I love it when my boys want to hold my hand while we are walking. Sometimes they just run up to me and grab my hand, other times I have to tell them that they must as we cross a road or walk over an icy patch. I got to thinking about it a lot … More How Many Fingers Today?
“Mawwiage. Mawwiage is what bwings us togethew today. Mawwiage, that bwessed awwangement, that dweam within a dweam. And wove, twue wove, wiww fowwow you fowevah and evah… So tweasuwe youw wove.” The Impressive Clergyman, Princess Bride My husband & I just celebrated 13 years of marriage a few weeks ago. I can hardly believe it’s been that long and at the same time, it … More Mawwiage…That Dream Within a Dream
There are things that you expect when you become a Mom, things people tell you about. The love, the worry, the tiredness (though nothing really prepares you for the sheer exhaustion that is your constant companion for the first few months, or years!) People talk about mothering as being a great calling. So vital and … More Words on Wednesday – It's a Mom's Life
My status update on Facebook recently went like this: Jude: Why isn’t God a million, or a google, or a googolplex (in age)? Are the clouds above the sky or under the sky? When everyone dies, will there still be a heaven and an earth? What makes the bubbles in pop? This boy keeps me … More Words on Wednesday – Questions, Questions, Questions
Although it is not officially Winter yet, I am going ahead with our Winter Bucket List because there are quite a lot of Christmas activities on the list as well. We did nearly all the things on our Fall Bucket List & I really enjoyed having the list when we were looking for things to … More Winter Bucket List 2011/12
Because Thanksgiving & Christmas are only a month a part, our family decided to switch things up for our Thanksgiving meal so that we don’t have two overly similar meals at the two holidays. Each year we pick a different country & prepare our Thanksgiving meal with an international slant. We’ve been doing this for … More Tasty Tuesday – A British Thanksgiving
Today is Thanksgiving in the United States. It’s also my sister’s birthday. While her birthday is not always on Thanksgiving, she was born on Thanksgiving Day on an army base not long before my Dad was sent to Vietnam. There are five years between us. When we were younger, we weren’t always best friends, in … More Thankful Thursday – Stephanie Edition
I guest posted earlier this week over at Mommyhood Memos about ways to archive our family moments & memories. You can go here to check it out. Adriel is an American living in Australia raising two gorgeous little boys with her Australian husband. They have been involved in missions work with Youth With a Mission for years. Check … More Words on Wednesday – Guest Post at Mommyhood Memos
Just a couple of outfits this week… We had our first REAL snow in the night last night. My favourite moment of the day was putting the boys in front of a window, opening the curtains & seeing their eyes light up in wonder & joy as they looked out at the beautiful, white snow. … More Fashion on Friday – First Real Snow of the Season!
Lamppostings 