Here are a few tips from my toddler on how to cope with tiredness: 1. Take off all your clothes, put on your Sunday dress shoes, stand on a chair, and wail. 2. Repeatedly hand Mommy solid objects and command her to, “OPEN!” Cry when she cannot. 3. Eat Desitin. 4. Open the freezer and cry that there’s no ice cream. …
Bible Reading With The Kids | Psalm 74: “Jesus Makes Purple Rainbows”
Any time I read the Bible to the girls, I paraphrase using words they’ll understand. My 3 year old interjects her own interesting ideas, which often reveal how she as a toddler comprehends the Bible. Here’s a transcript of the adorable hilarity that went down this afternoon:
Psalm 23: The Reading Aloud Mom Version
This is how Psalm 23 goes when you’re reading to a 3 year old, a 1 year old, and a 3 month old: The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want, If you get ketchup on my Bible I’ll be upset.
No. I Don’t Have Tourrette’s. I’m A Mother.
This morning, as I nursed my one-month-old, ate a bowl of cereal, and spoon-fed my toddler breakfast all at the same time, it occurred to me that if I blogged the way I talk then it would read something like this: Having two young daughters is a lot of – don’t touch that – that fun. My toddler turns two …