by kimhyland | Oct 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Last holiday season was the best I’ve ever had. It came with all its normal joys, exhaustion, and surprises as we welcomed scads of family and friends throughout the fun-filled days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. There were the normal highs and lows....
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...