Category: Everyday Life

ode
–noun
1. a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
2. (originally) a poem intended to be sung.

With respect to the second definition of “ode” given above. I made sur…

Here’s something I wrote a few years ago. The concept keeps coming to mind so I thought I’d just paste it into my blog. It’s good to give testimony of God’s constancy. He is so faithful.

Today as I was mowing the back yard I could feel the sun hit…

Owen and I have been going through Psalm 23 and he is memorizing it little by little. We worked on verse 4 today and yesterday we memorized verse 3. “He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” I’m trying to…

The weather was too delicious yesterday to stay indoors. I decided to skip the library’s summer reading program and opted for a walk on the greenway instead. The boys and I went to the branch of the greenway that runs from Two Rivers park across the Cu…

One of me
Yet mom to three
all wants are mine
all hurts, all fears
boo boos, questions
needs and “why?”
knock, knock jokes
sing alongs
accidents
right and wrong
teaching
forgiving
hiding
seeking
tickles, faces
muscles, giggles
sunburns
“…

I’ve had an exciting week. The boys have been full of energy and are always ready to be on the move. We have focused on potty training as well as trying to begin more of an organized routine around here.

I made myself a chart to go by which includ…

Yesterday I sneaked this shot of Aron in his crib. I just love those chubby little fingers in his mouth. Unlike his brothers he wakes up more easily and one shot was all I had. I’m glad it turned out. I had to snap it and run because he immediately r…

This has been a beautiful day. Last night I went to bed sort of pouty. I know that’s not a real word, but that’s how I felt. I felt sorry for myself. I think I was just tired because I slept like a rock.

I have to admit that my start to the day…

We’ve had a busy week. We’ve enjoyed it a great deal and hope to continue our jovial mood into the weekend. Keith and Juda arrived on Sunday. Kris picked them up from the airport after lunch and just hung out here for the most part. Monday we did a l…

Lately a memory has been popping up that I thought I’d write down. It’s something sort of cool that happened to me several years ago, and is a lesson I continue to remind myself of when the “everyday” becomes a little too aggressive.

First of all let…