Monthly Archives: August 2012

Fear of the unknown

Kids, Parenting

I had an “a-ha” moment at Grace’s counseling session the other night.  Well, more accurately, it was an, “A-ha!  Oh wait, duh” moment.

Grace doesn’t like unknowns.  I took her into school the week before it started so she could meet her teacher (cross off fears Is my teacher nice? and Will my teacher like me?).  She got to explore the classroom and take a look at the class roster (cross off fear Will I have any friends in my class?).  By the end of our time there, her mood had changed from dread to anticipation.  She can’t handle blanks.… Read the rest

Wednesday Wit: August 29, 2012

Wednesday Wit

Chad was having a sleepover in Eli’s room, the girls were in my room…
Ada: I feel less scared when I’m near you.
Me: Well that’s good.
Ada: So can I be near you?
Me: Um…. (we were already sharing a pillow)
Ada: There!
And we’re now sharing breathing space. 

Eli (singing): See, I can sing.
Me: I know.  Did someone say you can’t sing?
Eli: Yeah, some people don’t think I sing well.  But I think it’s time I let my secret out of the box.

Me: Daddy and I … Read the rest

Divorce talks

Marriage

In the car one day the girls were discussing their future plans, whether the wanted to get married or have babies.  Then Grace declared she didn’t want to get married because she would just get divorced.  What??  She explained it’s because she gets mad easily.  So we had a long, calm talk about divorce, what God’s plan for marriage is, and that daddy and I promised God and each other that we won’t get divorced, so we won’t.  

Later on I had a talk with a friend about how she keeps hearing of people getting divorced simply because they’re unhappy.  … Read the rest

First day of school, 2008

Kids

 

Grace’s first day of Kindergarten!  Look at that dimple.  She was so excited!  It’s so weird to see pictures of her without glasses now.  She LOVED Kindergarten.  Miss Cyndi loved her too.  She always said she would be an author or an illustrator someday.  She loved Grace’s gifts and encouraged them every single day.

 

 

 

 

Eli and Ada all ready for preschool (it started two weeks later)!  Eli was in the
Pre-K class and Ada was in the two-year-old class at our church’s preschool.  I’ve loved all of their classes there, and all of their … Read the rest

First day of school, 2009

Kids

Here are my Littles, three long years ago.  Grace was in first grade, Eli in Kindergarten, and Ada was waiting to start 3-year-old preschool.

 

 

 

 

My sweet Ada, her book bag used to bounce on the back of her knees with every step.  It’s funny how looking at this picture makes it seem like yesterday, and a lifetime ago all at the same time. Her cute little duckie glasses. 🙂

 

 

 

 

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Another “first day of school” memory

Kids

Yesterday was rather crazy, so I forgot to post a picture.  It turns out I didn’t take a first day of school picture in 2010??  Oops.  Here are some pictures from somewhere near the first day of school…

 

Grace would be going in to second grade.  I actually got her to cut her hair that summer, it was so nice!  This girl deeply hates to brush her hair.

 

 

 

 

Here is Eli, all hot and crabby at the zoo 🙂  He was going into first grade.

 

 

 

 

And Ada.  I call this her … Read the rest

Last week of summer break

Kids

It is the last week of summer break.  My days are now spent refereeing and coming up with new ways to separate my children so that there are still three of them when Chad gets home from work.  They are done.  They are just done being together for 12 hours a day.  They each have friends on our street, which is a HUGE blessing, so they can each be playing somewhere else WITH someone else, but those friends aren’t always available.

To help me keep things in perspective, I thought I would post a photo a day of previous years’ … Read the rest

The Fruits of the Spirit (8 year-old style)

Fruits of the Spirit

Eli’s violence towards his sisters has been increasing in frequency as of late, so today I sat him down with his Bible for a little lesson.  This is not a lesson I can take credit for, I learned it from my friend Sheri and am thankful for it!

I opened his Bible to Galatians 5:22 and had him read the Fruits of the Spirit.  I then wrote those on a piece of paper and had him write what he thinks each one means.  Here is what he came up with:

Joy – having fun
Patience – waiting
Goodness – being … Read the rest

What did you do in Kansas?

Just My Thoughts

I had the great privilege of going to Kansas with my dear friend Sheri and her daughters to spend four days with her two sisters and sister-in-law at “Sister Camp”, which was really four days at her sister’s home doing what we wanted when we wanted.  My kids went to Grandma & Grandpa’s for a week and had camp of their own, while Chad had the house to himself.

I keep getting asked, “What did you do in Kansas?”  I then have a moment like JD on Scrubs where I tilt my head back and to the side, and images … Read the rest