. . . to read . . .to teach other people to read . . . to enjoy each blessing without demanding that it continue . . .to leave my keys with whatever I don’t want to forget . . .to sew . . .to rely on my Heavenly Father and not just on my [...]
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Things my mama taught me
Posted in family on May 13, 2012 | 2 Comments »
One of the things I love about #4
Posted in family, overheard on July 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Who else starts a long conversation with “You know what’s funny about the Lord’s Supper?”
Quote of the day, July 28
Posted in family, overheard on July 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“We have a crisis situation with the amount tea in our house.”- #5. It’s good to have an ally in this coffee-loving household. If you think that’s a little alarmist, you should have seen #6′s written announcement when we only had a few cups of Hershey’s syrup left. We take our favorite beverages pretty seriously.
My kid brother, charmer
Posted in family, overheard on February 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dad: I married her for her GPA. #6: What does GPA stand for? Great personality?
My kid brother- always there for you when your own conscience is on holiday
Posted in family, overheard on February 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
#6: I don’t think God would be very happy if He saw that expression. Oh, yeah. He did.
Reason #459,652 I love being an aunt
Posted in family, overheard on December 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
E1 (gestures toward the small toy he was riding): Do you want to ride on it? Me: I don’t think I can ride that. E1: Why not? You have a bottom.
Four things I love about the Presbyterians with whom I celebrated Christmas Eve:
Posted in Christianity, family, Overthought on December 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
1) These people realize that church is not a concert, and they don’t clap for the musicians after every song. 2) The gentlemen know that no matter how cool their hats are, they should take them off when they enter buildings, especially churches. 3) They haven’t hijacked classic carols to take out the word “ass.” [...]
Nerdy, but not necessarily smart
Posted in family, overheard on December 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you only read certain parts of my blog, my nerdy preferences might deceive you into thinking that I’m smart. As proof of just how inaccurate that perception is, I offer a transcript of a recent conversation with my mother. (I walk into the room.) Mom: What’s an ent? Me: A tree shepherd. They don’t [...]
Quote of the day
Posted in family, overheard on November 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Which half?”- #6, on hearing about Vince Young’s post-game behavior yesterday
On giving children identity
Posted in family, Overthought, Parenting, teaching on September 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I live near the Huntington’s lovely art collection and have seen “The Blue Boy” there many times. Last time, though, a docent mentioned that Gainsborough painted it shortly after his dearest friend died. The subject is the late friend’s son, who had just become the man of the family. Knowing that helped me to appreciate [...]
