May is sort of killing me.  It's like a million different things going on all the time.   One of my favorite quotes is by John Owen  ...

So.  Last week I wrote this post on Words.  And then on Friday I got a call from my First Grade son's teacher about his choice of word...

There's some things I don't want to forget... Like the way... I wore a new pair of jeans around the house tonight...with the tag...

Jake started Kindergarten this fall.  He turned 6 in June, and was more than ready for the challenge.  He's a little bummed though...app...

I hate playing catch up.  Do you?  It requires so much work.  Whether it's trying to catch up with people I've lost contact with (wh...

My conversation today... Me: "Jake, its gonna be nice out today!" Jake (5): "What do I care? I only care about living ...

My five year old, Jake, is always listening.  He doesn't miss a thing.  And the memory this kid has is ri-dic-u-lous.   Let us all pray ...

Turns out I had never heard the song Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds until friends mentioned it after her birth. I obviously live under a roc...

You had me going Jake, you really really did. For months now, I've seen you playing with the cardboard tube that comes from the center o...

How my four year old eats a Grapefruit...unsupervised. Take a wild guess who's not allowed in the fridge without supervision. If only t...

Jake, our four year old, has been coming up with some crazy stuff lately. He particularly likes to tell stories...which is a nice way of say...

This morning in the parsonage... I awoke to the fact that Julie will arrive in 35 days...and then I wondered if she'll need knee pads fo...

Jake's been running a fever since Saturday night.  In the wee hours of Saturday morning I began preparing myself for a no-church Sunday....

Jake came into the office to show me his new skill (keep an eye on the feet.) In case you have a hard time understanding him (while viewing ...

Here's the same two little guys that pulled this shenanigan the other day. Cute aren't they. Stinkin' cute, if ya ask me. Th...

Dear Jake, You crack me up. I wish I could bottle up who you are today and save it for later. The way you say "yiddle" instead of ...

A little story. There once was a young lad in Kindergarten. And while at kindergarten, in his class of twenty some six year olds, he made a...

He tried to convince me there were really " owies " under each of those. Sure Jake...whatever you say.

This is what I woke up to today. And despite the fact that... we still have 5 pumpkins sitting on our front steps and pots with dead plants...

Dear Jake, For the millionth time...crayons are for PAPER only. Not the fridge, window, TV screen, ottoman, wall, doors, dryer door, washer...