Jaeda Tag

I like to claim at least a half part contribution to the adorableness of these children. Especially to all the folks who see just me and the kids out in public and wonder incredulously where they got their red hair. I mean, come on! But for...

10 December, 2014 /

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 /

  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 /

When you're two, princesses are a big deal. As are pigtails, spinning, and making messes. When you're two, smooching is the best. So are peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Mosquito-swollen eyes are not.  When you're two, you practice going potty. You also practice stubbornness, trying Mommy's patience, and falling asleep instead of complying. When...

24 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 /

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 /

We eat donuts almost never. A sad state of affairs, I realized, that absolutely needed rectified. So how did we break the fast? With a Saturday morning family date? With a special reason to celebrate? Nope. This baby mama woke up one morning and said to...

30 August, 2014 /

Loving cousins Hating distance Belly popping With persistence Fresh hair cut For a birthday party Braiding hair And feeling artsy Girls abound In Corban's friends So time to veg And feel a man Sibling hugs That are staged by them Loving finding Little gems ...

29 August, 2014 /
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