-
Our Week: Daughters, Duct Tape, & Decisions
Last Friday night, I took both of my girls to the annual Mother-Daughter event at our church. It was a ballet performance of a modernized version of the story of Ruth, followed by a dessert reception. The fun of the evening (influenced, I’m sure, by the sugar we’d eaten) made for much laughter on our…
-
Becoming a Fun Mama
If you follow me on facebook or twitter, you’ve likely seen me talk about earning “Fun Mama” points. This little batch of recent photo booth silliness earned me 6 Fun Mama points, which brought my total for the day to 9.5 (on a scale of 1-10); that makes this my highest scoring day of Fun…
-
Weekly Report: It’s March already!?
I honestly don’t think I have unreasonable expectations for what I hope to accomplish in a homeschool week, but it rarely ends up happening. Ever been there? That’s one of the reasons I like doing these weekly reports; even when I don’t feel like we’ve done much, writing it down like this makes me realize…
-
Gratitude and a TV interview
I was going to post yesterday, but I was busy filming a television interview. I had to type that sentence because it sounds vastly impressive and important, and that makes me laugh at myself. Besides, with as much as I’m sure I babbled, it could very well be the very last time I get to…
-
Waiting…
I spent some time on the AdoptUsKids website earlier today, looking at profiles of children waiting to be adopted, and hearing them talk about how hard it is to be in this state of limbo. “We want to be able to feel secure somewhere.” Feeling loved and secure are so important, but these kids in…
-
Pondering Adoption #2
I haven’t really talked much yet about our subsequent adoption. Partly this is because there are so many more things to consider this time around, and partly because this isn’t a done deal. I relate this to marriage, in that, just because you’re “ready” to get married doesn’t mean your future spouse will immediately *poof*…