Rich MOMents

It's not unusual for LilDude (7) to walk in his sleep. Tonight after reading aloud from our latest chapter book, Strawberry Girl , I tuc...

I've been experiencing mega "God moments" lately...you know, when something hits you upside the head because it's just out...

I took LilDude (7) and GG (3, almost 4) to the store. They each carried $2 they'd earned, excited to spend it on something wonderful. I ...

GG has been excitedly talking about his birthday (in February) ever since he arrived home (last May.) We're finally getting close enough...

I recently posted the following on Facebook: Question for parents of teen girls... What is a reasonable amount to budget for clothes shoppi...

One of my children struggles with making wise choices. Well, shoot, they all struggle with making wise choices (so do I!) but one struggles ...

...and her name is MOMMA! GG is a breeze to parent. But he obviously received a tad bit of spoiling in China. (With that face and personalit...

Strange prayer request. I've been scanning waiting child lists. (A girl can dream, can't she?) Two children caught my eye. I looked ...

GG has been home seven months now. Last night we celebrated the New Year by going out for Chinese food. When the waitress stood right next t...

Read this on another site... It pretty much sums up my thoughts for the New Year! May we all love more, worry less, and truly appreciate th...

ACK! 'LilDude and I have been reading through the Laura Ingalls Wilder books. Lovin' 'em. So we're currently on our sixth,...

"This mine?" is a phrase I hear a lot lately. GG sits on the slide. "This mine?" He points to the wading pool, in storag...

Twice today GG says to me, "You're pretty nice!" And, for the sake of contrast, last night he sang the "Mommy Loves You...

After much consternation, I found a perfect gift for 'LilDude...a wooden domino rally, $20 on Craiglist. The whole family enjoys it!

I'm sad because a young couple in China broke up. What a small, small world this is... We've had relatively little contact with GG...