And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.[Deuteronomy 6:6-7, ESV] What’s really important? What do we really want our children…
Category: Mothering
First love, then marriage, then?
I have been reading a so-far delightful book, entitled Start Your Family: Inspiration for Having Babies, by Steve and Candice Watters of Boundless fame. And yes, I know, we don’t need inspiration. I’m reading it more for philosophical reasons–and, honestly, “˜cause it’s such a bargain at Amazon, and I had the notion that it might be a useful book to…
The Adventures of R and E
Today was one of the (many) days when the awesomeness of being a mommy to two little girls is nothing short of overwhelming. The girls played so very, very many games today that I lost count. There was “boo,” which they played over and over again, switching the instigator; then they had a couple games that involved screaming similar sounds…