So, this week, I decided to participate in the Thursday night #fmfparty on Twitter. Crazy! I learned two things: I don’t think or read fast enough to follow it, and five minutes goes really fast when you’re falling asleep. (So…short post follows.) Five Minute Friday is a chance to write for five minutes flat and [...]
Five Minute Friday: Comfort
May 10, 2013 by 8 Comments
It’s Friday, y’all. Five Minute Friday. This week, Lisa-Jo’s writing about “comfort,” and I thought I’d join in. Visit her site to participate! This Mother’s Day, I will sit in a church service with two squirming girls, little miracles who daily remind me of God’s grace and his goodness. Beside them will be an [...]
Five Minute Friday: Friend
April 26, 2013 by 2 Comments
So, Five Minute Friday turned into almost Fifty Minute Friday today. Don’t you just love interruptions? When I saw the topic this week, I knew there was only one person I could write about. Read on and you’ll see why….. If I look far enough back, I might have memories before I had her [...]
Sisters…
April 1, 2013 by 2 Comments
I spent much of the weekend with my sisters. All of them. Y’all, that’s unusual. There are five of us, and it’s hard to get everyone together these days. If only the youngest would just move back to Mississippi…. Anyway, we were together to celebrate the life of my grandmother’s sister, my sweet aunt. Then, [...]
Monday morning of Easter week and this is what I’m thinking….
March 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Y’all, I do not like needles or blood or pain, really. They make my elbows hurt. (Strange story, I know, but it’s very true!) So, pregnancy has always been a bit of a challenge for me. During my first pregnancy, I spent more time in L&D getting fluids and terbutaline than I like to remember, [...]
Sometimes it feels like….
March 22, 2013 by 1 Comment
My life is one big, embarrassing blog post. Like when: I drive away from Wal-Mart with the back-end of my minivan still up. And then… I have to rearrange the stroller in the middle of traffic, and it JUST WON’T FIT. Or when… I decide we’re getting rid of pull-ups on the very day [...]
Having a “Quiet Time” in a LOUD house….
March 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
What my “quiet time” usually looks like: (Photo Source) What my “quiet time” sometimes sounds like: (Photo Source) Every now and then, I’m the one whining. When I’m not, I try to just push through anyway. Distracted discipline still counts, right? It’s one of the most challenging things about being home with the kids…getting any [...]
“Look at the birds of the air…”
March 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Y’all….God reminded me of this verse in a big way this week. I was worried and wondering how I was going to make his work work, if you know what I mean. I was stressed and showing it. And, all the while, he already had the whole thing done. He was just waiting for me [...]
Naptime….
February 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Some days, naptime at our house is a picture of peace. Quiet babies, all sleeping and a mom sipping coffee and catching up on blogs or books or dishes. Not this week. This week, it’s been a bit more like a relay race, and the kids just keep passing the baton. One up, one down…all [...]
January in Mississippi….
January 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
And when I woke up this morning, it was already 60 degrees outside. It snowed a week or so ago. The weather feels a little bit like my life right now…swinging from one extreme to the next. Here are a few highlights: My oldest accepted Christ. JOY! My toddler is into tantrums. Not a joy. [...]
