31 days of blogging
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What does the tooth fairy bring to your house?
I’ve heard this question a lot from other parents. “What does the tooth fairy bring for a tooth?”I’ll tell you what she brings at our house.If she remembers to visit. (She has forgotten a couple of times in the past,… Continue reading
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Turning Five is Fine
Does it seem like we celebrated Leeland’s birthday all week? Well, we kind of did. Saturday was Leeland’s party day. Our house was hot. See yesterday’s AC post. He wanted to see a movie – The Minion Movie. We invited… Continue reading
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Forgiveness in the Church
I’ve thought a lot about what forgiveness looks like.In our culture, it’s pretty brutal.Look at just a few of the celebrities caught up in scandals of the last few years:Paula Deen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Deen see “Racial epithet controversy”Lance Armstrong http://time.com/2822189/lance-armstrong-forgive-oprah/Brian Williams http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-politicians-brian-williams-lie-20150214-story.html#page=1Of course, you can find… Continue reading
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A dozen years later…I would still say "YES!"
12 years ago, today, I said yes to this handsome man.Yes to Moustapha.Yes to love.Yes to Houston.Yes to children some day.Yes to dreams coming true that I didn’t even know I had.Yes to God’s calling on my life.Yes to becoming… Continue reading
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Let Freedom Ring!
Happy Fourth of July, Y’ALL!We hope you have a wonderful day. We hope you will enjoy celebrating with family and friends.We hope you will be safe.Don’t get too close to fireworks.And, uber if you have anything to drink.Enjoy the best freedoms… Continue reading
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Living in My Reality
Love this family of ours. Days like today remind me just how much. Our second oldest was invited to a birthday party for one of his classmates. The invitation included siblings. So, when we found out that the DH had… Continue reading