Author: Mary Jo

It’s a lovely Saturday. I haven’t been outside to enjoy the weather but I’ve sure enjoyed the sunshine that has poured in through the windows. Owen just got up from a nap and Ivan is blissfully overcome with sleep still. Kris ran some errands a while…

Kris is at work,

Owen is playing,

Ivan is crying and

I’m tired.

I have a list made and I have a lot I would like to accomplish. I feel sometimes that all I do is feed little boys, and that my schedule is completely dictated by their naps and…

Yeah! We finally got some snow. It won’t be here long so I don’t want to waste too much time typing about it. I need to get my boy Owen out there to freeze his toes off in it.

It started falling last night and Ivan and I happened to be out in it.…

Kris arrived home late Friday night. He flew in from DC and I packed up the boys to go and pick him up. Owen and I got out of the car once I caught a glimpse of him inside the building waiting at baggage claim. As he came outside and Owen recognized h…

I’ve been tagged to answer a few questions regarding my past experiences and such. I’ve never been tagged before so I’ll have to give it some thought. Being tagged reminded me right away of playing tag as a kid and how we would always start the game by…

Owen had me laughing on the way home from Wednesday night service tonight. He wanted to sing, so we sang the Veggie Tales theme song and without prompting, he started singing along with me for the first time. It was so fun! He was trying to keep up wi…

Lord, forgive me for the times I have failed to return your smile. As I watch Ivan learn and focus, and hear his voice as he coos and sighs, I search for any return of affection or signs of recognition. I realize how simple it is to make the heart of a…

My mom used to say “I need to get moving” a lot. Whenever she had been idle for too long. I am saying it this morning as I am still in my pajamas at 11:00 and have done little besides eat breakfast and play with my babies. I’m not critical of this…i…