is a suiting title for Ann Voskamp’s biographical book. She recounts her struggle with viewing God as ungracious and her mission to change her perception by listing one thousand things she is thankful for. According to the back cover, she “beckons you to leave the parched ground of pride, fear, and white-knuckle control and abandon…
I’m looking forward to the “What is that?” questions. Mom, what is that? This is butter. We can make some out of heavy cream sometime. Where does cream come from? From cows that go “Moo Moo.” I’m using the butter to grease my skillet so that my eggs don’t stick. What’s an egg? This is an…
Our little man rolled over for the first time today. 🙂 He was tummy timing (I didn’t catch the roll on video, but I will try) when I saw that he was trying to throw his right leg and hip. But alas he was too close to the edge of the mat and I knew…
http://www.savesara.com/SarasStory.php PinterestFacebookTwitterEmail
I did some math on diapering costs and thought I’d share my findings with you. Disposable Diapers from the store cost about $.20 each give or take. The average parent spends $72/mo on diapers. That’s more than $850 in the first year. Plus you’ll need a diaper pale- prices vary. Cloth Diapers cost me about…
It is hard to eat when you’re crying and hard to not cry when you’re too tired to eat. Poor little guy. He is sleeping soundly now and I am unpacking from our 2.3 week Texas trip. Hello New Jersey= Hello cold. PinterestFacebookTwitterEmail
Yesterday, I passed a flashy billboard with triple x printed across the sign. I pictured those x’s being pushed on their sides and transformed ino the three crosses. Such a transformation is not only theoretical but literal. Jesus literally transforms us from our XXX state into a new creation 2Cor5:17 by what he did on the cross….
The average baby does not like being naked and hates diaper changes. He does not kow how important it is that he be cleaned, but his mother does. She lovingly cleans him even in the unpleasant and hard to reach places. Also, if he has a rash, she dabs on ointment to heal him then dresses him in a…
PinterestFacebookTwitterEmail
Our new little family has come home to Texas to see the grandparents for Christmas. I found these pictures here on my mom’s computer. Click for the birth story and here for the story behind the flag. PinterestFacebookTwitterEmail
I had Dublin Dr. Pepper and BBQ for lunch then chili cooked in Shiner Bock beer for dinner. Today was a good day. PinterestFacebookTwitterEmail
Here is an abridged list of descriptions of God’s people from scripture. Scripture is true; these words are true for people who belong to God; you belong to God; these words are true for you. Click on the word for a Bible verse or a song. YOU ARE: His child, worth more than many sparrows,…
Have you ever watched a movie that you hadn’t seen since childhood and realized how completely you had misunderstood the plot. I have done that several times. I did it also with the pledge of allegiance. “And to the republic for which it stands…” I remember the day I realized that we were not saying…
Blue Eye’s eyes are still blue. I half expect them to turn Brown in the next few months because his eyes have not yet fully developed. He did, however, pass one development milestone last week! He smiled a joyful little smile! Here he is :)ing, but he also :Ds big open mouthed smiles that I just cant catch on…
I love traditions. To the point that I yearly wear my red socks when I decorate the Christmas tree while listening to Bing Crosby. (Sidenote: I recommend the Christmas Swing Station on Pandora.com.) I have been pondering traditions to start in our new little family. For instance, on Easter Sunday morning, we’ll dye three batches of pancake…
So this is an excellent workout. I get to work out and spend time with my little boy at the same time. 🙂 Baby is in the harness for the lower body moves, but for upper abs, back and arms, he’s out. The great thing about my “weights” being a baby is that as I get…
The permanency of death is hard for me to comprehend. It feels more like an abstract concept than an irreparable fact. It’s been 6 months since Levi died and my impulse feeling is- this should all be over by now. Okay, we’re ready for a respite. Can he come back now? No. He can’t. And…
Blue Eyes and I went on a date to Princeton today while his daddy attended a lecture at the university. I wore him in my frontal red papoose as we window- shopped in old town and wandered around a local orchard. At the orchard, I read the growing season chart to him then introduced him to the farm animals…
Nov. 10- Were I not ever picking leaves out of my 5-week-old’s carriage, he’d be camouflaged within 10 minutes. We picked a perfect day to go on a long walk and the trees picked a perfect day to shed- 65 degrees and sunny. I sit now on a red park bench under a canopy of…
I’ve learned that when you become a mom, you also become a lighter sleeper. I typically wake up to hungry “O o-o o o”s before the crying starts. One night, however, I was particularly exhausted (not that that is rare or anything) and he reached the crying stage before I woke. When Chris nudged me,…
I reread An Announcement today- the blog post in which I announced our pregnancy. In the post, our 8 wk ultrasound picture was compared to a peanut, a gummy bear and a black-eyed pea. I looked down at the month-old baby in my lap and told him that just 8 months ago he looked like a…
You may recall when Hurricane Irene ravaged NJ pulling leaves out of our summer trees prematurely. I wrote about my love for falling leaves in autumn but unlove for them falling in summer. Now, in October, NJ has been prematurely dumped with snow. Again, I love falling snow, but “I can’t say that I like…
being a stay-at-home mom. I’m struggling to find time to do the dishes much less write. Who ever thought that such a little person could require so much work? No wonder nanny’s are so well paid. I’m loving this new job so far! I told Chris yesterday- well, I wasn’t talking to Chris, I was talking to the baby in earshot of Chris-…
PinterestFacebookTwitterEmail
20 minutes old Week 1 At 6lbs 12.8 oz, he did not even fit into newborn sized clothes. Week 2 Week 3. When he was born, his legs did not even extend beyond my torso when I nursed him. Now his little legs dangle over my elbow. PinterestFacebookTwitterEmail
I don’t know if it was the raspberry tea, pineapple, spicy meat pizza, evening primrose oil, walking or just nature that did it, but I am glad to report that our little guy vacated the womb on his due date. Well, technically he was born the day after, but I did go into labor at 6:00pm last Saturday in Staples….
At Battleview Orchard in NJ two weeks before our first was born. Thanks, Troy, for the pictures! PinterestFacebookTwitterEmail
Momma Maz, Thank you! Things are going well. I was saying to ppl at church on Sunday, “Good morning, I hope I don’t see you next week!” This is one of the only times in life it’s okay to say that to someone. haha. Last night, Chris and I both slept like rocks, which was…
You know you are 9 months pregnant when you count to yourself “1-2-3” before sliding out of a restaurant booth. Oh yes. Counting to get up out of a low car was not strange at month 8, but now- sliding out of a booth! You know you are 9 months pregnant when you try to…