I like a list. I like plans. I like specific instructions. I like to not have to have faith to know that what I am doing is right. There I said it. I want something tangible (like said list) to show me I am doing the right thing. But sometimes I just get a check in my spirit about things.
Vroom, Vroom – Why I can’t leave the kids alone with the baby…
The other day when I was picking up clothes I walked out of the room for all of five minutes and left Matthias in his bouncy chair. By all accounts he should have been fine. The dog was outside and the younger kids were in the garage playing. Carsten was on the sofa watching TV. [...]
The Technology Diet
Hmmm… X-box, Playstation, DVD player, cable, iPod, computer, Nintendo DS and the list goes on. And that is just what is in our house. It got a bit exhausting. The fights over whose turn was next and how long they had been playing were getting to be a bit too much for dad and I. [...]
Our Holiday Traditions Are… Untraditional?
Within our family, we go through the same holiday rituals every year. It doesn’t seem to change no matter how much we fight it. We have practically succumbed to the madness and yes, even embraced it a bit. Those in attendance are: Myself, Ryan and the three boys, My sister, her husband and their two [...]













