Thomas Nelson Publishers sent me the book Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain by Paul Meier and David Henderson for review purposes. I actually received this book about a month before my dad died. It has taken me awhile to read it because I haven’t felt like reading books with weighty themes lately. However, I specifically [...]
Entries from January 2010
January 29, 2010
Silly Reindeer Games
I didn’t really want to tell this story. But this is Ralph’s Favorite Stories week at Snoodlings and I’d already vetoed one of his choices. Plus, I told Carpoolqueen I’d tell this story as a sign of solidarity and support for the tough choice she had to make at her dental appointment yesterday. A couple [...]
January 28, 2010
I’ll Give You the Shirt Right Off My Son’s Back
Before I tell you anything else, I wanted to let you know that God’s Will’s cat scans (or as my youngest son mistakenly prayed about yesterday, his “scat cans”) were CLEAR!! Woo hoo! Not today, cancer. Not today. It’s my friend Ralph’s Favorite Stories Week here at Snoodlings. This is another story that doesn’t paint [...]
January 27, 2010
Another One of Ralph’s Favorites: The Treasure Box Story
Ever have one of those days that’s just one errand after another? A few months ago, I had one of those days. My youngest two kids don’t have school on Tuesdays or Thursdays so I try to get all of my personal business taken care of on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday….because I don’t enjoy grocery [...]
January 26, 2010
Why Kids Get to Name Their Pets and Not Their Siblings
I don’t know who decided this would be “Ralph’s Favorite Stories” week here at Snoodlings. I guess I did, since I write the blog. (Anyone else hear Barry Manilow right there? Just a quick verse of “I Write the Blogs That Make the Whole World Sing”? Or as a result of a couple of posts [...]
January 25, 2010
You Ought to Be in Pictures…Just Maybe Not So Many
My computer has an application called Photo Booth. It allows you to take pictures from the computer’s camera and add special effects. You can also record short videos. My kids call it “Face Game.” My dad introduced them to it. They used to love to hang out with him in his office and make weird [...]
January 22, 2010
Theology and Doctrine aka Easy, Breezy, Weekend Chitchat
Waterbrook Multnomah sent me a copy of Joshua Harris’s newest book to review. I’d heard of Josh Harris and know plenty of people who have read his other books, but this was my first time to read one of his works. I asked to participate in this blog book tour because I was interested in the [...]
January 21, 2010
Why, Yes, This Is An Entire Post About A Cookie
Do you have a World Market close to where you live? If you do, I want to introduce you to your new best friends. Yes, I know they’re cookies, but they’re also an event. It’s like a little party every time you take a bite. I don’t know how they make these things. It’s like [...]
January 20, 2010
To the Birthday Boy
I’m bringing a big cookie from The Great American Cookie Company to your third grade class later this morning. Tonight, I’ll send you to choir practice with a couple dozen Krispy Kreme Happy Birthday doughnuts. On Friday, I’m bringing home a few of your friends for your very first slumber party. This weekend we’ll take [...]
January 18, 2010
Family Secrets Revealed….#6A: The One About How I Earned My Ouachita Players Nicknames
WARNING: This post is not for the weak of stomach. Last week’s post about regurgitation reminded me of another family secret. My freshman year of college I was selected to be a part of the Ouachita Players, a drama group that performed skits throughout Arkansas and occasionally just outside its borders. I first told you [...]
