2017-11-15 03:33
“You can tell she’s raised with gentleness,” I observe as I watch Eliana shushing, cuddling and rocking her new dolly. “Baby! Baby!” she announces happily as s… Read More
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2017-04-05 04:24
This post is different from others in that it isn’t specifically about my grandchildren–but it could be. I’ve been thinking about parents’ responsibility to protect t… Read More
2016-11-30 18:41
I love spending time with Tina and two of her amazing answers to prayer. After Katie Kat disappeared one fine day, Tina prayed and prayed for her return–even when her “sensible… Read More
2016-03-03 20:32
No longer so reluctant to turn in for the night, two-year-old May often goes to bed happily with bursts of song.
But on Sunday she became a flag dancer as well as a nightingale. Tommy, May… Read More
2016-02-01 01:34
You knew, of course, that dinosaurs were on the endangered list. No? Really?
Check out Tina’s Dino Egg Lab–nesting areas, staff, an elevator, and even an aquarium–standard… Read More
2016-01-01 22:07
You’re ever so tiny, impossibly cute,
Utterly miniature, very astute.
You know when it’s dinner; you know when it’s snack.
You’d charm the shirt right off a car sale… Read More
2015-10-10 21:57
“Which one do you think Grandma made?’ asks my crafty granddaughter. She shows her mom the two fox corner bookmarks you see on the Ellie and Harry books. Close s… Read More
2015-09-15 17:37
Parents today are probably the most informed and involved generation in history. And, yet, in the company of their children, they often act as though they’d rather be someplace else. T… Read More
2015-08-22 16:33
In my last post, I told you about May’s brief but delightful search for her beloved daddy under the couch cushion. And why not, when she has a grandma who searches for her in the unlik… Read More
2015-08-13 20:49
Two-year-old May is happy to see me at the front door. “Where Daddy go?” she asks, running into the living room and checking under the sofa cushion for her six-foot tall daddy… Read More
2015-07-13 01:39
Is that the beginnings of a look of alarm I see out of the corner of my eye?
I have suggested to May that one of her four grandmas (she’s just met this one) would like a cup of tea. P… Read More
2015-06-04 20:45
So what garners Lisa a blinding headache, and glares from a couple of other shoppers? Post-adoption trauma on two-year-old May’s part, perhaps? Fear? Even terror? Maybe just utter fru… Read More
2015-04-18 19:10
Tommy chooses–and pays for–a bouquet of tulips for Tricia. Lisa picks up a case of toiletries sure to please their honored guest. She and Tommy clean up his bedroom, where Trici… Read More
2015-04-06 16:00
Tommy has some special videos to show me–a young man destroying iPhones on YouTube (no link here!).
I marvel. This well-spoken young man immerses one iPhone in a specially made… Read More
2015-03-09 16:35
Tina is compassionate, patient and heroic in her interactions with her animals. She no longer wants to be an Emperor Penguin (she was only little then), and the teacher, doctor and (t… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
What do I expect when I find this treasure at the library? Well, given that seven-year-old Tommy is interested in history and likes to read, I think he might read the book. And that would be… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Did you ever play an annoying little game as a child? I’m thinking of the kind that have a picture with holes and several tiny metal balls, all encased in plastic. The object is to til… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
After school the crossing guard comes over to check on Tina, who’s apparently playing alone on the hill in the schoolyard. Oh no, she isn’t—I’m with her. “I was… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Tina’s leaping and dancing, singing an impromptu hymn of praise to the Creator of–colors. Day One: I eat the last piece of Maria’s homemade pumpkin pie. Tina and I cut… Read More
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