January has come and gone, and it looks as if February will do the same, rushing by without a thought for the lists of things I planned to tackle in 2019. Time is heartless that way. I make a month’s lesson plans and bask in the glory for three heartbeats before another month comes along […]
Holy Imaginations on Vacation by Jeannie Whitlock
Well, I guess we won’t be riding elephants. Today’s naptime brought me two children cozied into their restorative alone-time, and a lot of information about Bali’s most horrifyingly destructive tourist activities. It didn’t start out that way. I’d tucked the kids in, then began researching fun things to do on our family getaway to Bali. […]
Words of Life
I caught a glimpse of her out of the corner of my eye as I made my way through the crowd milling about in the children’s Sunday school pickup area. She beelined toward me, auburn ponytail bobbing behind her, a bright smile on her face. It was the 11-year old daughter of a friend, who […]
Disruptive Imaginology
“It’s just that if you’re not disruptive everything seems to be repeated endlessly.” Robert Adamson, Australian poet “Disruptive” sounds like something that needs to be disciplined. It’s not a very attractive term, but there may be a redeemable quality to it for parents. And since I really like the title of this post, I intend […]
My Mother Practiced the Piano
In 1972 my mother’s piano professor failed her senior recital because she was pregnant with me. She was a married woman, and that recital was one of the best performances of her life; however, the man had a point to make. A pianist as brilliant as my mother had no business changing the diapers of […]
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