You know you've been overly exposed to your son's video game when you pass a truck with pallets of fresh sod and "Mine Craft" is the first thing you think of. Mine Craft - the world in which everything is square. You create and build out of textured cubes. Mitchell has been into Mine Craft for a while now and I try to keep up on it by reading articles, online stuff and watch ... Read More »
Parenting
She put on a show during graduation prayer
Thanks to a friend who Skyped Sophie's Kindergarten program her Daddy and Grandparents could watch it live from the hospital. Her class sang songs, quoted Bible verses, recited poems and played "take the chair". It was an awesome program. But I have to say my all time favorite part was at the end when our principal was praying and all heads were bowed and eyes closed. From the ... Read More »
Missing “A First”
I was cooking dinner in between a great game of backyard baseball with the kids and shortly after I came in to stir the noodles Sophie came running in the door crying, saying, “Mom, I went to the bathroom in my dress.” I thought this was odd because she’s never had an accident since being potty trained over a year ago. She was so upset with herself and kept saying, “I just ... Read More »
Dinner Drama
At dinner this weekend Mitchell decided he would take it upon himself to bring Sophie’s state of complete depravity to light. Out of the blue the following conversation began over chicken and rice….. Mitchell ( 9 yrs old) : Sophie, you need to become a Christian. Sophie (3 yrs old) : stands up in her chair and says, “Look how big I am, Mitchell. I can’t be a Christian, I’m ... Read More »
Cussing PK’s
Meeting new people and getting to know your neighbors is a great ministry opportunity but it can also be a risky thing. You just don’t know how different your neighbors are or how different their values are. Yet we are called to love those around us and to show Christ to them….and how can you really do that without getting to know people. This week I was reminded of this risk ... Read More »
Power of Perspective
It started with ramblings like this: “Lord, I’m tired of being the Mom who other Moms look at to gain an appreciation for what their child has in the area of hearing and the ability to focus. I am tired of being the one who gives everyone else “perspective”. I whined and complained a bit and then went on with more important things until my profound day of perspective ... Read More »
Wouldn’t Charge Him a Dime!
I’ll admit that I’ve always been a bit naive. When I was about 13 years old my Mother took me to a very nice hotel for dinner. We were waiting to meet my father so we sat in the large beautiful lobby of downtown Atlanta. A few minutes into our wait an older man came walking in with a much younger woman next to him. She was wearing a leather skirt, fish net hose and lots of ... Read More »
Ladies and Gentlemen
I was picking up, Mitchell, our second grader from school and was getting his homework folder out of his desk when a pink piece of paper caught my attention. I opened it and realized that it was Mitchell’s first “love note”. On a torn off piece of construction paper, in childlike print it said, “Will you be my boyfriend?” I tried hard not to join my great grandmother in heaven ... Read More »