thankfulness for big families and homeschooling

while reading “Charlotte’s Web” we got to the chapter titled “Loneliness” and i paused to ask the boys if they knew what loneliness meant.  “uh, no.”  so i explained.  and then i asked them if they’d ever felt lonely before. 
my oldest thought for a moment and said simply, “no.” 

hi, blog world, how i’ve missed thee

i realize it’s only been a day since i’ve posted, but when you’re used to posting several times a day, that feels like an eternity.  what’s up?  you ask?  or at least i imagine you are.  a crawler baby that keeps me running.  a destroyer of all that is good 2 year old girl.  a [...]

mekalekahi mekahiney ho

“poop” would be my secret word.  i forgot to mention last night the poop in the bathtub.  how did i forget.
on a different note.  pray for our family.  all’s well.  don’t worry.  just pray.  where 2 or more are gathered…  please gather.  i can’t talk about it right now and i don’t have to – [...]

hmm.. good point, madam.

on my last post mandy had a good point.
and now for counterpoint.
i, too, believe in obedience.  when i tell my children, or anyone else’s for that matter, to do something i expect them to do it.  right then.  with no whining or fussing or complaining.  rarely ever do i get this, but i still expect [...]

because i’m as sick of the fluff as you are,

i’m offering up some meat.  it’s been a little while since i’ve put up a post that has any real thought to it.  for one..  WHEN?  and for another it’s hard to pound out some real topics while holding a baby and using the one-handed hunt and peck method.  and still another..  i don’t like [...]

don’t grow up too fast

“In War You Shoot The Enemy Not The Hostage”

my honey brought home donald miller’s newer book Searching For God Knows What.  same author from Blue Like Jazz (which i haven’t finished yet).  this one grabbed me though.  wow.  a must read.  really.  with chapters like:  Naked: Why Nudity is the Point, Children of Chernobyl: Why Did God Leave?, Lifeboat Theory: How to Kill [...]

“i’ll dance at your weddin’, gal”

my daddy and my girl dancing
my heart full

the war

The War
there is a 7 part special airing on pbs.  it’s a new world war 2 documentary by ken burns.  my honey and i watched the first in the series last night.  awesome.  if you can catch it – watch it. 

Happy Birthday My First-Born

today you turn six.
and i fall more in love with you every day.  still.
you were my one surprise.  the one that God knew we needed even before we did. 
you are the one that teaches me how to be a mama.
you were born on september 12, 2001.  at the end of a long hot summer full [...]