This is a depiction of stubbornness. It might not look like it, but this adorable little girl in the blue sparkly tutu is testing me. Lela is a picky eater, so we have a rule that she has to take one bite of what we are serving. If she doesn’t like it, she doesn’t have […]
Yearly Archives: 2014
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When Carlie was younger, she chose crazy themes for birthday parties. My favorite was her sixth birthday, when she wanted to have a “mud and flower” party. We had mud pie contests, served “dirt cake,” planted flowers in little pots as party favors, and of course, had pools of mud for the kids to roll […]
Top 20 Disturbing, Strange and Funny Southern Phrases (that I can recall)
(Okay, this one is just for fun and will be a big deviation from the things I usually write about. We were visiting my family in North Carolina for Thanksgiving, so I guess it put me in a redneck state of mind. So this post doesn’t really “fit” the blog, but it’s fun to venture […]
“Bad Guy” Blessings
Recently, our five-year-old son, Luke, innocently asked, “Mommy, why do we have to love our enemies too?” Simple question. Not-so-simple answer. At first, I said, “Because Jesus tells us to love them.” But then I realized this was the spiritual equivalent of “because I said so” and I decided it wasn’t good enough. I was […]
No Matter How Bad I Act, I’m Still Holding Back
I love the Bible, but there are some seriously irritating verses in there. The truth is hard to hear sometimes, especially all the stuff about praying for your enemies, forgiving people, rejoicing in the midst of trials. Maybe there’s nothing in the Bible that bothers you, but if we are all being honest, there are […]
One-Size-Fits-All: Parenting Pipe Dream
Once, when Lela was a baby, she took her diaper off and made use of her few moments of naked freedom by pooping on the floor. Carlie called frantically for me, and when I walked in the room, she pointed at the mess and said “Lela (GAAK) pooped (GAAK) on the floor (GAAAAAK)” and then […]
More Than A Name
Ever had one of those moments where someone surprised you by saying your name? When I was a college freshman at Chapel Hill, I was given the opportunity to participate in a work/study program to help pay for my expenses and gain some experience. I interviewed at the Dean’s office of the Kenan-Flagler Business School, […]
Best Kept Secret
“Secretly incredible people just do things.” (from Love Does by Bob Goff) Last Sunday, as we were rehearsing music for worship team, my friend and I had a “moment.” Our worship pastor was working out some details with the musicians (which usually means I can zone out for a minute because I don’t understand musician […]
Aggravating, Awesome Life-Detours
When I was in middle school, my family was doing a local revival and someone invited me to a football game and a dance on Friday night. I REALLY wanted to go. I was at that age where friends and social events were everything, and since I traveled and was home-schooled, these opportunities were rare. […]
Big Fat Reality Check
Every day is filled with lessons and reminders. This day, my lesson started while hauling my heavy load up a big hill. The kids are at ages now where we want them to make good choices for themselves, so we have been talking to them about being active, eating healthy, getting enough sleep, etc. They […]
