We had a most special Christmas service at church Sunday. Randy always purposefully crafts a quiet and somber atmosphere with low lights, asking people to quietly enter the auditorium and communicating that the way Jesus came into this world was not with bombast and fare. Rather it was most likely quiet and simple. And so we would this morning read through the Christmas story ... Read More »
Family
Open House and memories of a party crasher
We love having our church family over for an open house every year the Sunday before Christmas. I'll admit that sometimes I get my panties in a wad over it. You know, thinking people might spot the massive dust bunnies in the corners of the house or cobwebs that have gone unnoticed. I felt more at home at a church member's house last week than I ever have. Our host and hostess ... Read More »
Exams – they can kill ya or they can kill ya!
That dude up there........was me, Randy and Mitchell this week in preparation for exams. I wish I could come to you with some great helpful tips to help engage your child in preparing and acing his/her exams. Instead I come to you as a worn out, exhausted parent who has resorted to using potty mouth terms that rhyme with famous History peeps in efforts to make the thought ... Read More »
Christmas festivities in full swing
Sophie put on a dress to decorate the tree this year. Adorable. She got hot after about 5 minutes and shed all the clothes. #hotflash Meet "thingy" - the Christmas ornament I made when I was a kid. Thingy has endured years of ridicule and verbal abuse by my husband and our friends. Our first year of marriage we had friends over for a Christmas party and Randy's best man in ... Read More »
Drama about the real Santa
It's about that elf thing and Santa Claus. Don't get me wrong. I love Santa and elves. Fun, magical.....all that. However we do tell our kids eventually that Santa is not real. Sorry, but we do. Not trying to be a kill joy or anything. The first few years we get into it with them and leave cookies for Santa, etc. But soon enough they start asking questions and we answer those ... Read More »
I want a pet alpaca & and what’s your “high”?
Bill Hybels in "Just Walk Across The Room" shares an experience he does with a dinner group. They go around and share their "high" and "low" of the week. It's an incredible way to hear from other people and we have adopted that in our home. Almost every week I'll ask the kids what their "high" and "low" was of the week. And so today......I share two highs from last week and I'd ... Read More »
Bullying – what to do if you suspect your child is being bullied
http://vimeo.com/64940210 As long as the human race continues to exist there will be bullies in our world. For a lot of different reasons people are bullies. As parents we've probably had some discussions with our kids about this topic and since Monday starts National Bullying Prevention Month I thought we'd talk about some tips to stomp out bullying. 5 things to consider if ... Read More »
The reason for the blog silence
Busy at church.......love the things going on at our church but even in all the good churchy things I can get too busy. Someone I love dearly recently said, "Melody, you are in a hurry with everything you. You're so busy." It's true. So I'm trying to evaluate what I'm doing and why I'm doing it and be sure it's coming from Him. And even in that back off the rushed spirit in ... Read More »