We've all been there......banging our heads on the wall while we wait with our child for the Doctor to come in. So here's a few tactics we've resorted to and now look forward to doing should we have a long wait. 1) Use that stiff white paper your child is sitting on to play hangman and tic-tac-toe. *This works like a charm. Just don't use a sharpie unless your Doctor is okay ... Read More »
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When naughty lyrics provide teachable moments
Sophie and I were absolutely thrilled about our free tickets to the Figure Skating Competition Finale Night. A lady in our church asked if we wanted them on Sunday morning. Neither one of us had ever been to a Figuring Skating performance of any kind so we were both super excited. Randy was preaching Sunday night and Mitchell was at Youth Group so it was just me and Sophie ... Read More »
My biggest blond moment -ever!
It was strange....these symptoms I was having the entire week of Christmas. I'd go to bed exhausted from working like a ninja-elf during the day and collapsing into bed after taking my nightly vitamins and acid reflux medicine. And then like clock work I'd wake up suddenly and all wide awakey at 1am ready to conquer the world. The first night I figured I'd fall back asleep but ... 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 »
Why I don’t always say I’m a pastor’s wife immediately
It’s funny to me how the atmosphere can change instantly when people find out you're a pastor or a pastor’s wife. That look of "deer in the headlights" comes over some people and if there were a quotation bubble over their head it would read, "Oh crap, holy crap that is, I just cussed in front of the preacher and offered him a beer all in the same sentence!" This is usually ... Read More »
Episcopalian envy
I'm just gonna say we've never had so much fun trying on robes. Who knew a Baptist preacher would have Episcopalian envy all because of getting to wear a robe. It's true. My Baptist pastor hubs has always joked about converting just so he could wear a robe. Not meaning any disrespect to our fellow robe wearing clergy brethren but we seized a rare and unplanned moment of trying ... Read More »
i wipers – a must have
When I saw these on the shelf I knew they were made for people like me. I won't bother explaining what that means because I'm still trying to figure it out. I la-la-la-la LOVED them with all my heart. My man is going to kill me but I bought two pairs. One for the Sophers and one for Mitch-man. They are $12 which I think is relatively reasonable for a pair of glasses that have ... Read More »
Two nightmares in one day
The first nightmare involved spending close to two hours wearing a paper towel in the OBGYN's office and I was not a happy camper. Grumpy and stomach growling I decided to drive through Chick-Filet on this perfectly sunny day. They are the only fast food restaurant that can successfully facilitate a triple wrapped line of cars at lunch time in just 10 minutes. I noticed there ... Read More »