Snatched Up

This is Sebastian.  He is our 5 month old kitten, and in the few weeks he has been living with us, he has turned our house upside down in that wonderful way fur babies can.  He makes us laugh…he helps us relax…it’s all pretty wonderful. However, Sebastian is a very,...

She calls him “sweetie.”

I don’t like to write too much about parenting here, mainly because I don’t feel like I have enough parental wisdom to use that as a topic for my writing.  Sometimes, though, I think my husband and I do something particularly well and I do like to share those...

Because sometimes, learning is messy.

I am not the mom I always assumed I would be. One of the best ways for me to explain what I mean is to show you this picture: That is my daughter’s PlayDoh. Four colors of it, to be precise….in only three blobs. With specks and flakes and pieces of different colors...

A Glimpse Beyond

Sometimes when I’m watching my daughter, I get a glimpse of some other Jennifer…an older Jennifer, who is more developed and mature and grown.  It is like a glimpse into the future, or like I am peeking into the window of something I’m not supposed to see yet.  Or...

Balance

I originally published this post in November 2009, when my daughter was just beginning to walk.  I watched her, and God spoke to me. ________________________________________________________ One of the hardest things about Jennifer’s new mobility is the constant...