Tag Archives: motherhood
Quilling
Our son is about to finish up his second grade year in school. In these last few months, to get the students’ feet wet with larger things to come, the teachers have given three history projects. He has had to make his first poster (a calendar of patriotic holidays), write his first mini-report (at least […]
You Can Lead a Toddler to the Potty…
Parents, especially mommies, seem to love comparing notes on potty training of their children. Or do we dread it? Whichever is the truth, we still inevitably talk about it and end up feeling either extremely triumphant, totally defeated, or unfazed and willing to let nature take its course. How I feel when I discuss this hot […]
Laundry
I jokingly wrote the following as a recent Facebook status: “Writing about doing laundry won’t get the clothes folded, will it?”–but as I dove into the hamper and started folding and putting things away, I realized that there just might be something to write about. Handling each piece of my family’s clothing week after week, […]
The Hunting of the Dragon
Last week, we took Luke up to the Tampa area for a regional fine arts competition. He participated last year as well, in the “serious interpretation” category. He received first place honors for his recitation of the Gettysburg Address. This year, he was asked to participate in the category of Poetry. He chose a serious, […]
Running the Race
I had a harder time selecting the name of my blog and writing “a little bit about myself” than I did writing anything recently. I wanted to capture the motion of motherhood, the perseverance of marriage, the pace of life, and the essence of faith. I wanted to capture my interests, my passions, my loves, […]
Running the Race 
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