Counting has progressed to 1, 4, 5, 6, 7… After counting anything, Jack throws his arms up in the air, triumphant, “I counting!!” He often asks, “Is it fun?” or “Is it funny?” Jack often mixes up my sister Shelby and me in pictures. Today he saw her picture and said, “Eah? Eah? Eah?” (Leah) […]
Loving our Limitations
There is this basic theological belief that God is infinite and we are finite. God can do all and we cannot. God knows all and we do not. God is everywhere and we are not. In fact, we are very much here within our physical, emotional, and psychological limits. But sometimes we forget. We forget […]
Just Jack
Before April comes, I want to give an update with some pictures from the last few months! As I was looking at the bookshelf and Jack’s long neglected baby book, I was inspired to document a little more of his life both here and there. Let’s start here. I continue to be amazed at how […]
My Simple Life
As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness. – Henry David Thoreau When I was little, I imagined how great it would be to have a simple house, with not much in it. I had a very […]
Very Good
Ack! I’ve done it again! Whenever I make a goal like I did on Monday to talk about something rather important here on this little blog, I get so intimidated and want it to be so perfect I end up publishing nothing. Apparently my boss says that it’s better to do something poorly than not […]
God cares about the physical – I think.
I have been wrestling with this idea for the last two years. Prior to Jack’s birth, my faith rested in the abstract. Love. Relationships. Patience. You know – character and spirituality. Faith had almost nothing to do with physical life and physical needs. When Jack was, oh, I don’t know, 6 months old I wrote […]
To Potty or not To Potty?
Yesterday I bought a potty seat at Target and let Jack pick out his own big boy pants. Today, I let him run around naked. He has peed in the living room, eating area, on my bed, in the bathroom and eventually all of those times resulted in him peeing in the toilet after I […]
Sticky Fingers
It was strange when my babysitter called me this afternoon and immediately hung up. When she called a second time, I thought we had bad service because there was no answer to my “hello.” But after moving to a more serviceable area, I received my reply: “Hewo?” It was Jack. He had stolen his babysitter’s […]
One Day At A Time
If you know me, you know I’m an intense person. When I start thinking about something or learning something, I want to know EVERYTHING there is to know about that thing. When I care about someone, I care very deeply. When I’m excited, I’m thrilled! And when I’m nervous… well, I freak out. Poor Tim. […]
Public Service Announcement – or perhaps
I wanted to take a break from this crazy week to tell you all that Jack pooped in the potty tonight! Actually, I was able to stop him from pooping in the tub again, thanks to some of your advice! So, thanks! I never imagined myself encouraging someone to poop. But I did! And it […]