He’s beautiful! He has a head full of black hair. He’s perfect. Well, except for his cone shaped head. But the women told me that might happen and said it would round out to normal in no time. He’s been asleep, lying in a little manger. I did not see that coming! My pains got really strong as we made…
Month: December 2020
Bethlehem Road Trip
We’ve been traveling for days. It’s going as good as I could have hoped. I am young and healthy so I’ve handled it pretty well. I’ve seen some older women with child and they seem to be struggling a bit more – bless their hearts. By the end of the day, though, my feet are screaming and I have so…
That Was a Big Kick!
I’ve got 99 problems, but sleeping all night isn’t one of them. I’ve been awake for hours. Feeling these tightenings in my belly come and go. Some make me squirm into a different position, but some make me want to hold by breath. The older women tell me to breathe through these pains — they say it is normal. They…
Row, Row, Row Your Boat Gently Down the Stream
We’ve all sung the song. But have you actually rowed the boat? A raft, a canoe, a kayak? Have you rowed in choppy water? Or rowed with the wind blowing hard against you? Have you rowed until your arms ached and your chest burned? Our favorite apostle Paul knew a thing or two about rowing. Recently, I talked the family…
What’s That Smell?
So here’s the deal. In Arkansas we have chickens — lots of chickens. And with chickens come chicken litter. When a farmer’s Bermuda pasture needs a boost, chicken litter is generously spread on the field. And when that farmer wants a really big boost, he calls for a potent slurry from our local hog farms. Wally had just spread hog…