A LampPost Flickering

So the kids were busy on their own with school assignments. He says he thinks better when he's comfy. Notice the tissue box. We all have colds. But nobody gets to call in sick. The principal at our school is such a hard nose. This one was slated to do his math, but he did it on his own before I even asked. I chalk ed it up to being bored because everyone else was working so hard. I know the lighting in this picture isn't great, but I just loved that she was doing her math with our human body parts guy hanging out in the background. She looks like she is in med school. Maybe pre-med. So then I had a few free moments. A rarity. And I wanted to play with my camera. And then I remembered a couple of years ago when my best friend Jeny  offered a color challenge on her blog, and I thought that I would steal  borrow her great idea here on LampPost. Won't you accept my color challenge? This week's color: GREEN . The rules? Just these: go around your house...

Ever feel like you just can't get the words out? No matter how much they are burning in your soul begging to be strung together into something meaningful, even if it's only for you? Yeah, Seth and I are there. 

February has so few days--a whole two or three fewer!--so maybe that's why that mini-month slipped away so quickly. All I know is my head's dizzy from the speed at which the earth is spinning. Our last spring in Texas is here upon us now, and I'm trying hard to savor every mild breeze soaked in delicious sunshine before hot, hot summer sears its mark, "S" for sizzling, on our backs and foreheads. So before one more month whizzes past me, I'm unloading on y'all. Here's what you missed: *We started and finished a season of Upward basketball with Caleb and Gabe. (A quick aside: I can't say enough good things about the Upward program. Our beginner athletes had a great season pushing themselves to do their best, learning basketball fundamentals, and placing God at the center of it all. I'm already looking forward to next year's season.) We're so proud of our boys. *We celebrated Lily's 5th year being a Fasnacht. What a privilege it ...