So we did the thing that needed doing – Little Lady and me. We prepared a tray of peat pots with some good soil and water. We cleared a space for the tray in the kitchen, where we put a small light over the pots to encourage health and growth. We used an hors d’oeuvres… Continue reading The Parable of the (Little Lady) Sower, Part II
Little Lady found a secret stash of garden seeds that my mom could not take with her when she passed. Old seeds. You know the kind – you bought them, expecting to plant a beautiful garden, but life happened and so they sat, unused, forgotten about, destitute, in some random corner of your home? Yeah.… Continue reading The Parable of the (Little Lady) Sower
I want to reiterate that Husband and I have made a conscious decision to take Little Lady seriously and receive any emotion or problem she expresses. We are not always successful, but our hope is that we can instill in her now a sense of safety and acceptance and trust so that she can depend… Continue reading Little Lady Words: The Second Asterisk
I read some time ago that this stage can be difficult for a child, as she has far more to express than she has vocabulary. It can be frustrating for a toddler to be thirsty and want her juice and be unable to make a slow adult understand this. She may only know to say… Continue reading Little Lady Words: The First Asterisk
Words matter. You know? They really do. We are relational beings, yearning for communication, fellowship, and belonging. But just like anything else, we have to learn how to use words. My daughter celebrated her second birthday a several months ago. It’s an incredible (and incredibly trying) age. Husband and I are loving (almost) every minute… Continue reading Little Lady Words
