The Splinter

The Splinter

One of my children recently had a splinter in his foot. Now this child is extremely sensitive to touch and pretty much all sensory inputs. He showed me the splinter. I pushed the skin slightly around it and he started crying, “Owwey Owww.” I took a look at him and...
Breaking Down those Boxes

Breaking Down those Boxes

“Mom, the recycling trash can is already full!” my son told me after bringing the trash cans around after Trash Pick Up. “What? The trash truck just came this morning!” “We had some boxes to put in there. Now it’s overfilling,” he explained. Well, we went outside to...
Babble Prayer

Babble Prayer

Anybody out there have a 2-year-old? I do! And she is quite the character. She’s so full of joy and happiness, cute-as-can-be… one minute… then the next she is the boss-demanding that her older sisters give her their toys.  So, as you can imagine, this doesn’t go...
Simple. Humble. Christmas.

Simple. Humble. Christmas.

Go, tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere Go, tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born! Since 4th grade my favorite Christmas song has been “Go Tell It on The Mountain.”  I can remember sitting in choir practice requesting this song all...
Mary, Did You Know?

Mary, Did You Know?

  Maybe it’s because I have a newborn so close to Christmas, but for the last couple of days “Mary, Did You Know” has really been resonating with me. Mary, did you know That your baby boy will one day walk on water? Mary, did you know That your baby boy will save...