soaked and smiling

by | Sep 30, 2008 | marriage, ministry

We made it back from the fall retreat in one piece. I did dive in as the last post suggested and got very wet. As in, it rained half the weekend. But I also had a great time with these students and so enjoyed their company. It took me a few hours to transition from...

diving in

by | Sep 26, 2008 | marriage, ministry

The Man has been in youth ministry for over seven years. During the first few, I was with him for nearly every ski trip, small group and sleepover. When the twins were born, it was time for me to shift my main focus from students to babies. But today, the high school...

confessions

by | Sep 24, 2008 | family, motherhood

Thanks to my twin skin and permanent muffin top, I have finally perfected the fine art of tucking my tummy into my jeans before I sit down. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, don’t ask questions. Bow your head. Thank the Lord. Say Amen....

to be or not to be

by | Sep 22, 2008 | family

Every cartoon should have two equally pretty, equally important, equally nice female characters. That way, my twin girls wouldn’t fight over who gets to be Madeleine or Cinderella.As the theme song to Clifford began the other day, one of the twins declared...

guess what I did yesterday?

by | Sep 21, 2008 | photography

I wasn’t a photographer at their wedding. Just a friend with her camera and a slightly annoying obsession with the bride. I’ve said it before: I just can’t resist taking photos at a wedding, even if I have to duck behind bushes so as not to annoy the...