So we are edging running full-tilt toward the new and exciting world of tweens. The twins will be 9 this December, and I’m watching their maturity levels change before my eyes. They’re asking new questions. They want new privileges granted. They are responding in new (and not always respectful) ways. It’s fun and challenging...
Category: Parenting
Day 25: Why Parenting is So Hard
1. Because our kids are actual people. When new parents announce they’re expecting and begin to fill their registry, it’s all so fun. “We’re having a baby!” And then the baby is born and for a while, it’s hard and overwhelming because it’s new and you have to keep this little thing alive. But...
A Giving Experiment
I’m trying an experiment. It’s a stretch for me. I hope it stretches our family. It’s about giving. In these last two months of the year, four of six family birthdays happen. Plus shoebox packing (Operation Christmas Child). Plus Thanksgiving. And Christmas. And three more birthdays for extended family. It’s a busy crazy couple of...
He Gave Us TWO
Today, I was driving as Megan pointed out in excitement that there were TWO blue markers. She was coloring; I was barely paying attention. “Yep, two. That’s amazing,” I said with a fake enthusiasm. And then…then it struck me. God could have given us one blue. But no, he gave us TWO. There are...
Days in the Life
Last week, I had a head cold that wiped out my attention span. I felt fine, for the most part, but couldn’t focus on anything for any length of time. Also, in that week, I had dinner guests on 3 different days and a family birthday party here on Saturday. Good times. On Saturday,...