My 2 cents

What a whirlwind. Owen cut his first teeth and started sitting up during the weekend of July 4. (Did I already tell you that?) Then he began crawling whole-heartedly the last week of July. Now he’s pulling up, cruising a bit and teaching his parents (hi, third-person) the importance of caffeine. Oh, and his front [...]

True love

To prove that Kyle and I are crazy, let me tell you the story of Wednesday night.
A community “Movies in the Park” event was showing Princess Bride, one of Kyle’s very favorite movies. Aha, we shall go to this, we say. Wait, Owen goes to bed at sundown, we lament. Well, we will take him in the [...]

May I present some firsts

We can say that I’ve been a little bit neglectful of the ol’ blog. No graces, no posts, no excuses.
Much has happened in the last little while.
Owen had his first trip to New York, lucky little guy. So here’s his first visit to Union Square:
And the discovery of his bottom lip:
And his first bite of [...]

Sweet morning

Yes, I’m in New York, a city brimming with adventure. Yes, I’m sitting in my hotel room drinking a cup of coffee, updating my blog. You may say that I’m crazy, sitting here instead of being outdoors. But must I tell you about how this is the first morning in probably two months that I [...]

Times Square, baby

I’m zonked. Four hours of Wednesday-night sleep, 10 hours of travel and 6 total miles walked make me a very sleepy lady.
But here we are:

Because it’s Easter …

Here are two Easter-themed columns written by two of my favorite Christian authors.
Jew-turned-Christian Lauren Winner.
And the … interesting, rough, “cover your ears” Anne Lamott.
This is the Easter message, that awakening is possible, to the goodness of God, the sacredness of human life, the sisterhood and brotherhood of all.

Growns and groans

Owen’s regular pediatrician check-ups make me giddy. Oh, the anticipation! How much has he grown? Will the doctor say that O’s eyes look like they will magically turn blue? Will he tell me that Owen’s recent experimentation with thumb-sucking is actually a stellar developmental achievement versus an undesirable emotional dependency?

(Let me note here that Kyle [...]

The Write to Rant

This:Article That Illustrates the True Ignorance of Our Society
Makes me write this to Kyle:Read this article. Dumb parents and even some dumb teachers think that PENMANSHIP shouldn’t be taught to their children. Hello?!!?? It’s like a BASIC SKILL and allows a person to THINK and ORGANIZE without the use of a COMPUTER. American leaders want [...]

When a book changes a life

A long time ago, far, far away in Hartford, Ark., there lived a 6-year-old who fell in love with window seats. Why did she fall in love with window seats, you rightfully ask? Because the book “Poinsettia and Her Family” spoke to her innocent heart.
Poinsettia was a tiny pig with big dreams: She wanted to [...]

Vroom vroom

Here’s for all my numero tuno fans. (Numero tuno is English-Spanish for “one and a half.” It doesn’t matter if you don’t get it. I was cleaning the bathtub and amid the mildew I thought, “Here’s for all my numero tuno fans,” and I liked the sound of it.)
Today I met John Schneider. As in, [...]