I have a sick little girl. Last night at supper her eyes were red and watery and she complained of being cold, having a headache, and being too tired to eat. An hour later she was running a temperature of over 103°. A trip to the pediatrician today shed light on...
On July 29th, 2006, our son walked into the sunny hospital room and presented his brand new baby sister with his very first present to her: A pink blanket buddy by Bunnies By the Bay. She matched the blanket frog, Tadbit, that he'd had for over a year already and toted with...
Realizing that Rainey is enjoying ballet so very much that she's danced a hole into two pairs of tights so far this year... The fistfull of tiny purple flowers G brought to me from the yard, already set in a vase he dug out of the china cabinet... The whispy hairs...
The older the kids grow, the more I am learning about the unique way they're each wired. Memories of theories and tenets from psychology lectures in college spring back to mind as I watch them play, interact, deal with disappointment, cope with frustration. And as...
I found a poem a while back, penned by the great Elisabeth Elliot, and liked the message it brought. I retyped it and printed it, then had it prominently posted in several places over the years: - In my daily-used planner while I was managing a children's shop - In my...
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