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Oh To Be In Their Minds For Just One Minute
I love to listen to my children play together. Tonight was no exception. As I cleared up the dishes from supper, I heard them chattering away in the boys’ bedroom. Buddy (always in control): Okay, here’s how we’re going to play this. We are children, but our mommy is dead. (I’m not sure I liked…
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Aslan’s Growl (through the eyes of Julie)
One of my mom’s dear friends, Julie, has become a dear friend of mine as I have gotten older and crossed that strange boundary between parents’ friends and no longer being a child. Julie has an amazing penchant for writing, and every time I read her blog I am blown away by her insight and…
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Welcome To The Mess
It’s Metaphor Monday at One Thing, a blog I regularly read, so here’s my contribution. On Friday night, B and I went out on a date. After putting the finishing touches on my outfit for the evening, I sat down next to Bella while she ate her supper. I watched as she relished each bite,…
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Celebration Day: Part Deux
There is a contentedness to my bone weary exhaustion tonight. Perhaps it is because these children fill my heart to the brim. Add my hubby in and I’m overflowing. It was not an ideal day, but it was still beautiful. There are three small children who have not had their mommy for 3 weeks. You…
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Celebration Day
She called at 2:45 this morning, waking in the night, “Daddy! Daddy!” Bri initially went to her, then I came down and took over, because I could. She cuddled right in to my arms and we rocked and rocked and rocked, and I wondered at the beautiful snugness of her. How big she has grown…
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A Spring of Joy 