Ears and Tears

Hannah’s had an earache since Tuesday, also with flu-like symptoms.  We finally got her started on antibiotics today.  We’ve been giving her painkillers every four hours for 5 days now, poor thing.  This afternoon, Mariah started complaining about her ear too.  And tonight Aliyah started crying and saying her head and throat hurt.  Peter and… Continue Reading Ears and Tears

Joy

I’ve had a frustrating couple of days. Nothing serious has happened . . . just a bunch of little annoying things that have gotten me down. Ever since we’ve returned from Europe, we’ve been really tired and a little low. Anyway, I had someone tell me yesterday, “Don’t let Satan steal your joy.” I have… Continue Reading Joy

Milestones

It’s always fun to look back at the end of something important and see how far you’ve come.  Aliyah finished her 100 Reading Lessons Program yesterday, something she’s been working on since September.  She is very excited and is happily reading books to her siblings and Mom and Dad.  We have a party planned in… Continue Reading Milestones