This is just a photo of the girls before our Wednesday night services. I liked their hair-dos. Wow, what a busy week this has been! It was a special week because of all the “firsts” we had! On Tuesday, August 14, Laci (K5) read her first word! It was “bat”! 🙂 On Wednesday, August 15, …
Hot Springs holds a special place in my heart. I was born in the lovely “Spa City” thirty–some years ago. Neither my mom nor my dad were born in Hot Springs. My dad grew up in Conway, and my mom was raised in Batesville. My parents’ moved out to Colorado Springs, Colorado, as soon as …
My children have allowed me to experience every emotion under the sun – laughter, tears, joy, panic, comfort, and sometimes, they teach me things, or remind me of lessons learned. Lauren helped to remind me by the note below, which she wrote in May, that life is short. The note says:Dear Matthew,I know you can’t …
Phew…I’m still working on catching up here at the blog. I thought I’d share a few miscellaneous photos from the summer. Thanks so much for indulging me, friends! 🙂 Leslie lost her two front teeth in May! They built this block tower using every block we had! 🙂 Sibling love: Leslie and Matt coloring together. …
Lately, our house has reminded me of the March family household. Remember Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women? And their play, “Rodrigo”? Well, we didn’t have four little women, or a piano to play “Ghosts at Midnight”, but we did have our own show, complete with sets, costumes and even tickets. 🙂 This post is just …
On Saturday, July 28, some friends invited us to spend the day with them at a theme park nearby, called Magic Springs. It’s a place I’m very familiar with, since I grew up in Hot Springs, where the park is located. It was so very sweet of them to include us on their celebration of …
This post is for my “scrapbook”. 🙂 I am not what you’d call a modesty ogre. I train the girls to keep covered, and that’s about it, I don’t have a list of rules as long as your arm. Just keep covered. However, around the house, they often play pretend wearing swim suits and princess …
Well, we just finished up our third week of school! I’m proud of each one of my little students and, might I also add, I’m pleased that I’ve been able to survive the first third of the first quarter. (But who’s counting?) The Lord has certainly extended to me the grace that I need for …
Phew…what a week, and it’s not even Friday yet! It’s been an emotionally stressful week! Some good, some bad, all of it taxing. I am so thankful for God’s Word. Each morning (except last Monday, when I was sick in bed!) I meet with the Lord. He strengthens and sustains me for that day. He …
As I was working last Tuesday, I heard a loud cracking sound outside. I then heard yelling children. Lauren said, “I’m so glad Matthew was over by the swing!” I looked out the window of my bathroom and saw the large tree limb that had fallen. It was a dead limb, left over from the …
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