This month, David’s cousins brought him a pregnant lizard. We set up the terrarium, and this weekend, she laid five eggs (that may or may not be viable). Then last week David found a dead bird, and he wanted to examine it. He got a pair of latex gloves, and spent nearly 45 minutes studying [...]
Filed under: Child Development
We all want to be good moms. You know what good moms are like, don’t you? Good moms make all their perfectly balanced meals from scratch, plan exciting activities for their children, have an organized chore schedule in place that works well, and never raise their voices. You get the idea, right? But a good [...]
Filed under: Introspection
I got behind on my chronological Bible reading. This morning I started to catch up, and read a number of chapters in Proverbs. I love this book. It reminds me of what I should love: humility, discretion, diligence, wisdom. As I read I feel like a kid in a candy store, “Ooo, I want that. [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized
This week Bethel was tussling with David over his helium balloon and popped it. Time stopped. David wailed. I was fascinated to watch Bethel’s response. At first, she didn’t do anything. I’ve found that sometimes kids don’t know what to say when something bad happens, so I started giving her words to say. Tell David [...]
Tags: restitution
Filed under: Salvation
I’m just a few weeks away from seeing the blessed end of my husband’s deployment. Now it feels close (2 months ago, it felt as much as when he first left). But it also seems like the hardest part. Be not weary in well doing, for we shall reap in due season if we faint [...]
Tags: deployment
Filed under: Military Life
I’m always interested in non-clothing examples of immodesty, and this might be a good one. At a school in Maine this year, students who engaged in attention-getting behaviors were denied their diplomas. They were warned ahead of time, apparently, perhaps making this situation at its heart not about modesty, but about submission to authority (as [...]
Filed under: Modesty and Purity
You know you’re tired when you click on your website, wondering if there’s a new post. Today David turned six. Had a good day. Still have half a cheesecake left that I’ll probably freeze and save for later. The sink is clean. Floor needs cleaning desperately. I’m leaving the balloons and streamers up. You might [...]
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I was blindsided. Laurel has not been attached to a blanket for months. She has a fuzzy blanket that she has used in the past, but she hasn’t used it in several weeks, and has never appeared emotionally attached to the blanket. When Laurel and Bethel asked for a blanket, I first suggested the fuzzy [...]
Filed under: Emotions
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye [...]
Tags: Walking in the Spirit
Filed under: Introspection
Lee and I had a long discussion a few days ago. A little while ago, he had a young patient die. After he gave the orders to stop medical intervention, he prayed beside the bed of this child. One of the things he said was “Thank you for allowing us to serve you in life. [...]
Filed under: Introspection
