I had one of those cringe moments Sunday morning as I was teaching the 4 & 5's class during church. We were talking about sin and how we all do it. The kids were talking about how they kick, get angry and lie, etc. I said, "Mrs. Melody sins too." Of course I wasn't exactly ready to start listing them so freely and childlike but one of the girls said, "Like what! What do you ... Read More »
The epitome of Grandpoppy-ness
When "Poppy" saw that the younger girls were bringing their Frozen Barbie Dolls to the theatre to see Frozen he decided he needed to take a doll too. They thought this was great of course and we snapped a quick picture. The problem was when the youngest of all the Grandkids saw this. Look at her precious little confused face as to why her Poppy had a Barbie doll in his hand. ... Read More »
Two types of vacationing families and I know who we are
We're on vacation at Palm Beach, Florida and I had a revelation. It's this idea that most families fall into two theoretical categories of vacationers. The Don't Splash Me (said with an English accent) and the Cannon Ball Pool Jumpers. You fall into one of these two categories even if you don't actually do the cannon ball into the pool - you are doing it in spirit. You could ... Read More »
Highlights from our Open House
Three years ago we started having our church family over for a Christmas Open House. So.much.fun! We really love having everyone over because it's just neat being with our church in our home. The last two years my Mother has come up for it and that's such a treat for us. I loved that she and Sophie served punch together this year. Mom served out of a nice pewter punch bowl ... Read More »
Please don’t be a Christian jerk over issues like Phil Robertson’s suspension from Ducky Dynasty
The world is in an uproar over Phil Robertson's anti-gay statements and his role in Ducky Dynasty being suspended. In case you missed the news yesterday & this morning here it is from CNN: (CNN) -- Phil Robertson, a star of A&E's "Duck Dynasty," has been suspended indefinitely after slamming gays in a magazine interview. We are extremely disappointed to have read Phil ... Read More »
6 sure fire ways to help your kids focus on “stuff” this Christmas.
How to make "stuff" the focus of your child's Christmas: Make a huge deal out of making a Christmas list. Give them everything they want or at least feel like you have to give your kids everything on their list (or what they told Santa) even if you can't afford it or don't feel right about it. Give them Target, Toys-R-Us, Best Buy catalogs and tell them to circle ... Read More »
World’s Best Punch. Warning: time consuming recipe!
Ya'll it's the best punch recipe out there but you do this for people you'd stand in front of moving truck for. Time consuming is the word for this recipe especially if you're making it in bulk but with that said I'm sharing it because it's the best out there. The ingredients for "Frozen Fruit Punch": 2 pink light pink jello (or whatever color punch) 1 big can ... Read More »
Celebrating my man today
I love this man right here. For so many different reasons I love him. But these are just a few……. We had a friend bring us two wonderfully scrumptious truffles back from the cheesecake factory. My truffle lasted .o2 seconds. Randy, on the other hand, left his on the counter. All day long. I was home all day long and passed by that truffle a hundred times. When the kids got ... Read More »