Tests

Beau and I put our oldest daughter to a test. Without getting into any details, let’s just say it involved the giving up of information we were already privy to. I was praying and hoping she would trust us enough to volunteer the information (even though she...

So, that’s what it’s called.

La Petite Belle was in the back seat, singing a Miley Cyrus song. Someone had mentioned to me that in the video for this song, Miley was dressed quite scantily. I asked the girls if that certain video was playing on Disney and if Miley was dressed inappropriately. K...
The Pot and the Kettle

The Pot and the Kettle

La Petite Belle told her daddy yesterday morning that he was being “overdramatic” when he told her she was either a liar or a murderer. OK, so maybe that was a somewhat overdramatic response to her telling her sister she hated her because she...
I miss this woman.

I miss this woman.

I lost one of the most important and influential women in my life 5 years ago. I trusted everything this woman said. She had some incredible wisdom. Every time anyone was with her, she captured their attention. She was a great communicator … witty, funny, smart....
Our lives were changed forever.

Our lives were changed forever.

Nine years ago today, I was into my eighth hour of my twenty hours of labor for La Petite Belle. This child did not want to leave the womb. Original due date: September 16th. That was obviously a miscalculation. After two weeks of stress tests to determine amniotic...