How do you know?
Today at my mom’s group, our speaker was a lady named Barbara Tompkins. She has been one of my mom’s best friends for a long time, and her daughter Kate, was my very first best friend. She told us today that we should all go home and ask our kids how they know we love them. It’s a good way to find out what makes our kids feel loved the most. Here’s what I got:
Me: “Hey boys, how do you know that Mama loves you?”
Caleb: “Because God loves you, so you love me.”
Noah: “Because everyone just loves me!”
Some of my other favorite quotes from this morning…
“Who you are is more important than what you do.”
“Values are caught, not taught.”
“You are not your feelings, you are your choices.”
“Our job as moms is to make it easy for our kids to be good.”
“I love you too much to let you act like this, and I know you can make a better choice.”
She also recommended the book, Give Them Grace, which I am looking forward to reading.
I really treasure my time spent with other moms soaking in the wisdom of moms who are further down the road. I’m thankful for that today!
Twenty Plus Ten
Just had one of those milestone kind of birthdays. My mom, grandma, aunt, sister, and cousins and I all went out for lunch to celebrate. I felt very loved! I took pictures of my food because Cory wasn’t there to tell me not to 
An Invitation
“God came to us because he wanted to join us on the road, to listen to our story, and to help us realize that we are not walking in circles but moving toward the house of peace and joy. This is the great mystery of Christmas that continues to give us comfort and consolation: we are not alone on this journey. The God of love who gave us life sent us His only Son to be with us at all times and in all places, so that we never have to feel lost in our struggles but can trust that He walks with us…
Slacker.
I have been feeling the pressure from my faithful blog readers to get something new posted here! I do have some good excuses for my lack of posts, such as my broken camera. Actually, I had a broken foot on my flash. I learned the new lingo from the camera repair shop. Also, I am finding that I am lugging my big camera to special events with every intention of taking pictures and posting them, but the evening goes by and I’m so busy chasing Caleb that I never even get the camera out of the bag! I know… wah, wah.
Here’s a picture of my new favorite hobby… hiking! After living in Arizona for 29+ years, I have finally learned to appreciate the “unique” beauty of the desert. I even asked for hiking boots for Christmas. We are planning a trip to Yosemite this summer. Can you say Half Dome?
I told Noah I needed a picture of him for the blog and he wanted me to take a picture of his new Ford Thunderbird.
And Caleb wants to tell you all that he really likes pizza!
In addition to the beautiful chaos that surrounds this season, my heart has been longing to make preparations for the true reason we celebrate. My mom gave us this book at the beginning of advent, and I have found that God has faithfully provided small quiet moments in my day to sit, read, and contemplate. I pray the same is true for you!
“Because I’m not tired…”
Noah is becoming one of those little boys who doesn’t really feel sleepy in the afternoon, but if he misses a nap, he is a wreck by dinnertime. So when I put him down for his nap, he usually tells me he is just not sleepy! Wouldn’t it be great if I could say, “Oh okay Noah, how about you stay awake and clean up the house, and I’ll take a nap!” Then we’d both be happy.
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