No, our baby has not yet arrived, however twenty-one of the tiniest little baby Mollies have joined our fish tank family! Doug’s intuition on Saturday proved correct, and his decision to move the mama fish into the little separate breeding box meant that this time around, many more than one little baby fish survived. We… Continue reading Birth announcement
Category: Family
Overrated
Okay, so tonight the novelty of mobility totally wore off. Somewhere between chasing down the kids to get shoes and socks on (after huffing and puffing and painfully contorting myself to put on my own), lugging the double stroller out from the back of the van while stuff crashed to the sidewalk, and doing my… Continue reading Overrated
Top ten
10. Walking into Mercy and Aaron’s room on Saturday morning and picking them up out of their beds. 9. Putting the toys away exactly the way I like them to be organized. 8. Doing laundry. 7. Dressing my kids. 6. Spending Saturday with best friends at the beach. 5. Going for a family walk down… Continue reading Top ten
Does it work?
This past week, I had the chance to read Scot McKnight’s newest book, A Community Called Atonement. It is an excellent book, and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in grappling with what it means to be “saved” according to the gospel of Jesus Christ. The book is a theological discussion, but as… Continue reading Does it work?
Missional blood
“It’s easier to get people to give money than to give blood.” This was the quotation that caught my attention in Sunday’s L.A. Times. There was a large article about the significant blood shortage in L.A., and concern over the fact that it was a holiday weekend with an increased chance of traumas and injuries… Continue reading Missional blood
Heat wave
It was at some point on Sunday when I saw that the temperature in our bedroom (where Aaron takes his naps) was ninety-eight degrees that we realized that it was not a possibility for us to remain in our apartment for the afternoon. In desperation, I made a few phone calls to friends from church… Continue reading Heat wave
A personal update
I went to the doctor on Friday of last week and was told to go home for yet another two-week period of bed-rest. When those two weeks are up, I will be at 36 1/2 weeks in my pregnancy and I can do whatever I want to trigger this baby’s birth! Once again, our friends… Continue reading A personal update
Why, mommy?
When Elliot, our angel for the first half of the day, arrived back at our house from playing with Mercy and Aaron at the park, he told me that the kids had done great but had witnessed something unfortunate. He said that while they were playing, the police had arrived and had gotten into a… Continue reading Why, mommy?
Is it the water?
We have remarked on more than one occasion about how fertile things seem to be around our apartment, from plants that flower or grow excessively to hummingbirds who nest and lay eggs (and no need to comment on the Haubs themselves). So it shouldn’t have come as such a surprise yesterday morning when Doug awoke… Continue reading Is it the water?
Birds and lilies
Rarely do I find myself speechless here, and it is with ease that I write my (usually) daily posts. Today, however, I am simply too overwhelmed to speak, and if I even try to type the tears flow. They are tears of immense gratitude for a gift undeserved; they are tears of awe over a… Continue reading Birds and lilies