Month: July 2011

Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real

Pretty Happy He loves to splash and he’s very diligent about it. Funny No one wanted Beema to leave when she comes over. They think sitting on her feet will make her stay. Real Well, come on over. I’m in the middle of hanging diapers to dry, sorting mail, the […]

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The cure for screechiness.

She is cranky all day, upset by everything, going from silence to screaming in 0 seconds flat. Her feelings are hurt by every imagined offense. Every slow response is a slight. She’s been getting worse every day for at least a week. Ever since a doctor’s appointment that scared her […]

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Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real

The children are with their grandmother for a few hours so I can get work done. The baby is sleeping. I am about to try to make homemade tomato sauce, deal with all the ripe peaches lying around inside on on the tree. (I’m thinking of pureeing them for freezer […]

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Where I Share Some of My Parenting Foundations

For me there are a few givens about parenting that I assume are common ground prior to any discussion with another parent. For starters, I assume that other parents love their children at least as much as I love mine. I assume they proactively work to promote a strong bond […]

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I Have Impeccable Timing

Five years! More than 5 years! Five years I’ve been blogging and all that time I’ve held my tongue and refrained from discussing the little issue that amounts to less than 2% of my overall parenting. Because I don’t want this blog to be defined by discussion of such an […]

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Friends

A few photos of a recent play date. They set up a camp, and a house, and notice the centerpiece for the table as well. I love it when kids let their imaginations go. Friends are one of life’s great blessings. We’re happy to have found these ones. all content […]

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Music Geekery

(subscribers click through to see video) It warms my heart that my kids are geeky enough to notice details like this. Next time I will make them tell you about it so you can hear them get excited. Also, from what I can tell, humming the themes to epic movies […]

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It is 3:28am

There is a woman a friend and I have been praying with for a while now. She is dealing with some very difficult and sad things. Her story is actually very interesting, but, of course, is private. Later this morning she and 5 of her kids are coming here so […]

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