Misha saw his first cat at a bookstore a month or so ago. He was so excited, he learned to say, “Kitty!” Esther video called me so that he could show off his cuteness and his new word. So I went on Amazon and bought him a stuffed cat to commemorate the day, and AmazonContinue reading “It’s a…”
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Back to School in Ohio
Esther, John Ben, and Misha have been gone for a few weeks. I keep waiting for the big feelings to hit, but even when I moved my furniture around for the baklava party and found a tell-tale chicken nugget and toy car, no tears welled up in my eyes. I smiled at the evidence ofContinue reading “Back to School in Ohio”
Pacific Northwest Part 3
Thursday we drove down to Seaside, Oregon. The kids and I stopped off at a little park along the Columbia River before crossing the bridge to Astoria. Living in New Mexico and crossing the Rio Grande almost every day gives my children a sad understanding of the meaning of the word river. The Rio GrandeContinue reading “Pacific Northwest Part 3”
We Have a Toddler
After flying into Seattle on Saturday and spending a few days along the Strait of Juan de Fuca, on Tuesday, we drove to Moclips, Washington, where we stayed at a “resort” on the beach. (Turns out that every place to stay along the Pacific Ocean in that area was called a “resort.”) Our place boastedContinue reading “We Have a Toddler”
Baby Antics
The kids and I had Friday off of school. I slept in all the way to seven in the morning which felt great and was up and dressed while the house was quiet with sleeping people. I slipped over to our prayer corner for prayers and was most of the way through my psalms forContinue reading “Baby Antics”
Back to School
I was on a grocery store run today and found myself thinking about Harry Potter. He is a person set apart in so many ways which is how all heroes are. I often have times when I feel different or other, but I think that makes me all the better to be the hero ofContinue reading “Back to School”
Summer Recap
The week before the Fourth of July, Mike and I vacationed in Fort Worth. Esther, John Ben, and Misha had fun back in Texas with John Ben’s wonderful folks, and Jonah, Xenia, and Justin caught the bus at St. Peter’s Church up to Camp Raphael in Oklahoma. Mike worked from our hotel while I wentContinue reading “Summer Recap”
Birth Story (It’s a boy!)
Esther has granted me the gift of reliving the experience of giving birth through her. It’s so much easier as a grandmother, but the joy and the love and all the overwhelming feelings are just as wonderful as they were each of the six times I birthed my own children. Tears and smiles come soContinue reading “Birth Story (It’s a boy!)”
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