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Grateful Eyes: Spring Thankfulness
It has been far too long since I have continued my quest for living with grateful eyes… I have neglected posting my lists for The Gratitude Community, but I haven’t neglected writing them in my journals, finding that even in darkness, a grateful heart brings light. Here are my thoughts from Spring days. Summer’s list…
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The Biggest Belly Laugh Yet
Driving home from a trip to Kline’s (only the best ice cream in the Valley), the children were asking about houses and the difference between brick an siding. Bri pointed out a white sided house up ahead. “Do you see that house, guys?” “Oh, yes!” Bear chirps from the back of the van, and then…
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Quirks
There are things about my B that drive me absolutely crazy. I get frustrated. Sometimes I get downright mad. And this morning we had an argument over the most inane thing. Because, well, I’m a woman and he’s a man and we think differently. There are things that we laugh about now: –the way he…
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Just. Being. Scared.
I hear it. The thumping of little feet up the stairs in the wee hours of the morning. In the soft light filtering through our window, I see her, red curls, tousled. More often than not, her thumb is still in her mouth, and she is by my side, patting my arm. “I was scared…
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Wednesday Worship: Praise the Lord
God is our protector. God is strong. God doesn’t die. God saves us. These wonderful truths lisped from the mouths of our boys as we prayed before bed. I listened to them pray and thank God for Who He is. How beautiful it is to hear praise from the lips of children. I watched them…