July 2005
July 30, 2005
Google my site!
Okay, I know the Google icon has been on the left sidebar for a couple months. But now it works! Hallelujah and a big thanks to The King of Fools, who makes the quality of my life so much better by tending to all my blogging problems. So, say for...5:18 PM in Web/Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)
Question for mothers/mommies
!!!!Here is the first print media review I've seen of the Mommy Manual!!!!! It's short, so if you have time, please read it so I can ask you all a question: Reviewer's choice: Friday, July 29, 2005 By SARA CAMPBELL / The Dallas Morning News The Mommy Manual Planting Roots...4:16 PM in Books | Permalink | Comments (20)
July 29, 2005
Labor and delivery tips
No, I don't have any! But a mommy wrote this morning asking for some. I've written about my first delivery experience back in the hospital dark ages of 1969 Washington, D.C. in a book scheduled for publication later this year, tentatively titled Reaching the Left with the Right: I was...8:10 AM in Mothering | Permalink | Comments (11)
Who's really disabled?
Thanks for all the comments on yesterday's post, including private ones. I haven't yet posted the story on my friend because she's promised me some photos. And you know it's true - a picture is worth a thousand words. Or more. But since I love to write, there will be...7:05 AM in Disabilities | Permalink | Comments (2)
July 28, 2005
Disrespecting Disabilities
I was getting referrals from a Certain Blog with which I've parted ways. Curious, I went there to find out why. I really didn't like what I found. My daughter Jasmine had blogged something on my grandson's birthday about what a wonderful boy he is, mentioning that he has a...11:00 AM in Disabilities | Permalink | Comments (13)
July 27, 2005
Pictures, please
There is so much I want to say, but having been away so much this month, I've spent the last few days catching up on stuff with my kids and running the house. Plus I've had quite a few radio interviews for The Mommy Manual. This has been my first...1:56 PM in | Permalink | Comments (0)
July 25, 2005
Elisabeth Elliot today
Every morning I wake up to an email devotional from Elisabeth Elliot. Here is today's: A Devious Repentance Recently I committed a sin of what seemed to me unpardonable thoughtlessness. For days I wanted to kick myself around the block. What is the matter with me? I thought. How could...8:08 AM in | Permalink | Comments (3)
July 24, 2005
Montessori at Home #8: Building Movement Skills in Toddlers
Building Movement Skills For some parents of young toddlers, hours seem measured by tumbles and falls, spilled milk and scattered Cheerios. Yes, there are some naturally cautious new walkers out there who stop to analyze each step before they take it. But then there is the dynamo - once on...8:26 AM in Homeschooling, Montessori, Mothering, Toddlers | Permalink | Comments (2)
July 23, 2005
Just say no to legal drugs
Back in the 60's and 70's, as a card-carrying counterculture mama, I read all kinds of books about natural cures. I had a shelf full of jars filled with echinacea, slippery elm, raspberry leaves, and more. When anyone in the family was getting a cold, I mixed lemon juice, garlic...6:12 PM in | Permalink | Comments (10)
July 22, 2005
My Guest Blogger
Tripp has been busy packing while I blogged that last teensy bit. I'm going to take over that grueling job now and give him the reins. Here then, direct from New York, is my Very Special Guest Blogger and Dear Hubbie Tripp: Wow! New York City with my wife! A...10:47 AM in Family | Permalink | Comments (2)
NYC
We are packing up to come home this morning. I was having too good a time to blog while here, although there is so much I want to say about New York! What a fabulous place! Everyone should try to come here - it's so much more beautiful and rich...10:39 AM in Family | Permalink | Comments (2)
July 18, 2005
Why I love having lots of kids
You know how when you've been away a while you see the significance in the familiar things? My first night back from Denver, I found Daniel sleeping with his feet crossed like this: Daniel's bedding is pure white microfiber because he's allergic to dust mites (I had no experience with...9:50 PM in Big families | Permalink | Comments (9)
About comments
I want to apologize about the awkwardness of comments not posting immediately. I would prefer that they did, but unfortunately, I have at least one parody artist who likes to poke a little fun at Christian moms with his (I'm pretty sure it's a guy) sincere-but-slightly-off remarks. One of these...9:26 PM in Blogging | Permalink | Comments (0)
New York, here we come!
I know my daughter Jasmine has been keeping everyone abreast of their homeselling nightmare - well, actually, for us it was just a pleasant summer diversion of having Jasmine, hubby and our four darling grandchildren live here for a couple weeks. So today was the big move-out of Grandma and...1:57 PM in Family | Permalink | Comments (4)
July 17, 2005
Free book for expectant mommies
Still offering a free copy of The Mommy Manual to anyone participating in the Baby Boomlet that seems to be taking place. So far, we are watching and praying for these mommies: Date Number Mommy 6/15/05 8 Nadine Newborn 6 Molly Sept 2 ...10:06 AM in | Permalink | Comments (14)
July 12, 2005
Last day in Denver
Got dressed up and signed more books. Had breakfast with two very successful Christian fiction writers. Sometimes I wish I could write fiction, because it's much more popular. But reality has always been fascinating for me. Met Lynn VanWingerden, the mother of 23 (11 adopted) who's been on Focus on...7:54 PM in | Permalink | Comments (7)
Still in Denver
Even a few pictures cannot capture the magnitude of this event showcasing Christian merchandise from books and music to jewelry, candles, choir robes. You name it - if a Christian might buy it, it's here. Walking in just before the grand opening: In case you are looking for puppets: Every...12:03 PM in | Permalink | Comments (2)
July 10, 2005
Seen and heard in Denver
I'm in Denver, unpacked and settled into my very comfy room. A shuttle bus - well, actually they're huge well-upholstered tour buses - goes by every 15 minutes to take people from the hotel to the Denver Convention center. That's where the International Christian Retailers Association trade show will open...8:02 PM in | Permalink | Comments (9)
July 9, 2005
Overheard at our house
Maddy (12) while making a batch of nachos for everyone for lunch: You know back in the Bible days when men had more than one wife?" Me: Yes? Maddy: That must have been hard. Me: You mean being the wife? Maddy: No, being the husband. I guess it's all a...12:42 PM in Fun Stuff | Permalink | Comments (2)
Homeschooling: What works
I just came across this blog this morning: The Duchy of Burgundy Carrots Wherein we comment on the world's follies, which we will fix when we take it over. It is so cool to get feedback from experienced homeschoolers - not moms/teachers but grownups who were homeschooled. Some of the...8:31 AM in Homeschooling | Permalink | Comments (4)
July 8, 2005
Changing things one heart at a time
For the past three years, since we moved to Virginia, my teens have gone to the Creation Festival, which you might sum up in two words as a Christian Woodstock. This year my oldest son Josh, shown here at his scruffiest after a few days of festival, decided to take...9:48 AM in | Permalink | Comments (5)
A dad on Down syndrome
A very special dad recently started blogging at Down Syndrome Life. His third child has Down syndrome, and though he and his family have embraced their calling to love and raise "The Little Peanut," he speaks poignantly of the rift they feel with their friends. Since his first post described...9:32 AM in | Permalink | Comments (3)
July 7, 2005
Speaking of pictures with stars
Speaking of pictures with celebrities, here's Maddy and Jonny with Steven Curtis Chapman last fall. We were at the Angels in Adoption Awards program and SCC is a big sponsor of it. Did you know he and his wife have adopted three little girls from China after almost finishing raising...10:02 PM in Adoption | Permalink | Comments (2)
Another review of Laundry Room
Sal at Stand Up and Walk, posted this review of Lord, Please Meet Me in the Laundry Room. hehe. Maybe if you read all the reviews you won't need to read the book :)...8:57 PM in Books | Permalink | Comments (1)
So many babies on the way!
Wow! Is it my imagination or is there an unusually large number of babies on our way? Let's do a round up of names, blogs (if you have one), and due dates, as well as how many children you have. I will give 25 copies of The Mommy Manual to...8:32 PM in Babies | Permalink | Comments (19)
Looking like a lady
This is something that's hard for me. Number one: I didn't grow up with a mom who did "girly" things with me, as she was a single mom and busy working and trying to find a man. Number two: During my years as a hippie, good grooming was not top...7:14 PM in | Permalink | Comments (4)
London and the feminization of war
Like everyone else, I am grieved about London. I am grieved that my country has been so feminized that we tie the hands of our military and treat them like we need to protect the world from them, rather than letting them protect us from the world. Our country has...4:00 PM in | Permalink | Comments (4)
July 1, 2005
A review of my book
I guess it's okay to mention that anyone curious about my book Lord, Please Meet Me in the Laundry Room can find a review at here at Heather's blog. This is the first time I've seen a review of my book on a blog. Thanks, Heather!...6:55 PM in Books | Permalink | Comments (2)
