Splash in the Rain Puddles

I was so convicted by an article I read a month or so ago, I'm not sure a day has gone by that I haven't thought about it. It was an article entitled "Time Well Spent", that talked about how "one of the best ways to glorify God is to live a balanced, productive life."  In the article it said, "we tend to think our desires reveal our priorities, but our activities are a more accurate measure.  We may want to spend more time with our families or have a more consistent quiet time with the Lord, but if we're not doing it, then they're not priorities."  so true!! This morning on my way home from Bible Study my littlest man fell asleep in the car....and surprisingly stayed asleep when I lifted him out.....this rarely happens.  I got upstairs to his room.....still asleep.  I looked at his sweet little face and couldn't bring myself to lay him down.  The older two were at school so it was just me and him.  So I closed the curtains, turned the

Some mistakes are just not worth correcting.  Like when Jack is telling me how good my woodboxes (boxwoods) look this year, or when Chase asks when the Raisins (Ravens) are playing, or when Jack asks for banana-rama (marinara) sauce for his cheese sticks, and when Chase thinks that his grandma's house is called Ohio....because we say we are going to Ohio, and then we end up at her house.  Ha!   I spend enough time correcting unkind behavior, unkind words and far more serious grammatical issues to worry about mistakes like these.  Instead, I just listen, I nod, and I smile. Here's what's been happening... First day of school for Chase.  He is loving Pre-K! So great to have some time with my sweet niece and nephew.  These two are too cute together.   Soccer....soccer....and more soccer Second happiest day of Chase's life....first was opening day for T-ball.  This was opening day for soccer.  He scored 6 goals!!  and the great thing about being 4 is t