Today I am beginning a series of posts. A series of Favorites. Today, I’ll start with a few of MY FAVORITES! Just a list of random, yet very loved things in my life. :) 1. My new red electric blanket! I have no idea how I have made it nearly 40 years without one! My [...]
Archive for December, 2009
30 Dec
Beauty Sleep — Not!
I think probably the “beauty factor” doesn’t kick in if your sleep is broken up into 20-minute intervals! Ugh! I used to have nights like last night all the time – literally 4 or 5 nights a week! So when they happen now and then, I’m reminded that I should be very thankful for how [...]
29 Dec
The Weed
Here is a little story from several years ago. It is a sweet story with an amazingly sweet message that has encouraged me from time to time over the years: Elliot ran in from playing outside and presented me with flowers. Tiny little delicate flowers on one rather thick and hairy-looking stem with a large [...]
28 Dec
Zip’s Theology Lesson
As Zippy was putting on his socks and shoes, he was chanting over and over, “God is everywhere. God is everywhere. God is everywhere.” Then he stopped, looked at his sock and added, “He’s even in my sock!”
27 Dec
Christmas Photos
Ok, so we didn’t get the best of photos on Christmas day, but I do have a few to share. It snowed and snowed and snowed on Christmas Eve. NOT the usual Fort Worth Christmas weather! But while the weather outside was frightful, our fire inside was so delightful! Then, we all gathered at my [...]
26 Dec
8 Years Ago
8 years ago today, there was a blizzard in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 8 years ago today, there was a proud mama and daddy sitting in a hospital room in Grand Rapids. 8 years ago today, there was a precious baby girl born — just 5 hours after Christmas. 8 years ago today, there were 2 [...]
25 Dec
Some Children See Him
Wow! How’s this for a multi-cultural look at Christmas morning?? I love it! It is a poem titled “Some Children See Him,” and it’s so sweet! Some children see Him lily white the infant Jesus born this night Some children see Him lily white with tresses soft and fair Some children see Him bronzed and [...]
24 Dec
Christmas Alphabet
A for the animals, out in the stable, B for the Babe in the manger cradle, C for the carolers, happy and gay, D for December, the 25th day, E for the Eve when we’re all so excited, F for the fun when the Christmas tree’s lighted, G for the goose, so round and so [...]
23 Dec
Out of the Mouths of . . . Preteens
A 12-year-old neighbor girl who lives with her dad and grandparents celebrated Christmas with them this past weekend. Today when I asked her what she got for Christmas, she excitedly replied that she had gotten a TV/DVD player for her room. As she passed the football back to Elliot, she casually commented, “I used to [...]
22 Dec
Christmas Photo
Here’s a photo to make you laugh. It is from 2 years ago. Santa, again, looks pathetic! He needs some glue or something to put his mustache in the right place. Ugh. But my kids are cute! (I’ve been out of town while these last few days’ entries have posted! I scheduled them before I [...]
