by kimhyland | Nov 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
The last couple days have been a strange mix of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Autumn decor is mixing with Christmas scented candles and leftover Thanksgiving weekend mess. Christmas carols are finally playing after a long, disciplined wait. Don’t get me...
by kimhyland | Nov 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
let us be thankful boys and girls for eyes and ears and toes and puppies with wet noses for lessons we have learned and love we have not earned we follow the beat of amazing grace o let us be thankful boys and girls let us be thankful boys and girls for kisses on...
by kimhyland | Nov 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Tomorrow will undoubtedly be a full day . . in more ways than one. For all the preparation, we often still find ourselves caught off guard. By life. In all her beauty. And her mess. Somehow we imagine she wasn’t invited to this feast. Or at least got...
by kimhyland | Nov 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
It started early this morning. The mental racing, quickly followed by the emotional overwhelm. “How am I going to keep the food hot if we have to leave the house 8 hours before dinner?” “What time does Josh get home Wednesday?” “I need to...
by kimhyland | Nov 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Say “thank you.” I must have said it a thousand times. That and “say please.” Not long after we teach our children to say “momma” and “daddy,” to wave hello and bye-bye, we teach them to say “thank you.” To...