Somebody’s Getting Married

“Turn on the music, so I can practice my dancing! Because I am going to dance with Uncle Jake and Aunt Chrissy at their wedding.” ~ Phoebe My little brother is getting married this weekend. I get the honor of performing the ceremony – which, I remind myself, IS an honor. At the same time, […]

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Rubble

 Against the power of a 7.o magnitude earthquake poorly built Haitian concrete buildings literally crumbled. Today, two years later, the land is still devastated. Piles of rubble mark the land. Yet, amid the destruction, there are mission trips taking place to rebuild. New homes are literally being built with walls made of rubble.  Chicken wire and rebar […]

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The colors of purity…

 I took the girls to donuts this morning and at Slivinsky’s they asked for a Princess Ivy and Princess Phoebe story. In this installment the girls were in the courtyard of their impressive castle bouncing a ball back and forth. With each bounce pass the ball changed colors. Blue… bounce… red… bounce… yellow… Then bounce […]

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Our Time

Tonight I am heading to Royal’s stadium to enjoy T-shirt Tuesday. A brilliant way to draw folks into the stadium, since… well… you know… my little girls are the only ones surprised when the Royals lose. And tonight amplifies that reality since the shirts carry the “Our Time” logo. The advertising brilliance that was supposed […]

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