Tag: God
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Climb Any Mountain
Children reach a certain age and have a strong desire to climb whatever is in front of them, whether a chair, stairs, a toy box, or a bench. Thea has reached this mountain-goat phase, and she’s crawling on anything that poses a challenge. We’ve got these large beanbag chairs in our family room, and she…
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Real Rest
There’s a lot of energy and joy in her tiny body. She’s barely five months old, and her name is June, but she’s already acquired many nicknames, names of endearment that make a person smile. Junie Bug, Junie B, JB. She’s happy no matter how you address her. Her parents are deeply in love with…
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Celebrate Good Times
We had the privilege and joy recently of hosting a party for a friend to celebrate a significant birthday. The theme was the 60’s, and what folks came dressed as was fun and fanciful. Tie-dyed shirts, wild and crazy hair, and bell-bottoms were seen on the guests. The crowd was multi-generational, and even the young…
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The In-Between But Not Yet
Photo courtesy of Siu Scarbor on Unsplash Liminal space. That transitional place between what was and what hasn’t come yet, a threshold leading into the new and not yet experienced. It’s rather like the darkness of a hallway as you move from one room to another; having left, but not having arrived. This past Saturday…
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Looks Can Be Deceiving
When two favorite characters are unicorns and Peppa the Pig, it becomes a challenge to know how to decorate. For a four-year-old, you don’t choose. You do it all. With Kolly, passions are part of her life. When she couldn’t decide on the theme for her family party, she asked if she could have both.…
Tip of My Iceberg 