Corban

They were up and came down. They were raked all around. They've been jumped in and squished. And were covered in snow mush. Now they're gone, all gone. And all we have is brown lawn. ...

07 December, 2014 /

This precious girl has grown in her love for music. If she's not singing (any song under the sun), she's playing the piano (and singing). If not playing the piano (and singing), she's dancing with her daddy (or brother, in Daddy's absence) while I play the piano and sing. Can we just pause...

19 November, 2014 /

Amazing how simple something seems when you're 29 and you've done it all your life. Amazing how complicated it is when you're nearly 4 and you've never even heard of it. Enter 20 Questions. The best game for the best laughs (on the parental end) and confused expressions (on the young children end). Just listen. MOM: We're gonna play a new game. A...

08 November, 2014 /

Warsaw hosted 16 statues from Seward Johnson's collection of more than 450, a collection that has been all over the world. He started sculpting out of metals like aluminum and bronze back in the 70s, and of the 16 that graced our little town, I saw...

29 October, 2014 /

  It's been so refreshing to step into the living room to see Corban and Jaeda playing kindly together. For the most part, they really like each other. But on the days when choosing love is just too hard for them, we're working on gentle reminders that...

28 October, 2014 /

I've gotten to be away for a whole weekend two months in a row! In September, it was our annual Father/Daughter Retreat in Northern Michigan. In October, it was the True Woman Conference in Indianapolis with lovely, God-fearing women from our church. James and I...

26 October, 2014 /

  Corban is still putting his sandals on the wrong feet at various times. "Don't worry, Mom; it's fine with me."  He and Jaeda have figured out if they bring a big enough bag in the bike trailer, they can do their normal imagination play without waiting to arrive...

22 October, 2014 /

Goodbye, backyard picnics. Goodbye, long family hikes. Goodbye, warm river. Goodbye, mosquito bites. Goodbye, sidewalk chalk painting. Goodbye, cleaning out the van. Goodbye, scooter washing.  Goodbye, summer tan. (er, wait, those are just legs with bruises) And helloooooo, static electricity! ...

20 October, 2014 /

A couple weeks ago, a little purple plastic gun showed up at our house. I actually recognized it, so when I saw Corban playing with it, I thought it was a boy reunited with his long-lost toy. But when James noticed it during supper that night,...

23 September, 2014 /

love fight pray make light eat splash build smash play run bore stun scream fall laugh bawl watch climb gasp slime grow slop clean never.stop  ...

31 August, 2014 /
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