Category: The Boys’ Room
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Life Lessons from Jericho
Every morning while they eat their breakfast, I read to my children. Today found us reading the story of the fall of Jericho in the Old Testament. It always amazes me how wide-eyed they become even though they know the story by heart. Bear laughs at the absurdity of marching around a city to make…
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Pearly Whites… Minus Two
Every tooth in a man’s head is more valuable than a diamond. ~Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote, 1605 He went to school this morning looking like this. The Tooth Fairy? Well, she had to ask Asher what the going rate for teeth is in our house, because as he put it, “Mom, you get chemo…
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Amazing Day. Amazing Love. Amazing Grace.
“I’m glad that Jesus died on the Cross, and God’s love is so great that if we could learn to love others that much it would take our whole life and more.” (~Asher) God’s great love. For my son, now His son. Amazing grace. Overwhelming love. Intense joy. Gratefulness at what God has done in…
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Walking Bravely
“Tell a man he is brave, and you help him become so.” (~Thomas Carlyle) They stood on the porch, handsome in their uniforms and hugged and made silly faces and posed for first day of school pictures. I laughed and clicked away, trying to hide the hurt in my heart. Saying good-bye is never easy…
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Snakes and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
I sat with my boys breathing in the beautiful smell of sweat and dirt and grass. Summer boys, I call them. We talked about star-gazing, and I read them one of my favorite quotes about the stars. Ash watched me leaf through my journal to find the quote. Ever the thoughtful one, he asked me…
A Spring of Joy 