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Tuesday Breakfast Notes #62
Tuesday Breakfast Notes #62
Monday night and the girls are singing “last day of elementary school” as we try to get them to go to sleep! This Tuesday Breakfast Note comes on the same morning our triplets go into the elementary building, as students, for the final time…

Tuesday Breakfast Notes #61
Tuesday Breakfast Notes #61
I wrote this poem as a gift for my parents at Christmas 2020. One stanza is personalized for mom, and one for dad…

Tuesday Breakfast Notes #60
Tuesday Breakfast Notes #60
Today I bring to you a guest artist- my daughter, triplet #2, Amera! I think my sister Shelby’s description is pretty spot on: “Amera can come off as quiet, but don’t let her fool you. She is fiercely competitive, detailed in everything she does, and always has a joke to share…

Tuesday Breakfast Notes #59
Tuesday Breakfast Notes #59
I need to name the voice in my head. Maybe you have one, too. It always shows up at inopportune times, shoves its way through the door, then sits down and stays too long…

Tuesday Breakfast Notes #58
Tuesday Breakfast Notes #58
My Aunt Toni gave me a little devotional when I was pregnant with the triplets. Reading it became a regular part of the routine to pass time for my 11 weeks of bedrest. One of the entries comes to mind again and again and again…

Tuesday Breakfast Notes #57
Tuesday Breakfast Notes #57
I never said “I love you” more than when our babies were born. In fact, I think I mostly sang the words to the girls. Nothing was as exciting as when those 3 sweet babes began to say it back…

Tuesday Breakfast Notes #56
Tuesday Breakfast Notes #56
Did you put some stuff away today?
I put away a load of dishes, and most of them are already dirty again. I ran the laundry and sorted it; I didn't get any of it put away…

Tuesday Breakfast Notes #55
Tuesday Breakfast Notes #55
Did you have a bible when you were a kid? You know the kind- usually more pictures than words. Mine was paperback, square and small enough to fit in mom's purse. The stories were just 1 page with a single picture. The pictures were realistic and painted with deep, dark colors.

Tuesday Breakfast Notes #54
Tuesday Breakfast Notes #54
Easter has already come and gone. We enjoyed the day, with church, food, family, eggs, games, sunshine, and a walk up to the cross.

Tuesday Breakfast Notes #53
Tuesday Breakfast Notes #53
Last week I began praying a new prayer over our family. I decided my prayer should be uttered each time I pull into the driveway. Assuming I remember, this is at least twice a day since I serve as the family school bus.

Tuesday Breakfast Notes #52
Tuesday Breakfast Notes #52
I would venture to say that GT and the Halo Express has been the best bible memorization tool in my life. I remember my dad's friend John gave us the green cassette first; the story about the bike race. I'm not sure that Shelby was even born yet.

Tuesday Breakfast Notes #51
Tuesday Breakfast Notes #51
Those first years with both the triplets and Sylvia went by so quickly. Honestly, I’ve always been grateful that I live in the time and age of the iPhone; there is just so much I would forget if I didn’t have the photo evidence!

Tuesday Breakfast Notes #50
Tuesday Breakfast Notes #50
The exercise of writing Tuesday Breakfast Notes for you this year has been an exercise of the heart…

Tuesday Breakfast Notes #49
Tuesday Breakfast Notes #49
I have found a new sense of freedom between this week and last…


Tuesday Breakfast Notes #47
Tuesday Breakfast Notes #47
I look forward to February 8th. I have for 18 years now. It’s the anniversary of Stephen and my first date…

Tuesday Breakfast Notes #46
Tuesday Breakfast Notes #46
At the end of a busy day, regardless of what else happened around you, there is a certain amount of victory in heading to bed with an empty kitchen sink…

Tuesday Breakfast Notes #44
Tuesday Breakfast Notes #44
Jesus tells us that loving our neighbor is a big deal!…

Tuesday Breakfast Notes #43
Tuesday Breakfast Notes #43
I usually try to write out 3-5 measurable goals for myself every year…