I planted toddler tomatoes today. My daddy started them for me and I potted them in planters in the magic spot from last year. In the few days it took me to get them repotted, they tangled themselves into a knot, much like my grandchildren when left unsupervised for half a minute to make their …
Caught Off Guard
“We won’t melt,” I said to my daughter as the sprinkling rain came. The overcast sky had been threatening all day but we’d finally pulled our chairs outside along with the sand box and the water table. Thomas’s front was already soaked from play so we sat, half an hour or more, in the drizzle, …
Best Advice My Mom Ever Gave Me- Part 1
“Let’s get a Frosty!” said Jacob for the second day in a row as he climbed into the car at the elementary school. “Not today, buddy,” I said. “But why not?” he whined. “We’ve had our after school treat for this week,” I reminded him, “plus I don’t have any cash.” “Just use that plastic …
Hope Realized
The Dane Bus got a makeover this past week. It took some serious scrubbing but the twelve passenger van I drove through pandemic is back in action and it’s finally fulfilling its intended purpose. I remember when I first saw the NV3500. I told my husband that car manufacturers waste too much space and if …
Unrealistic Expectations
“But I don’t want to tell myself no,” stated Thomas flatly. We’ve been memorizing the fruit of God’s Spirit from Galatians 5:22-23 with a little song and he knows that self-control means sometimes telling yourself no, even if you really want to do something. Of course, it can also mean pushing yourself to do something …
God Knows
Thomas was struggling to sleep because of the storm raging outside. As soon as he would settle, thunder rattled the windowpanes and he was wide awake again. We had completed our bedtime routine earlier but he was no nearer to sleep, so we talked. I asked him to tell me his Bible verses, one letter …
Ready Or Not
I met my husband after one semester of college. We were engaged after three semesters and married after my third year. Working full time meant taking fewer courses so I took two additional years to finish my degree, five years in all. I worked in the accounting field from my graduation until the birth of …
Corners First
Normally I wash and dry the bed linens and they go immediately back on the beds, but this week, with temperatures suddenly in the eighties, the flannel sheets had to go. Folding the king sized sheet set to put away means tackling the fitted sheet, corners first. Once you get the corners right, tucking the …
A Huge Mistake?
Our baby boy will be twenty-six when his son is born. He has been blessed with a wife and daughter who adore him, and now God has chosen to give him a baby boy of his own. He has no idea what adventures await. We surely didn’t! One thing my husband and I have always …
Really, Not Really
“I’m going to jump in the shower,” I told my daughter last night. Quick as a flash, Thomas quipped, “Not really jump, Lolly!” The quirky smile on his two and a half year old face proves that he has his Poppy’s wit already. Maybe he gets it from his mom and dad, but who’s to …
A Fitting Reply 