Once, when I brought Ken (who was then, my boyfriend) home with me, he stayed in my sister’s room. Mandee moved to a different bedroom and gave him her private little basement suite for the weekend. Periodically, if she needed something from her room, she would...
It’s Yellow Ball Monday, and Missy Hartwell has the ball:From age two, my son Michael has been mesmerized by Veggie Tales. When his autism made it difficult for us to capture Mikey’s attention or eye contact, the sharp-witted characters, zany songs, and up-beat...
It’s Yellow Ball Monday, and Karen Lehr has the ball: Somewhere along the line, I have taught my kids that there are ‘healthy snacks and ‘unhealthy’ ones. Most likely it was after Valentines Day or Halloween, when they are begging for candy...
It’s Yellow Ball Monday and Chris Brauns has the ball:A number of years ago, my wife and I talked at dinner with our four young children, about whether or not we ought to let angels camp on our deck. I ought to explain that one. Our kids knew that the Bible...
My Christmas gift to you, dear reader, is a list of books. Lately, I’ve had several requests from other moms, looking for some gift ideas (of the readable variety) for their kids. So I took the time to put together a ‘favorites’ list with links to...
Yesterday, during a sermon about Zechariah’s visit from the angel (Luke 1), Cade asked me what the pastor was talking about.I whispered, “He’s saying that God did answer Zechariah’s prayer for a baby, but not right away. Not for a long, long...