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 [...]
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. [...]
Notes from Nana: Can You Really Put Christmas Away?
January 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Please be encouraged you Mississippi Moms if any of you are still putting up Christmas decorations. I have taken down all the cedar limbs but I think I’ll probably have dead cedar needles in my house forever! Actually it’s OK! It’s still winter and Epiphany was just celebrated a couple of weeks ago! In [...]
And blogging takes a backseat….
January 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
There are times when blogging just isn’t at the top of my to-do list, you know? Times when kids are vomiting, fevers are spiking and everybody (including me!) is crying. That’s where we’ve been a lot lately, but that’s not the biggest reason for this past month’s sporadic posting. Nope…daily visits to the [...]
