Gift
Yesterday the kids and I had a wonderful afternoon at a local park. Another home schooling mom and her four children came too, and they all had a blast in this wide creek, catching crayfish, salamanders and frogs. Peter caught a baby water snake. Sadly, my camera batteries died, so no pictures. The best part [...]
April 25, 2008
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Monica Brand · 
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Tags: friendship, home schooling, mothering · Posted in: Believing, Home schooling, Learning, Living
Fixation
A person with a BlackBerry is a multi-tasker, a gal on the go, with a knack for having fun. At least, I believe she is.
March 12, 2008
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Tags: BlackBerry, mothering, stay-at-home mom, technology · Posted in: Living
Mothering boys
I planned on three girls, but God in his infinite, all-knowing wisdom, nixed my Little House on the Prairie dreams, and decided to give me two boys. Brothers two-and-a-half years apart, sandwiched between two sisters. My own Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. It really is a different kettle of fish raising more than one boy, [...]
June 14, 2007
· Monica Brand · 4 Comments
Tags: mothering · Posted in: Living, My Boys
Healed
Last year’s Memorial weekend: ambulance, helicopter, hospital, many tears. This year’s holiday: airplane, rental SUV, Granny and Pop-pop’s pool, smiles. And this snapshot, thanks be to God:
May 28, 2007
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Tags: belief, healing, mothering · Posted in: Living, My Girls
Two Lucy
I was going to say let the madness begin, but I think we’re already there. Happy birthday, baby big girl.
April 18, 2007
· Monica Brand · One Comment
Tags: mothering · Posted in: My Girls
The baby is a dictator
Lucy, 14 months, is in true toddler mode. Her favorite game is yanking books off the shelves and making a large carpet of them on the floor. Her mother is not too fond of the follow-up game, “Pick Up Lucy’s Mess.” From the bookshelves, she goes over to her next favorite thing to do: Dumpster [...]
July 12, 2006
· Monica Brand · 11 Comments
Tags: mothering · Posted in: Living, My Girls
