Parker the zombie…
It was like a scene from a suspenseful movie where you watch a character head down a dark alley or walk into a house where …
Anniversaries in the Falls
I never understood why my Mom always made a big deal about celebrating wedding anniversaries. She always sends us a card and a gift, and …
Thankful for new tomorrows…
One of those days……where I brought the kids over to a friend’s house while I went to do a guest lecture, nursing Fiona right before …
What’s a “wannabe foodie” to do?
I recently checked out two “foodie” books from the library…The Man who Ate the World by Jay Rayner (a food critic who also judged Top …
Pulling “Froggy” Out of Retirement
We are always talking about plans around our house…plans for the day, plans for dinner, plans for our next activity. I can now add “new …
Mourning the Loss of Naptime…
Every afternoon, around 1:30, I dutifully go through the naptime routine for Madi and Parker. We change diapers/go to the bathroom, read two stories, pray, …
My Cooking Achilles Heel…Rice…
I think every family has stories that inevitably come up at least once at major (and some minor) holidays. For my family, it includes stories …
Forgiveness is a requirement, not an option…
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” …
My Measurements…from 2004…
I ran across a slip of paper in the drawer of my vanity table the other day. Scribbled on it was my measurements from a …
Yeah…I can’t see…
Have you ever closed your eyes as tight as you can just to see what it would be like to be blind? Or walked through …
