In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In… Read More Decoration Day: In Remembrance
Now that we have three Moodys living here, we decided it was time to buy a new couch so Silas could have enough room to stretch out and relax. Finally, he can kick back! Come on, you have to admit that Silas looks a bit cramped on our old couch. (Yes, Silas is in this… Read More Stretching Out
Hi, everybody! It’s me, Silas! Mommy knows that any blog worth its salt invites guests to write a post once in awhile, so she’s letting me write for her today. I’d like to give a special shout-out to my Grammy and Grandma. Love, love, love you! Okay, now to the exciting news I have to… Read More Just My Size (guest post)
Teething has begun. Last week Silas’s two front teeth barely made their appearance, peeking shyly up at the world from his lower gum. I was sitting on a park bench with a friend when she said she spotted teeth! I thought it was highly doubtful. Silas has been the King of Drool for 2 months… Read More From Gummy Smile to Toothy Grin
While driving yesterday, I told Stephen that I wish I could put into words (without being cliché) how becoming a mother has changed me. It’s so hard to describe–especially since I’m sure I don’t even see all the ways it has changed me. We talked about how rewarding it is that Silas knows he belongs… Read More Celebrating My First Mother’s Day
I was so proud of myself for sending Mother’s Day cards to our mothers and grandmothers, that I had forgotten Mother’s Day is for me too this year. I can’t wait to spend the day with Silas tomorrow! A friend of mine has said to me a couple times, “Don’t you love being a mom?… Read More Love You, Mom
May 2, 2011: Today our baby is 6 months old. Happy Half Birthday, Silas Clark! We celebrated with half a cookie and half a candle.After dinner I spent some time lying on the living room floor next to Silas as he played–just letting the room fill with baby noises, so precious and so fleeting. Even… Read More Zero and a Half
Today I tried a new recipe, Sweet Chocolate Pears. Sounded promising. How did it turn out you ask? In the words of Stephen, “It’s like a pear in search of an idea.”
We hosted my youngest sister Ruth Anna last week during her spring break. I realized that Ruth Anna and I have never spent significant time together, just the two of us. When I left for college, she was entering 8th grade. When I left home to teach in Utah, she was beginning her senior year… Read More Another Spring Break. Another Sister.
My basket had just one thing in it this year–a deliciously cute peep! We’re looking forward to teaching this little peep the meaning of Easter.Jesus Christ, God Incarnate, absorbed God’s wrath (that was righteously directed at us) by dying on the cross for our transgressions. His task did not end with a tomb, but with… Read More My Easter Basket
