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...
For this story to have full effect, you must understand that my mom is a fantastic cook. I am not exaggerating when I say that complete strangers have walked to me up and asked, “Are you Judie Berry’s daughter? She makes the best rolls in the...
These are not necessarily in the order of importance and are meant strictly to entertain you:1. It takes me longer to prepare for the week of vacation than the actual week itself. I’ve never clocked it, but I’m the type of person who wants to see every...
It’s Yellow Ball Monday, and the Farmer’s Wife has the ball!Work-from-home moms tend to use rather unconventional methods of keeping their children quiet while making business calls. I’m not proud of it, but I used a frog and a bathtub with my three...
I emailed my friend, Phrene, to see if she could take a couple of pictures of me after Bible study. I needed a shot of just me, and told her I could bring my camera; it would only take a few minutes. She emailed back and said sure, but she’d prefer to just use...
It’s Yellow Ball Monday, and Alice Daniels has the ball:A number of years ago, I was in that worn-down part of the day of getting the children ready for bed. I had given my 18-month-old, Elaine, her bath, tucked her up in her crib, and was now trying to...
My friend’s son lost a tooth at school last week. His teacher overheard him telling all of his second grade friends that he wasn’t going to tell his parents about the tooth. He was going to sneak it under his pillow without them knowing and then prove,...
At the end of our Bible study Christmas brunch yesterday, the little ones came in with their jingle bells. They had darling costumes and had practiced their lines and songs. But the best part of the show was cute, little about-to-turn-three Makenna.As the kids were...
They say your earliest childhood memories reveal something about your personality. Whatever was first to burn an impression deep enough onto your brain to stick is usually something that you intensely like or dislike.I believe my first memory happened around age...
Here is the note that I emailed to the other parents of Cade’s soccer team this weekend:Dear Fellow Parents,I’m sort of glad that I had to miss the boys’ game on Saturday, because I would have experienced first-hand my worst nightmare: forgetting...