Big changes

We are preparing to move right after Christmas. I’ve alluded to this in a couple of posts, but I’ve been a little hesitant to post about it directly because things were still a little unsettled.
The past few months have been crazy. Lannie accepted a new job at UAMS in Little Rock and began consulting there [...]

Whatever makes you feel better

Caleb told me this evening that he wasn’t feeling well. “The back of my head hurts, and I feel sick to my stomach,” he said. “I really feel like I need to eat some cheese.”

Sweet prayers

Phillip is learning to pray. He has one prayer: “Jesus loves me, Jesus loves me, Amen.” It’s very sweet to hear a child learning about Jesus’ love.

We decided to touch up some paint in the living room and the bedroom (to get ready to sell our house). The paint was hard to match, since we didn’t paint those two rooms originally. The living room was a white paint with a pink tinge and the bedroom is a very light [...]

Doesn’t take kindly to the word "no"

Like most 2-year-olds, Phillip can’t stand hearing the word “no.” He has, however, created a new phrase that I never heard from either of the other kids. I think it came from having two bossy older siblings.
Whenever either of the older kids tells, Phillip “no,” he tattles on them to me, saying, [...]

True Repentance

Phillip has been learning to say, “I’m sorry,” for a while now, and he has a little routine that he always goes through when he apologizes. He has to give you a hug and lay his head on your shoulder when he tells you he’s sorry. He insisted on doing this to Caleb [...]

Sick Day

Phillip and I are taking a sick day today, so I finally have time to post a quick blog post. Phillip has some tummy problems, and I have a fever and a sore throat. It stinks to be sick, but it’s nice to catch up on rest and have some one-on-one time with [...]

Profound

On Sunday, I was furiously trying to clean the house, since I don’t have much time to do that during the week, when Phillip tried to climb into my lap and push me into a sitting position. Lannie picked him up and said, “C’mon, let’s go to the living room so Mama can work.” [...]

Quotable moments

Kids say the darndest things (not just my kids):
The kids and I went for a bike ride this week, and Elizabeth insisted on riding out in front of us as we zipped through the neighborhood. I noticed that one of our neighbors was watering her lawn up ahead, and the sprinkler was spraying into [...]

Not quite that cold

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It was cooler in Arkadelphia than the steamy Big Easy, but when we returned Wednesday night to find “-196″ on the Walgreens sign, we checked the temperature at home: 86 degrees.