The Lesson (kinda)

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You know how sometimes your tell your child something to do and they still don't do it? Then something happens as a result of them not obeying the very thing you asked them to do and everything is thrown into pandemonium with a quiet hope that they finally learned their lesson. Here's a spoiler; that thing did happen and they did not learn their lesson.  We've been having problems the last few months with the oldest two getting up after we put them to bed at night and turning on their lights to play. In fact they went a few months with no lightbulbs in their room because of this … [Read more...]

Hi Cowgirl

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I grew up in a rural area, playing in the woods and deserted pastures. Truthfully I thought that I was pretty country. Once again, I was wrong. Or the smog of Houston has infected my brain and wiped all the country out of it. Not sure which one.   Today we went to see the trail riders come into town for the Houston Rodeo. We go every year. The girls love it because all the cowboys yell to them from their horses as they pass and they always yell the same thing, "Hi cowgirls!".  It never fails that they break into huge grins. They adore it. Who wouldn't? Anyone that has ever read The … [Read more...]

protection

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Princess Goofy asleep in the carSaturday as I was laying in bed, pretty much wide awake at the craziest hour, I felt drawn to pray for protection of our kids. I don't know why but I really felt like I should pray for them so I did. Simple. It's simple because I do have faith that God hears my prayers and will do what is best with those prayers whether it is to answer them or not.I was almost back to sleep when I heard a loud crack and looked over just in time to see Princess Goofy land between the night stand and the floor and she immediately started screaming. It woke Damion up and as I told … [Read more...]

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i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)i am never without it(anywherei go you go,my dear; and whatever is doneby only me is your doing,my darling)i fearno fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i wantno world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)and it's you are whatever a moon has always meantand whatever a sun will always sing is youhere is the deepest secret nobody knows(here is the root of the root and the bud of the budand the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which growshigher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars aparti carry … [Read more...]

Princess Goofy

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Time flies when you're having fun and changing diapers, wiping noses, solving fights, cleaning crayon off the walls, etc....Clara turns 3 today. I can't believe it that my surprise baby, the one that we definately did not plan or expect to show up, will be three years old! I remember nights with two babies just hoping to get through that one night. Now I can't imagine life without those nights. Here comes the pregnant hormonal water works again. Just a warning.We found out we were pregnant with Clara when I was already in my second trimester. Yes, we kinda did know but I wasn't ready to face … [Read more...]