Category Archives: Kids

I Miss Her

Kids

Ada cracks me up, and she gets more fun all the time.
But when I run across certain pictures at certain times, they make me miss those little people I used to know.

This is Ada, three years ago.  She had all the attitude she has today in an even smaller package.  She wasn’t potty-trained yet (I don’t miss that part), she held just one finger instead of my hand, she slept in a Little Tikes toddler bed, she only liked toys that she could hold in their entirety in her teeny hand, and when she was mad she would … Read the rest

A Poem From Grace

Kids

Mirror, mirror on the wall
who’s the cutest one of all?
Oh my master, Grace oh Grace
you’re the one who has that face.

Mirror, mirror on the wall
who’s the sweetest one of all?
Oh my master, Grace oh Grace
you’re the one who has that taste.

Mirror, mirror on the wall
who’s the richest one of all?
Oh I’m sorry, Grace oh Grace
God’s the One who has that place.… Read the rest

My Three Very, VERY Different Children

Kids, Parenting

I’ve talked before with friends about how I have to be three different moms, given that I have three very different kids.  I was silly enough to think when I was pregnant with my third that I had it all down – although really, I hadn’t even potty-trained anyone yet, what was there to have down already?  The thing is, it doesn’t matter.  None of them are the same in any way about anything.  Let me give you some examples.

Potty training
Grace took several attempts, but once she got it it was very quick, really she had it in … Read the rest