Just the other day, I was sitting in my chair, sipping coffee and having a relaxing moment while my son, his cousin and his sisters all played nicely on the floor behind my chair, when all of the sudden I heard the unmistakable sound of slicing scissors. Very near my head. It took just a moment for my brain to register the only possible reason for such a sound. And I ...
Motherhood
Naptime for Everyone!
So, it's VBS week around here, and I have to say that by 2:00 in the afternoon, the kids aren't the only ones who need a nap. Oh my! I'm exhausted. I have no idea why I should be more tired this week than any other. I mean, I'm with kids all day every day anyway, right? But, there is something about VBS that just wears me out. Kind of like a day of swimming. We are all enjoying it ...
Well, that was an adventure….
I'm sitting in Nairobi, hoping the fatigue I feel will overcome the adrenaline and allow me to fall asleep tonight. Not sure it can though because from the moment I realized my flight from Houston was delayed, adrenaline stepped in, and I've been running on it ever since. And, I do mean running. In fact, in all my travels, and there have been a few, I ran to more gates in the past 24 hours ...
Things I never knew….
Before I was a mother, I never knew... Hot dogs and macaroni constitute a food group. Bath time and teeth brushing can be a battle. Little hand prints smudged on window panes are painted pictures of a beautifully blessed life. You don't have to have a perfect relationship with your mother to have a good one with your children. Boys do not have "inside ...