Oct 31Remembering why I'm hereTell me if this sounds familiar: you buy a ticket for a movie, sit down in the theater, watch a bunch of commercials, followed by a slew...
Aug 9CrossroadsCenturies after the trumpet sound had finished echoing off the stones which used to be the walls of Jericho and centuries before King...
Apr 18Canopy bedI always wanted a canopy bed, a canopy bed with a frilly dust ruffle and tons of fabric draping over me as I dreamed perfect, happy...
Mar 19Like a childI work at a preschool a couple of days a week. I know that these kids ranging from one to five-years old will eventually grow up to be...
Dec 22, 2021Say “You-hoo!”When our girls were little, one of their favorite games to play was hide-and-seek. They would tell me or my husband Brent to hide our...
Dec 6, 2021We are the championsLast weekend, our youngest son’s soccer team played in a tournament in Gatlinburg. Back in August, when they first listed it among the...
Oct 11, 2021Line of dominoesA few weeks ago, I heard an unmistakable chirping sound as I walked through the basement to the laundry room. We had recently changed the...
Sep 27, 2021A little helpAs I was sitting on the sidelines of one of my sons’ soccer games recently, I heard a familiar question, “A little help?” It was part...
Aug 30, 2021Stockpiling God’s blessingsOur two sons are both on travel soccer teams. This means that they seem to be playing ball all the time. In the winter, we’ve watched...
Aug 14, 2021The Invention of the MicrowaveWhen I was 6-years old, my dad bought our family’s first microwave oven. It was a giant behemoth with its own designated piece of...
Jun 21, 2021DeadheadingI enjoy being outside in the summer, especially in the morning before the sun sends down the full force of its intensity. One of my...
May 23, 2021PatienceI’ve written before about the perils of broken bones. With four active (and possibly clumsy?) kids, we’ve had our fair share of trips to...
Mar 22, 2021Turn on the lightWhen you’re the youngest kid in a family, it’s inevitable that you’ll end up with an eclectic treasure trove of toys/junk. At least...
Jan 31, 2021Deadly weaponI’m in the process of teaching our 15-year old son how to drive. Since this is the third kid for me to teach this particular lesson, I...
Dec 15, 2020UnpluggedOur home has had more work done on it than an aging movie star. Roof, siding, bathroom renovations, kitchen renovation, basement...
Nov 30, 2020Hope for an untangled futurePer our usual tradition, my family put up our Christmas decorations the day after Thanksgiving. (By the way, this isn’t a discussion...
Nov 6, 2020Trimming the edgesI’m not trying to brag, but I have a massive art collection. It’s true. All of them are one-of-a-kind originals. Sure, they were made in...
Sep 23, 2020Difficult thingsThis morning, while I was walking my 3rd grade son to school, he asked me the question which I hear nearly every morning: “Why do we have...
Aug 20, 2020Donut cloudA few days before we took our twin daughters to different cities to move into their respective college dorm rooms, I found myself in a...
Aug 3, 2020RivalsLike many sports-loving, competitive 9-year olds, my son Ezra loves to talk about rivals. While watching a football or basketball or...
