Today was Spanish lesson day. Our sweet and fun teacher, Miss M, comes to the house and works with the littles for a half an hour or so. They are really enjoying their lessons, as she makes it fun to learn. I've been pleasantly surprised at how quickly they are picking it up. Today we… Continue reading Pondering What Language God Speaks
Month: March 2014
Snarkiness, a Mama Fit, and What Came Next
Mama Confession #939. Y'all, I showed out today. Pitched one more fit. Even slammed a door. And I'm so sorry. But I'm not sorry for what followed. Today my littles were out playing with their friends, and is wont to happen with the under 10 crowd, as well as the over 9, under 25, 24-99 and… Continue reading Snarkiness, a Mama Fit, and What Came Next
Sunday Drives and Other Ways of Doing
Saturday night. Almost Sunday. A shift in the mindset is about to happen. It does every Saturday night, but this one in particular. I've been thinking all week about what has happened to the Sunday traditions I was raised with. It started last Sunday when my phone rang around 10:30 in the morning. It was a… Continue reading Sunday Drives and Other Ways of Doing
Love Will Keep Us Together
Do any of you remember the song by the Captain and Tennille, written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, "Love Will Keep Us Together?" Yeah. I was so sad when I heard recently that they were divorcing. Not that I know them personally. It's just a hard thing to go through, no matter what the… Continue reading Love Will Keep Us Together
Watching the Baby Bird Learn to Fly
When did my baby girl grow up? Lately it has become very apparent that she's growing up faster than my mind will let her. As we moved things from Mama's house to their various new homes over the past couple of weeks, we decided to move the like new twin mattress and boxsprings into our Princess'… Continue reading Watching the Baby Bird Learn to Fly
“When they see the love you have for each other…..”
My Mama had rules for living--she *ahem* shared them with us on a regular basis. I think maybe her number one rule was this-- "Don't leave anyone out." I heard her say this so many times to us growing up. When we driving up the dirt road that led to Granny's house. Sometimes we didn't know… Continue reading “When they see the love you have for each other…..”
“The will to make it so”
A year or two ago someone who knew we were helping serve at the Sunday night suppers for folks in need asked me, "Yeah, so all those folks y'all are feeding--they are all either drug addicts or alcoholics, right?" Ummm, no. No more than all of us with houses are NOT addicts or alcoholics. Not everyone. Not all. I… Continue reading “The will to make it so”
just need the zipcode for Heaven
Dear Mama, Well, we are just about done. The house at Blackberry Flats is almost all cleared out, Mama. I know you've probably been shaking your head, wondering what was taking me so long to get it in gear. I can't say, really, except that it was just too much to think about. To get… Continue reading just need the zipcode for Heaven
A Birthday, A Couch, and a Whole Lot of Love
We moved the brown couch in our house eight days ago. It's known as "Cap's couch." There are so many memories around that couch. Mama and Daddy bought it years ago and put it in the "big room/playroom." The blue fold-out couch was already in there, so now they each had one. They always said that… Continue reading A Birthday, A Couch, and a Whole Lot of Love
If the House is Quiet and the Brit-coms Aren’t On, Then…..
It's Saturday night. The house is finally quiet. I went in search of my Brit-coms on PBS, but instead a concert was playing. Missing the Brit-coms made me think about my favorites-- "Keeping Up Appearances" and "As Time Goes By" among others. Thinking about "As Time Goes By" made me think about their brilliant cast,… Continue reading If the House is Quiet and the Brit-coms Aren’t On, Then…..
I Might Need A Nap 