Once when Cole was about three, we had him in a church service with us. He had to go to the bathroom, so Daddy (Ken) took him out. From my seat near the front, I watched as they re-entered the sanctuary a few minutes later. Ken started walking down the side aisle, and...
Yesterday, I had my arms loaded up with good deals, and was headed up to the check out when a hanger slipped off one of the shirts I was carrying. Before I could bend down to get it, a little girl–probably about four years old–skipped over to that spot and...
Here’s a fun game for a Baby Shower called “Possible Parenting Advice”.Supplies:1 package of 3×5 cards2 baskets, labeled “Questions” and “Advice”Give everyone two cards. On the first card, ask everyone to write a question...
When Cade was seven, my friend Karee told me about a conversation she had with him while waiting in line at church. Probably feeling quite grown up, compared to Karee’s little toddler, he turned to her and said, “So, how’s everything with your...
Thanks to Mom Colored Glasses for publishing this story:My husband, Ken, didn’t have a lot of experience with babies before our firstborn, Lindsay, arrived. During her first year, as she discovered and learned new things, he was learning right alongside her.When...
My husband is incredibly tight. Tighter-than-my-high-school-jeans-tight. (Not that I still have them. I’m not nearly as tight as he is.) This morning, he crawled into bed beside where I was propped up with pillows, doing email. He said, “Whachawanna do...