Author: Cindy

We have a family of great friends who live in our new neighborhood.  We were friends before we moved here, but being so close has just made it so much easier to get together often. They have 4 children, one boy Ricky’s age, one boy between Billy and Rusty, one boy Tommy’s age, and a […]

Two months ago … Tommy had a birthday.  He turned 4. It was May.  May was hard this year. I wish I could remember more to write about his birthday.  There was school and tee ball.  We had cupcakes between tee ball and baseball games.  His big present was a big digger for using in […]

We try to have family prayer every night.  Sometimes, for fun, I declare that it is a night for only expressing gratitude.  We call it a “thankful prayer.” One night when this was declared, it was Ricky’s turn to pray. He was thankful for typical things … family, home, cats … carpet, kendamas … dragons, […]

After my uncle’s graveside service in January, my family was treated to a nice luncheon by some friends.  While there, my sister was playing with Bobby. She was clapping his hands and having him do cheers.  She sang with him, “Lean to the left Lean to the right Stand up, Sit down Fight, fight, fight! […]

Bobby is lots of fun and the people at our church just dote on him. One Sunday, some friends were holding Bobby in the pew in front of us.  Tommy had been down our row drawing.  He came to ask us something, saw the baby in front of us, and looked very concerned and confused. […]