“Mom! Mom! Mom!” I see my five-year-old happily running towards me. “I rode Gabriel’s bike! WITHOUT training wheels!!!” “Good job! That’s awesome!” “Can I call dad and ask him to take off my training wheels? Please mom! Please!!!” Wow! My little girl is ready to ride...
It was the first week of summer. The boys were attending a day camp at church. I thought it was a good idea, since being down 2 kids, to schedule a bunch of errands and doctor’s appointments for the week. So, my girls and I had a busy week of running which...
“MOOOOMMMMMM!!!!” I looked up and saw my daughter running towards me, “The boys said I did ______, but I didn’t mom.” I see the tears forming in her eyes. “Honey if you didn’t do it, why are you worried about it?” I asked. “I just didn’t do it mom, and I don’t want...
Bubbles! This morning I sat outside watching all five of my children happily play with bubbles. Smiles. Laughter. Blowing bubbles at each other. Running around in circles. Comparing the sizes of bubbles. Popping. Blowing. Repeat. So much fun! For about 15...
Every morning I wake my kids up, we eat breakfast, and then I remind them of their morning tasks. “Get dressed, brush your teeth, brush your hair, read your Bibles…” Wednesday morning as I was reading one of my younger kids her Bible, my boys came running to me. “Mom...
