One of the kids came and sat down beside me, but didn’t really say much. I could tell her mind was working so I just waited. Finally, she blurted out, “Mama, when babies come out, are they neckid?” I tried to hid the surprise from my face. “Yes.” I wondered where this came from. She… [continue reading]
Consequences of Disobedience
This is the 13th post in a series written by Frieda, my mother. These are her memories of Sara her first rambunctious child and their adventures on the mission field. Click this link to start at the beginning. Our fourth child was born when Sara was eight years old. A day or two after I… [continue reading]
Prayer Time
It was our evening reading and prayer time. One of the girls kept raising her hand to share a prayer request. Finally, it was time and she gushed her story. “One time we were at McDonalds, and we went to the bathroom. There was a girl in there, and she didn’t even shut the bathroom… [continue reading]
Sleepy Time
Our bedtime routines have certainly changed over the years. Gone are the peaceful nights I would rock a sleepy baby and gently lay her in bed. It’s chaos around here at bedtime now with five kids, and our baby knows it! How does he know that everyone else in the house is not asleep? How… [continue reading]
Hyperactive
This is the 12th post in a series written by Frieda, my mother. These are her memories of Sara her first rambunctious child and their adventures on the mission field. Click this link to start at the beginning. Sara’s second grade teacher said she was too distracted by everything that went on in the environment… [continue reading]
Indestructible
This is the eleventh post in a series written by Frieda, my mother. These are her memories of Sara her first rambunctious child and their adventures on the mission field. Click this link to start at the beginning. For Christmas we gave each of our three children a Fisher Price toy which we had bought… [continue reading]
Difficulty Reading
This is the tenth post in a series written by Frieda, my mother. These are her memories of Sara her first rambunctious child and their adventures on the mission field. Click this link to start at the beginning. We moved to Mexico when Sara was six years old. Kindergarten was not required then, and we… [continue reading]
What is a ship?
I booked a cruise for our family! It has been a life long dream of mine to go on a cruise! Our plan is to drive to Florida, spend one day at Disney World and go on our cruise. It is not for several months, but we have been planning and excitement is high! In… [continue reading]
Discipline that Works
This is the ninth post in a series written by Frieda, my mother. These are her memories of Sara her first rambunctious child and their adventures on the mission field. Click this link to start at the beginning. Some of our friends who had calm children thought Sara just lacked parental discipline. This was not… [continue reading]
You never know what kids will say
You’ve seen this photo of our wedding before. It’s my favorite from our entire book of wedding photos and the one that I usually have hanging or propped some where visible. Several years ago when we only had three children, Jason and I went to a company dinner and a couple from church came over… [continue reading]