Tag Archive: children

Thank You, Chicky Lagoon

  We have a chicken.   A very, very cute baby chicken we got about a week ago.   Her name is Chicky Lagoon.   I’d like to share with you a few of things that… Read More

A Day in the Mud

Today, my girls and I went to the park. It’s not too far from our home and it is a special place for us–we have been going there since Breathe was born and… Read More

All Kinds of Happiness

It’s hard to be brave when you’re only a very small animal. Piglet (Pooh’s friend)   Yesterday was kind of challenging. So were the previous dozen or so. I found myself having to… Read More

Dandelion Wishes

    Today, the girls and I were outside, taking a leisurely walk around the neighborhood.  There is a grassy meadow-like area in our subdivision  We go there to lay on blankets and… Read More

A Teddy Bear Remembers

I was about five, I guess, when after passing a car dealership, I said to my mother: “I’m glad we’re not going there: we’d never find a place to park.” My eldest daughter… Read More

Play with Me: Games Matter

Before I had kids, I couldn’t really see the point in games. I understood that they were, in a lot of ways, the grown-up’s toy but I thought it all a bit silly,… Read More

Our Toy Story

You’ve been dragged by the ear,  you’ve been bounced on a million times,  you’ve been cried upon,  you’ve had multiple ropes tied around your neck to act as reins.  You’ve lost a few… Read More

Babies

  My world revolves around children, and babies. I teach several classes at church, I homeschool my daughters and I usually have several neighborhood children around too.  I schedule, teach and play all… Read More

Release of Novel!

  Exciting news!  ”Holding Home,” my new novel, has been released!  It is available on Amazon for $9.99 and will be in stores in a couple weeks!  To celebrate the novel’s release, I… Read More

Will You Marry Me?

My oldest daughter is only eight, though she is convinced she’s at least thirteen. Tonight at church she asked a ten year old boy the following question: “Can I be your girlfriend?” Unfortunately… Read More

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