This month of school has been such an edurance test. Field trips and school plays of all different kinds. Mat went to Austin alone. I have to get his film developed. Abbey went to a Fairy Tale Ball and then bowling and a park! There are no adequate words for the noise level of [...]
Filed under: art, humor, kids, life, music on May 21st, 2010 | No Comments »
Today my princess, dressed in her finest, went to her school’s “Fairy Tale Ball”. She danced with Pinochio. She had cupcakes, cookies, and punch. She rubbed elbows with other royalty, magical people, and even a few villians. There were a number of Peter Pans, Pirates, Princes, Princesses, Dorthys, various Disney Princesses, the Red Queen [...]
Filed under: kids, life, music, relating well, Uncategorized, wonder on May 13th, 2010 | No Comments »
Ten years ago, he was a tiny, raven haired, “blue” (wet lungs) wriggly, thing with giant brown eyes . I was a marveling, wriggling, stunned, wide eyed…. new mom. I had no clue what I was supposed to do with this new life placed in my hands. Not really. I mean I was [...]
Filed under: kids, life, music on May 11th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
She is beautiful to me I don’t if I’ve ever told her I know I’ve never said it enough Humpty Dumpty nursery rhymes Music is a friend of mine Gentle with someone who’s small For someone tiny she stands so tall She is brilliant to me I don’t know if I’ve ever told her I [...]
Filed under: kids, life, poetry, relationships, Uncategorized on May 8th, 2010 | No Comments »
It is spring time in Texas. How can you tell? The blue bonnet, red clover, and Indian paint brush are blooming. And kiddos are restless. I love the spring. I find myself feeling restless like my kids. I want to travel and see things coming back to life. I love living things. There are times [...]
Filed under: kids, life on April 22nd, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This time of year is the time of green beer, shamrocks, leprechauns and rainbows ends, but also of St. Patrick! Every year about this time I try to remind my kids about Paddy. I read to them the story of Patrick and his friends who were on a trip to see King Laoghhaire. They were [...]
Filed under: art, Christianity, kids, life on March 19th, 2010 | No Comments »
I don’t often repost someone else’s articles, but this article intrigued me. So I’m sharing it for all moms who surf, blog, tweet, Facebook it, myspace it, or in general use the web to stay connected or get connected. The web community is amazing because of it’s access to so many [...]
Filed under: hobby, humor, kids, life, purpose, relating well, relationships, wonder, writing on November 2nd, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Friday, November 28, 2008 Tiny Tim said it best Category: Life Every year to prepare for Christmas, we always watch Henson’s Muppet’s Christmas Carol. I love the original Charles Dickens classic and I remember watching the theater production in college. I love the story. But the Muppet version is something as a family we watch [...]
Filed under: Christianity, humor, kids, life, purpose, relationships on November 28th, 2008 | No Comments »
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 For my autistic, down syndrome friend Current mood: blessed Emily, I wonder what goes through that pretty head You look up at me and won’t say a word Emily, big brown eyes and coal black hair Just to feel my skin you take my hands in yours Bang the table, [...]
Filed under: kids, poetry, purpose, relating well on September 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
Ken Gire records some dialogue from the courtroom scene from the 1994 movie “Nell” in the opening of his book, The Reflective Life: Becoming more Spiritually Sensitive to the Everyday Moments of Life. (In the translated version of Nell’s speech) Mr. Guire writes, You have big things- You know big things- But you don’t look [...]
Filed under: Christianity, kids, life, relating well, relationships, Uncategorized, wonder, writing on July 12th, 2008 | No Comments »
