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Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 10:53 AM
When March 1st came, I breathed a sigh of relief that we had had such a well winter.
On March 2, Hope got a stomach virus. We had company coming--friends from Vermont. Our friend Karl Swanke (#67--look him up) played for Green Bay in the 80's and his visit was perfectly timed with our church's March Madness sports theme. He planned to say a few words at church while he and his wife, Maggie (one of my favorite people) were with us for the weekend college shopping with their daughter. |
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Posted on Tuesday, February 05, 2013 10:26 AM
I always love writing articles, but this month I got an extra fun assignment from my friend and editor, Jane Schneider. "Would you tell us what a day in the life of a mom of many looks like?" she asked. Well, here it is, the good, the bad and the busy.
A Day in the Life of: The Sims Family
When folks find out I have ten kids, the inevitable question
is, “How do you do it all? |
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Posted on Friday, January 11, 2013 12:00 PM
Sooner or later, Mom Dot gives each of her grand kids a nickname. She calls Dorothy, her own name sake, Do It Yourself Dorothy. Mary is Amazing Mary. Tiger, the oldest, is The Perfect One--and, yes, his siblings still speak to him. (I can explain, but that is a blog for another day). And when Emma was just a preschooler, her grandmother named her Angel Emma. Emma turns 14 today and is still living up to her nickname. She is my sixth of ten kids; my third of five girls. |
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Posted on Saturday, December 29, 2012 11:51 AM
I just joined WaterBrook/Multnomah's Blogging for Books team. The concept is simple: books supplied for bloggers who will write reviews. This is my first one, and I am already crazy about it.
I chose the book Sent, by Hilary Alan, to be released in February. With total transparency, Alan tells the story of God tapping on her upper middle class shoulder, asking her to leave her life of ease and live in southeast Asia for a time.
Several quotes shout from the pages:
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Posted on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 12:03 PM
Last night my five daughters and I went to the grocery store together to conquer the Thanksgiving shopping. Usually it is just my oldest daughter, Bethany, and me, but the mission has outgrown us--it took all the girls and Mom Dot, too. I think a new tradition was born.
My son, Matthew, a Plebe at West Point, just texted me that he was on the bus. I love the thought of him taking the seven hour bus trip to join us for Thanksgiving, especially since he will be seeing our Virginia home for the first time. |
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