Impressionable
People always admired Tom Bise
He was generous, upright and wise
He became so because
His wife told him he was
And he rose to the height of her lies
Category: Marriage
Who’s the Boss?
I decided to try putting Aron in charge of cleaning the playroom the other morning.
It was interesting.
It was his job to clean it up and he had his older brothers at his disposal.
First I had an 8 year old meekly crawl into my lap and expl…
Single Authority
Before we said “I do.”
Before we marched into that crowd of friendly faces and promised every freckle and scar to each other’s care.
Before the rehearsal dinner.
Before the invitations were sent.
Before I said yes.
Before the ring sparkled from the…
Home Remedies: Let the Wind Blow Through
emotions are like smells…they linger
get rid of them as soon as possible, vent, open window etc.
True to Life Tuesday: Slices
I woke up swinging today.
The fight wasn’t my own and I never let fly any literal punches, but I felt the blows to my temple and gut.
When my eyelids are sprung by bird calls and 5:15 sunshine, I don’t mind. When my whole body jerks to a scream…
Trading Up
This is the last week of school. The boys are so excited and I am excited for them. Ivan especially cannot wait to call himself a first grader instead of a kindergartener.
It’s the last Monday to have this. This today, with all it’s weaknesses i…
Home Remedies: Art Shows and Card Displays
I love to display my kid’s artwork. I have to rotate it out regularly and make room for more fabulous drawings and paintings.
I’ll be honest, I don’t always like what they make. Sometimes I don’t see the value in the subject, sometimes I have to…
Home Remedies: Sweeping It Under the Rug
We don’t have time to argue and debate, or maybe we don’t have the strength for one more conversation on a belabored topic, maybe we just don’t want to, so we have to put it somewhere. The dust we stir up is just tangible enough to drive us from the room and we often don’t come back until it’s settled again to the floor and then we can walk over it or even better, we can sweep it under the rug.
Sadly, I think most couples, most families, don’t go anywhere.
The other day I was sweeping the floor near our front door and had to move the rug to sweep out from under it. I th…
What Did She Say to You?
When she sat in the chair in the corner, with the sunlight falling on her bed and the sounds of outdoors, the birds, the children and the whirring of insects came blowing in through her patio window, what did she say to you?
When she was too warm to…
Lest They Become Discouraged and Feel Inferior
“Fathers, do not provoke or irritate or fret your children [do not be hard on them or harass them], lest they become discouraged and sullen and morose and feel inferior and frustrated. [Do not break their spirit.]” Colossians 3:21 (Amplified)
This…