Proving she is out of touch with reality, Beppie again looking over my shoulder while I look for Kipper on amazon instant video on my “lamptomp”: “Mommy! That’s you when you’re a mermaid”
Barnacles
Some days this picture aptly describes my life…
A Long Way to Go
Beppie, the girl who cares nothing for hygiene or order, who licks candies and sticks them to the floor, whose hair is almost always stuck to her face with some sort of unidentified goo, exclaimed while looking over my shoulder at Pinterest: “Ohhh! That’s me when I’m a mommy!” At least she has high hopes…
Happily Ever After
Maybe one of the less noble reasons my husband was first attracted to me was my love for adventure stories. I’m a sucker for X-men, Batman, Superman, Spider-man, you name it. More than those, I love the much deeper, Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings, Pilgrims Progress, Hinds Feet on High Places. Now this… Continue reading Happily Ever After
Back to School
Fall, my friend, has arrived! I love the fall. I love coziness, apples, colorful leaves, the brisk air, fires, and school. Yep, I love school! We’ve started year 4 of our home-school. Years 1-3 were probably mostly my education. Year 4 looks promising that perhaps the girls are learning more than I am. We had… Continue reading Back to School
The Daily Grind
I just learned that Stephen Covey died a couple days ago. I’ve only heard highlights from his book, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” I don’t know much else about him, but I did learn that he had 9 children and 54 grand-children. Should I ever decide to read the book, I will… Continue reading The Daily Grind
Mama’s Wrong Again
Tap… Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,… Continue reading Mama’s Wrong Again
Raise the standard, by lowering it?
“When it comes to parenting, you have often heard me say that our parental responsibility does not consist in getting young people to grit their teeth and conform to the standard. The task before us is to bring up our children in such a way as to love the standard. This is not possible to… Continue reading Raise the standard, by lowering it?
Gypsy Tips, part 1
Moving has been a steady part of my life along with another little family tradition called “seeing potential.” As an Evans, I think I moved 13 times. Now, after 10 years of marriage, we are settling into our 4th residence. Even our church is about to make a move “Spencer style,” which basically means a… Continue reading Gypsy Tips, part 1
Talking Wall 