God Made Me Special: Luke & Bekah {okay and Lizzie, too}

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On Wednesday, I got to celebrate both the big kids in different ways.  Luke actually celebrated me in a Mommy’s Day tea at his school.  It was so precious.  I just love him.  He sang a song, God Made Me Special and there’s a line that says “There’s No One Like Me.”  In that this [...]

Settling In

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Last week was a bit of a rough one for me logistically.  Getting everybody where they need to go and picked back up, all the while napping Lizzie twice in between, in addition to special schedules {such as a shortened first day for Luke and a parent meeting, as well as late start Thursdays for [...]

Luke’s 1st Day of Preschool {& Kids’ Stats!}

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Luke had his first day of preschool today at Southside Christian School! I’m not proud of his outfit, but he so excitedly picked it out himself, I didn’t have the heart to say no. His teacher is Mrs. Hoiland- she was energetic and very sweet! Since he was in afternoon nursery last year, it really [...]

Rebekah’s & Luke’s School Work

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Tomorrow is the big kids’ last day of school for the year…and in Scotland.  Surprisingly, I am taking this kind of hard.  I wrote nice notes to the teachers because when I tried to thank them in person I started to choke up.  Who knows?  I’m having weird, out of control dreams, too, so I [...]

Wriggly Nativity

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It’s so funny having grown up in the south, in the “Bible Belt,” and not being able to talk about Jesus at Christmas. Yet, here in Scotland, where not that many are professing believers, Rebekah and Luke’s public school teaches Jesus’ birth as the basis of Christmas. Both kids have come home talking about Jesus, [...]