We all seem to be learning a lot around here these days. Yohannes perfected the letter “A” this morning. He’s learning to write his ABCs and learning about the sounds each letter makes. Today we talked a lot about apples and apes and alligators and airplanes and ants . . . He’s also learning to...
I realize I’m probably behind the times, but I just heard of JJ Heller for the first time yesterday. This song came on the radio, and I looked it up when I got home. So I thought I’d share my new find . . . Then I found this one, which I really like, too...
There was once a man who lived in Port Au Prince, Haiti with his wife. Together they cared for 20 orphans. Then Tuesday, January 12, 2010 came and a catastrophic earthquake hit the poorest nation in the Americas. Among the thousands and thousands of casualties was this wife. In an instant, this man lost his...
Today Yohannes accidentally broke a vase. Immediately after it crashed onto the hard marble hearth and shattered and scattered all across the floor, he looked at me with huge, fearful eyes. I wanted to be frustrated with him, but as he often does, God gave me the grace I needed for the moment. I reassured...
Yohannes has picked about 100 of these flowers for me this week. (I guess he’s making up for lost time!) He’ll come inside with one (or six) behind his back and say, “I have a surprise for you!” And every time I try to act like it’s the most beautiful flower I’ve ever seen ....
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