of the fact that I could build anything, especially when the box had a suggested age far above mine. Pre-teen to teenager: it was the Sauder stuff, you know, that [...]
Thea’s Counting
Thea’s Counting March 9, 2024 “Listen mom!” Yells Thea, “listen Christina!” She excitedly counts down from 20. She’s been doing that for a while, but today had both of us in the living room when she was showing off. She had just read a picture book to Laud and spelled [...]
New Year, 2024
January 3, 2024 New Year, 2024 Wow! Read that again! Wow! It’s a new year full of possibilities! I’m always so thankful for new years. New seasons, new months, a new week every Sunday morning, a new day every sunrise… newness always reminds me of the opportunity God gives us [...]
And We All Made It!
December 31, 2023 And We All Made It! Butterflies swam in my heart, stomach, mind… anywhere… everywhere all at once. I’m sitting in one of the folding seats in the Ocean Center with a baby nursing… I’ve been here, done that before, but never have I been in this venue [...]