We are OK. Better than OK. We do not have power or internet, but the generator gives us lights, fans, refrigerator, stove top, and charging abilities. And ATT&T is giving me free data on my phone for 3 days (So I was able to watch the Pats lose on my phone…sad face). Now for the…
Irma
“Are you ready for the storm?” This question has become the new greeting of all of us here in Puerto Rico…and apparently on Facebook. “Um, yes?” Irma has been an afterthought for me this past week. I bought some water, some popcorn, and placed candles where they could be found easily. But other than that,…
Training Day
I marvel at how many changes Ronnie and Lydia have had to face since our faces invaded theirs almost two years ago. They went from a room filled with babies screaming on an assembly line of diaper changes and feedings, to a single family home with only one other child…a brand new sister with whom…
What I Always Wanted to Be
I wanted to be a lot of things when I was a kid: nun, police woman, vet, chemist, biologist, work for national geographic…but never a mom. I wanted to race the boys, not kiss them. I wanted to earn money by a paper route or being a dishwasher at pizza hut, not babysitting. I’d rather…
Mind Blown
It started at the dinner table. I hadn’t been prepared to discuss it. Yet there it was, laid bare in front of me while Barrett was away. I had just finished reading about God promising Abram and Sarai to have a baby when they were old. Annabelle’s math that day had been writing 1-100 on…