The past week has been rough….Daddy has been gone a LOT (this has been the toughest rotation yet)…both kids and I have been sick with tough colds all week….the wind has kicked up each day to blow everything away….and Hannah has been teething and screaming all the time 😦 It seems like we keep getting to this point […]
Category: Joyful Parenting
“Lewis Daddy” Box
Why my son calls his daddy, “Lewis daddy” to me…I will never understand 🙂 They have such a special relationship. Lewis’ world is just crushed when daddy is not around. My world is too. This 2 week rotation into the field is a lot tougher than the usual rotations each month, so we are all […]
Hannah’s FIRST STEPS!!!!
He guided her little feet into a brave path forward! Tomorrow, our little bundle of joy turns 18 months, and guess what she did TODAY???? She took her first steps!!! Hosea 11:3: “It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms…” — And He […]
The Joys of Mommyhood :-)
I just cannot believe the job I have! It is incredible to me that I get to take my kids around to do different things together…to learn about them…discover more and more little things about them…to teach them, to help them…to learn from them….and to ENJOY them. I LOVE my job!!!! Some days are so […]
A beautiful answer to a little heart’s prayer
My little ones have been quite sick the past week and a half or so. My daughter was sick the first week and my son started throwing up the night before our ball and is continuing to have a tough time. My husband and I knew that the ball and race wouldn’t work out for […]
My Little Communicator
It is hard for me to believe that Lewis has come to the point where I would label him a “little communicator!” But, I guess we all communicate–just in different ways. Most of Lewis’ short life so far, he has communicated through grunts, tantrums, tears, meltdowns, yelling, running away, or physical retaliation!!! Every way other than […]
Fear of Hypocrisy
The Lord is showing me how to raise my children each and every day. As He shows me what right looks like, I am FORCED to change. Sometimes, that change comes in overwhelming doses…so much to change…other days, a little at a time. BUT, I cannot stay the same…for fear of hypocrisy. Really, I WANT to […]
A little heart’s transformation
I have been thinking about Lewis a lot lately and the changes he has gone through the past few weeks and month. Up until a few weeks ago, it was always been a back and forth growth pattern in behavior and all sorts of things for him. It took so much work and God […]
3rd Week of Advent
I still feel there is much more to be cleansed from our hearts and home, so we are going to make a MONTH of cleansing. Everywhere I turn, God is calling me to live a SIMPLE life. He is telling me to get rid of EVERYTHING that distracts me from him or leads me into […]
2nd Week of Advent
I’m writing this one a little late 🙂 It was tough for me to stay focused on Advent this week. After all that purification and cleansing, I got distracted. I’m not sure how. But, the Lord re-focused me on Him yesterday and His plan for Advent for our family. We continued into this week the […]
Walking in Faith 