Victoria's Blessings

Yesterday Catherine looked through her baby scrapbooks.  In it we have a few pictures of her birth, which was by c-section.  All of the shot...

We went to my father's house for Easter dinner.  For several days that week, we had been talking about the Easter story with the girls. ...

Last week Catherine and I sat on the couch, looking at her baby book.  She saw the first picture (except for ultrasounds) which was ever tak...

I remember Catherine's two year old check-up very well, even though it was over three years ago.  The pediatrician asked me if Catherine...

Recently Catherine has become a comedian. Well, an aspiring comedian. I assume her classmates tell each other jokes at school and that is wh...

I am still a young mother, with only a little over 5 years under my belt. But, I tend to feel overconfident and think I am ready for anythi...

Yesterday as we were walking in the parking lot, Catherine asked me where we were going. I pointed toward the big sign on the store and sai...

A dear 6 year old friend of ours has been in ICU fighting her her life and today is the second anniversary of Sophia's death at age 4. B...

Tonight while the girls were brushing their teeth in the bathroom, I went down the hall to our office to file some stuff. I heard Catherine ...

My kids love pretend play. I assume that is normal at this age. They change into princess costumes every day as soon as they get home. We ha...

As long as I have been a mother, I have always been very concerned that my children know without a shadow of a doubt that I love them. So,...

We take Catherine to church twice a week, almost every week. On Sundays she attends an hour of Sunday School and an hour of "Noise,...

Every Wednesday we go to church for a fellowship dinner and bible study. The girls go to choir and "mission friends" class. They...

This morning when I woke up Catherine, she asked me what we were doing today. I told her we were going to church, then lunch, then soccer. ...

I am sure this will be a silly story to people with older children. We have had almost complete control over and awareness of Catherine'...

My daughters like to help with housework, especially laundry. Here is what happens when they hang clothes:

Just over a week ago we potty trained Sabrina. She is doing great, but we still have to remind her to go and we have an accident every few d...

Today we took the girls to a local ballet school and watched their ballet recital. The girls have recently become interested in ballet and I...

We had a fabulous evening yesterday, thanks to a new organization called From Thin Air . Bill Ruck, who runs From Thin Air , pulls all kinds...

Recently we went to Camp Sunshine's family camp. One of the activities we tried was putt-putt. The girls are still only 2 and 4 and ha...