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This is what I am reciting…

For my church’s talent show this year:
I chose this poem because it is a Christian poem and  it tells of God’s ”Brave-hearted son.”                              
          The Hurt of Love

Oh the hurt, the hurt, and the hurt of love!
Wherever the sunshines, the waters go.
It hurts the snowdrop, it hurts the dove.
God on his throne, and man below.
But the sun would not [...]

Culturally literate children

Our children are sometimes culturally literate in ways that make me feel vaguely guilty or irresponsible. We occasionally watch carefully chosen music videos online. Last week, we were having a good laugh over Weird Al Yankovic and 3yo Rachael peeked over our shoulders. “Hey! That’s Michael Jackson! And he plays [...]

Tortilla dreams

Sometimes Rachael is a small adult in a 3yo’s body, and sometimes she is thoroughly three.
Her first groggy words to me this morning, spoken as her feet swung from the potty:
“Mom, I slept with a bag of tortillas last night.”
Me: “Umm…good morning, honey.  Why did you sleep with tortillas?”
Rachael: “Because I was hungry and I [...]