Tag Archives: Georgie

Things You Don’t Expect to Say….

February 11, 2009 – 1:34 pm

to your 10 year old…
“No Georgie, I do not know how to make an electromagnet.”
That was the result of his reading this:
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and to your 3 year old…
“No Faithy, you may not get a tatoo!”
in response to her post-communion wine proclamation on Sunday: “I want a tatoo!” Maybe that’s why many churches forgo the Biblical wine [...]

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How to Grow A Dance Partner

June 20, 2008 – 10:43 pm

So last week we were at Family Camp, and every year at camp they have a dance night (yes, at church camp. We go to a cool church). The dances are always set dances like the Virginia Reel and Scottish Jigs and things like that (okay, I guess my whole “cool” argument has just gone [...]

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Parenting Wisdom from Captain Hook

March 30, 2008 – 8:32 pm

The kids have had spring break this week; and with a new baby around and Mommy not so spry, that translates into an excessive amount of movie viewing. Hook has been a favorite on the menu. And apparently that results in conversations like this one from tonight with Georgie:
Georgie:  Mom, was Captain Hook right?
Me:  Umm, [...]

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Tackling Kyra to Sunday School

March 28, 2007 – 11:17 pm

Ahhh, it’s so nice when the children start getting a little big bigger and more helpful. Take Georgie, for example. He’s eight now and delights in responsibilities like walking Kyra (age 2.5) to Sunday School before he heads up to his own class.
Usually I do this myself so that I can take her potty beforehand; [...]

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