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How to Make a Toddler Sandwich
While I like to encourage toddlers to eat without help, a problem they seem to have is gaging how much food to put in their mouth while taking a bite. I know from experience that it’s certainly not cool to have to stick a finger into the mouth of a gagging shark to try to […]
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You Made Me Sin
Hooray for cooler weather! “Red alert. Put the kettle on!” Instead of my usual coffee (which can be spiced up by mixing a dash of cinnamon with the grounds before brewing – thanks to my friend Sarah for this tip!), I made a steamy mug of Stash’s Double Spice Chai Black Tea. The flavor of […]
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Nipping Biting
A friend called me today because her angelic soon-to-be two year old was suddenly misbehaving. “Daughter? What daughter? No… my daughter doesn’t bite. We can’t be talking about the same person here…†You see, I, too, have a little biter in this age range. His nickname is “Micah Destroyer” because, while gleefully laughing, he can […]
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Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch…
We are working on homeschooling. This is our first “official” year. Thomas is five and Tabitha is four. Although formal education isn’t required for their ages, they both seem to be ready to learn. Our curriculum consists of : Reading a chapter from the Bible each day (this always proves to be interesting – yesterday’s […]
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Two Quotes
Yesterday The children were playing and I asked them to stop and pick up a few toys before going on to the next thing. Tabitha: “Mom, we’re still playing.” Me: “Pause play.” Tab: “Mom, that’s not a sentence.” Today Thomas is teaching Tabitha to play Battleship while the little guys take a nap. As you […]
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Picnic Season : Biblical Fellowship
It’s Picnic Season, here are some thoughts to prepare our hearts as we prepare those “side dishes to share”. Thanks to my mother-in-law, Becky Albrecht, for these!
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Preparing the Heart for Giving Birth
This is a letter I sent today to a friend whose baby is due next week. I wanted to save it to remind myself of these things, and hopefully it will encourage others as well. Dear — Sorry I missed you last week! Had I seen you, I would have given you a big hug […]
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Thanks for Lost Wallets
My meager poem about losing (and finding) my wallet and how it helped my perspective of my trip — before it even began. Leaving for Japan. Will be gone for a few days. Stay tuned. ————— Dear Lord, You know how prepared I was for my trip, Every little thing perfect And yet, despite my […]
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Baby Announcement
I’d never imagine that I would congratulate Tom while he was in an airport terminal, but such was the case today. His flight was cancelled and he ended up in Minnesota. He was online, and I was able to tell him that… Baby # 5 is due (unofficially) October 2nd. If it’s not a girl, […]
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Super Tired Man
Thomas: “I’m Super Tired Man!” Dad: “Heh. And what are your powers?” Thomas: “I sleep AND I’m fast!”
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“If the doctor doesn’t take off the lump…
…from your arm, mom, will your whole body turn into one big lump? Like if it just keeps getting bigger and bigger?” Serious question from a four year old about my surgery tomorrow morning to remove a lipoma from my arm. “No, my whole body won’t turn into a lump. But, it does need to […]
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I Feel Happy! I Feel Happy!
Since I last wrote, we went to Indiana and back. We have gone through ear infections, pinkeye, and colds. Thyroid problem scares and “watching and waiting.” Late nights at work, sometimes even on Tom’s days off. Eighteen windows replaced. Ridiculous diarrhea for one child, ridiculous constipation for another. Crazy messy house, immaculately clean house. Library […]
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Red Hot Coffee
What is small, red, round and is just what the doctored ordered? No, it’s not that little pill that you now have to ask your pharmacist for by name. The answer is Red Hots cinnamon candies, which were created by Ferrara Pan in the 1930s. If you’re looking for a cure for those boring coffee […]
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The Namesake of R.C. Jr’s Son
One of my favorite blogs is that of Dr. R.C. Sproul Jr. Reading it gives me courage to live a joy-filled life, not in fear of others (Gal 1:10 ) . He and his wife, Denise, recently adopted a baby. His blog entry about the adoption and the baby’s namesake put tears in my eyes. […]
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Sarah’s Biscotti Recipe
Since my post, I have worked to perfect my own biscotti recipe. (According to this link, Biscotti in the US can be traced back to Christopher Columbus.) My recipe is inspired by the recipes for Biscotti di Prato from Mary Ann Esposito’s book Ciao Italia: Bringing Italy Home and Mark Bittman‘s Biscotti from How to […]