Imagination Playtime
Building fun with Rebeccah :-) [...]
Doing the Boogie
Fun in the surf [...]
Filling Big Shoes
July 31, 2017 Filling Big Shoes We are always trying to be like someone. Lucas is two. He is always trying to do “like Daddy” or “like Becky” (what he calls Rebeccah sometimes) or “like you do.” (that can be anyone) When Daddy got his hair cut, Lucas wanted “Daddy [...]
Investigating
July 25, 2017 Investigating One of the things I love about writing anything factual, like the Home Edge Readers, is the research and investigation I get to do. I love to learn about something new. I enjoy compressing it into a compact form yet still managing to include most of [...]
DVD Books
July 23, 2017 DVD Books I’m one of these people who loves real books. The smell, the weight, the way my finger anxiously waits behind one edge of a page while my eyes finish it quickly – I’m immersed in the writer’s world and feel like the book surrounds me. [...]
Baby-Surfing
How one adventureous toddler gets his thrills. [...]
Capturing Places
June 24, 2017 Captured Places Have you ever walked through a place you loved so much you drew scale drawings of it and built models? I love architecture. I plan each building and area – in most of my stories, even down to the plants and what color flowers are [...]
Butterfly Dryer
June 22, 2017 Butterfly Dryer My Dad calls them “butterflies.” Little coincidences that God orchestrates just so. It’s almost like God says “I know you need this, here you go.” It can be something simple like a kind word or a child’s smile, something amazing like trust, belief, or healing, [...]
Hair Day
June 14, 2017 Hair Day Yesterday was a misty day with the sun desperately attempting to peek through, but the clouds kept winning. Louis decided it was time for a haircut. We usually cut hair outside so I trimmed his hair while Kimberly watched. Kimberly wanted to know how it [...]
The Chicken Castle
May 25, 2017 The Chicken Castle It was one of those days when I felt productive. I’d managed to get the house cleaned, was hanging my third load of laundry, had finished catching up financial reports after our move, and everyone was still breathing. Then there was a squeal [...]