It occurred to me that perhaps I needed to clarify what I meant when I talk about raising children to be honoring in their speech. This is probably old hat to all of you, but just to make certain we’re all on the same page, I wanted to explain exactly what that means at our house. Read the rest of this entry ?
Archive for January 16th, 2007
A glimpse into…
January 16, 2007The snow is falling, it’s lovely outside. The wind is blowing enough that it is making the snowflakes swirl, around the bottom of the trees. Inside, the fireplace is snapping and popping – while the smell of the cherry wood is sweetly blending with the smell of the bread baking. It’s just lovely…. Read the rest of this entry ?
Common courtesy is an ox and a moron
January 16, 2007This weekend, the Clark family was on display. We were the only family in the HUGE restaurant with more than 4 children at their table. We were the only family at my brother in law’s memorial that had more than 3 children and we were the only family at church on Sunday that had more than 2 children. We were more of an oddity than normal. 
If only someone would have paid me for every time we heard, “You have 7(!!) children?! Are you …………(insert word of choice here, adding expletives if you’re assuming it was spoken to us at the memorial.) ???” Read the rest of this entry ?
