Posted in Children, On-Line Scrapbook, Photos for Grandparents on April 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
He’s just so cute, no matter what you put him in.
Same look, different child.
Oh, this will comfort those of you who are worried.
Put the skirt on her head and now she’s a mermaid.
He started getting grumpy about the hats right about now.
A gypsy.
He’s a very handsome flower.
Posted in Educating the Whippersnappers on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, we’re still working on sorting laundry in this house. I keep simplifying the concept and simplifying it even more so that Kate will get it.
This last time, all she had to do was pull the socks out of the laundry basket and put them in a pile. It kinda worked. I thought it was [...]
Posted in On-Line Scrapbook, Photos for Grandparents, Theology on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I like how Janet Pratt once explained Easter Eggs to her daughter. They are part of the way we celebrate Easter; but Easter or Resurrection Day isn’t about Easter eggs. And just like balloons and birthday cake are the way we celebrate someone’s birthday, they aren’t the reason we celbrate a person’s birthday.
Resurrection Day Egg Hunt [...]
Posted in Parenting on April 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
You know how as a parent you’re always trying to squeeze the very best stuff into your child? You work to gently tuck the word of God into their hearts; you read them poetry, the classics of childrens literature; you sing them the musical ‘greats’ of your faith.
I recite Gerard Manley Hopkins poetry to Kate. [...]
Posted in Parenting on April 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
When my boss first gave me his offer of 20 hours of work per week from home, I thought, “There’s no way that’s going to work. Where would I fit it in?” I talked it over with DH, fully anticipating saying ‘adios’ to a great company; the DH changed my mind. Then, I thought I [...]
Posted in God, Hooey, Ponderings, Theology on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last Fall I saw most of part 1 of Zeitgeist the movie. Now I enjoy things which encourage discussing subjects that are not usually discussed. So I’ll give it over to the movie for accomplishing that. For those of you who don’t know, part 1 of Zeitgeist is an anti-Christian treatise which basically says Jesus didn’t [...]
