Tonight when I put Aaron down to sleep, I held him a bit longer than normal before laying him down in his bed. He snuggled right up with his head tucked under my chin and his arms draped over the tops of mine. He is no small child: his nickname “little man” suits him just… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Aaron Emmanual
Category: Family
Malibu living
After yet another trip to urgent care today with one of our children, we ended up taking a little coastal detour and enjoying a beautiful drive on the PCH. THe kids had both fallen asleep after leaving the doctor’s office, so rather than risk short-circuiting their naps by trying to transfer them, we decided to… Continue reading Malibu living
Who are my mother and brother?
I am struggling right now with the wave of suffering that has struck our families recently. I am struggling with my role, once again, as a long-distance family member. I am struggling with reconciling Jesus’ words about who we are and how we are to be as family to one another and my own emotional… Continue reading Who are my mother and brother?
A Simeon New Year
I was supposed to preach this last Sunday at my home church in Seattle, however on Friday I was struck with a pretty horrible flu that kept me mostly in bed for two days. I made the call at some point Saturday evening that there was no way I could stand up and speak coherently… Continue reading A Simeon New Year
Home
We have officially landed–back into life here in Los Angeles. Mercy and Aaron are running around completely enamored by the toys they have not seen for six weeks; Mow Mow met us at the door, obviously happy to have us back; we were picked up at the airport by Juan and Stacie and Mercy got… Continue reading Home
The real reason dinosaurs went extinct
Aaron got a set of dinosaurs for Christmas. Mercy has been very, very busy with them since…
Rest
Yesterday was an excellent day. Getting up and opening up our stockings with no showers or apple pie preparations intruding on this sacred event; Seeing the living room quickly filled with dinosaurs and snorts of all shapes and sizes, with mommy and baby giraffes and elephants joining the fun; Being blown away by my husband… Continue reading Rest
Dear friends,
Merry Christmas from Doug, Erika, Mercy, and Aaron Emmanuel…and baby Jesus. May your joy be abundant.
Christmas morning
Last night around 10pm, Doug and I gave in to the epitome of consumer lust at Christmastime: we went to Toys ‘R Us. We had been looking for a set of Snorts to buy for our daughter, and my mom had a toy item she was in search of as well. I had never been… Continue reading Christmas morning
Is there a doctor in the house?
So Aaron decided that he was not to be outdone by his sister on this trip. This afternoon he stuck his fingers into a wall heater in the basement of my parent’s house. At the advice of our pediatrician in Pasadena, we took him to get checked out by a doctor. My mom got us… Continue reading Is there a doctor in the house?