Archive for the ‘Romancing’ Category
Meal times have taken on a bit of class and elegance over the past month or so – {most of} our meals are eaten off of delicate china plates and accompanied by sparkling crystal goblets. I have been buying beautiful china plates as I find them at the Thrift store and we have a small collection [...]
At bedtime the 4 year old wistfully sighs; “We don’t do enough exciting things” and the 3 year old sorrowfully agrees- both with eyes so large you could drown in them. A daddy determines “We must do something about such a predicament.” And sends them to bed, with promises of spectacular happenings the next morning. [...]
Over night one on one dates with our kids are a top priority in our house. We do casual one on one dates throughout the year- wooing their hearts through simple moments like just one parent and one child running some errands together or one parents and one child curled up together reading books or [...]
Raising Boys to be Men There are times when Paul encourages our sons in dangerous, manly ways that I bite my tongue until the pain distracts me from the fluttering of my heart. Then there are the other times that Paul is encouraging our sons in dangerous, manly ways and I am hovering right beside [...]
It was our one on one dates with the boys this weekend. A weekend of intentional loving and wooing of their young hearts. A weekend of falling a bit more in love with the terrific young men God has blessed us with.
It is really important to me that my children learn early on that the world does not revolve around them and one of the most efficient ways that I have stumbled upon in helping them learn that is by encouraging them to encourage others – when you are thankful for and are praising others it is rather [...]
“Tell us all about when you were a little boy like us mommy!” I smile. Because, beyond the obvious humor in such a statement, is the memory of a similar (though correctly gendered) plea to my own mother; “Tell us more stories. Tell us again about your pet monkey. Tell us about the footprints in [...]
Inspired by a cardboard box maze my parents made for me when I was young I decided I wanted to make a maze for Judah’s 4th birthday – weeks ahead of time we put the word out to friends that we were collecting large boxes and we started making phone calls to local appliance stores. [...]
His birthday {Thursday} and party {Sunday} were spectacular. Sunday was spent with friends-that-are-more-like-family and it was a beautiful celebration of our sweet 4 year olds life. I am so very thankful for each of our friends that came – we are so blessed to have them in our lives – in our boys lives. His [...]
Dear Judah – Can a letter contain my thoughts of you in honor of your 4th birthday? I don’t think it can. But I will try. And when you get to the end of this letter know this – it does not contain the half of what I wish to convey to you. And if [...]
