Daily Step – “Mom, we made a pool!”
I told the boys they had to wait until the weekend for us to inflate a pool for the backyard. So, in their wisdom, they found...
May 13, 2020
Daily Step – Perspective found stuck up a twisty slide.
When three boys are playing quietly without iPads, I know I SHOULD worry. But yesterday was a rough Monday, so when they were all getting along...
May 12, 2020
Daily Step – What is bringing you hope this week?
Hope is all around – even in plastic, homemade flowers. My twins came into my “classroom” where I was working on something yesterday and said “Mommy,...
May 6, 2020
Daily Step – Let the Children Teach Us
Let the children teach us about hope. Yesterday, at lunch, my first grader turned to me and asked me “Mom, when am I going back to...
March 20, 2020
Daily Step – Treasure the World
I used to have a treasure box of pencils when I was young. I have no idea why pencils were so important to me, but they...
March 6, 2020
Sunday Stride – Winning
“Well, we are really winning at this parenting thing, aren’t we?” This is a statement that tends to come out of my mouth at the height...
February 29, 2020
Sunday Stride – We Belong to One Another
It’s that we have forgotten we belong to one another. When my identical twins were born, I worried a lot about how I would tell them...
February 22, 2020
Daily Step – Simple Acts of Love
I forgot the rocks. Twice. If you have been following me for a bit, you know that my sons request rocks when I travel. It is such...
February 20, 2020
Daily Step – Shining Moments
My toe was collateral damage this morning from the antics of three, overly energetic little boys. They are always overly energetic, actually. Sun up to sun...
February 7, 2020
Sunday Stride – God First
Five-year-olds can be awful certain sometimes. Friday morning in the car, my five-year-old twins were thinking about the good ole days… They do this sometimes and...
February 1, 2020