“I love trash! Anything dirty or dingy or dusty, anything ragged or rotten or rusty! Yes, I love trash!” -Sesame Street’s Oscar the Grouch One of the lessons I’ve learned from Sesame Street sticks in my head because of this song: Happiness is not found in the object but in the perception of the object. […]
Month: November 2016
Dear Mama in the Fourth Trimester
Dear mommies in the fourth trimester*, As you’ve probably discovered by now, that first three months is a litany of contradiction, whether it’s your first—how on earth will we do this?—or your second—how will we balance two? (I have no experience beyond that. 😉 ) You’re tired— You probably haven’t slept more than a solid […]
What is a Child-like Faith?
In times of doubt and uncertainty, we often hear that we should hold on to a “child-like faith.” But what does that really mean? Living daily life with an almost 3-year-old and 18-month-old, I’ve come to a greater understanding of what Jesus meant when he asked us to have faith like a child. Some things […]
The Five Rules (and a Sixth for FREE!)
It started with sharing. Bean was having a hard time remembering to share with Bird—after all having a little sister who actually wanted to play with him and his toys was new. From there we added the first two, mostly because we found ourselves repetitively reminding him to listen to our words, and say please […]
Peter Pan Trunk-or-Treat
I promised I’d share pictures of trunk-or-treat but I’m afraid I didn’t get a lot of pictures since of course it ended up being a little chaotic getting out the door! I do want to say I just love this growing tradition of trunk-or-treats since it gives kids a safe place to get quite a […]