Sometimes, we ask for big things.  This morning, I was praying something small.  Minnow-sized, to be exact. After a long drive Friday and...

We went swimming tonight at the pool next to our rental house.  Celia is not a very strong swimmer, and neither Jude nor Damien swims at all...

 Matthew recently joined the Art Club in school. He has talked about it for the last two years, but scheduling conflicts kept him from joini...

 I love our docs and therapists at duPont. The Nemours Carillion at DuPont I especially love that I will not see them for the rest o...

Matthew's writing assignment last week was to write a friendly letter thanking someone.  He decided to thank God for all the thing...

 When there are five kids in the family, it's easy to get lost in the shuffle.  I try to work in one-on-one time (or at least a minimal ...

 Jude has been working for what seems like forever on learning his letters.  At first it was learning letters themselves, then the sounds.  ...

 Welcome everyone to a new week at the I'm happy you're here. If you are new, welcome!  I hope you'll be a regular.  For t...

 I'm grateful for my parents! Of course, there is the obvious, I wouldn't be here without them, but I am especially grateful for the...

 There are some days, I'd swear this child is the incarnation of Shakespeare's Puck. The one who tries his hardest but would lo...

 Ah, that bright red stuff that flows through my boys' veins. No, not blood.   Ketchup. The three most common answers to ...