Life – Snuggles and Struggles

Remembering the Good Times

We recently had to make the tough decision to put our dog, Jake down. Dan noticed he had a sore in his mouth so we took him to the vet. The vet said it was a growth, but he would probably be able to take it out with surgery. When they started doing the surgery […]

More Power

Last night, M.J. was playing a game where we had to “pew” many different creatures: giant robot spiders and monsters mostly. We were using a gun he made out of blocks. The gun would “run out of power” sometimes. To put more power in the gun, M.J. hit the top of it. I thought, it […]

Always Give Thanks

I had been thinking about writing a post about thankfulness and the sermon in church this morning was about thankfulness. I know this year it can be harder to find things to be thankful for, but I want to remind you it is always possible. Writing down things you are thankful for is helpful for […]

Playing With Fire

The other day Dan lit a candle and M.J. was very interested in it. Dan told M.J. we don’t play with fire because it’s very dangerous. I was reminded how often we can play with metaphorical fires in our lives. Sometimes when people tell us we shouldn’t do something, it makes us want to do […]

Talking Without Speaking

The other day Dan had me listen to a song that he really liked. He thought I would like it, too. He was right. “And in the naked light I saw, ten thousand people, maybe more. People talking without speaking. People hearing without listening. People writing songs that voices never share and no one dared […]