I love you, Aunt Kate

Oh, and on the eye-rolling thing? My mom would make me and my brother roll our eyes for a good 30 seconds-1 minute if she caught us. I’m not sure that it helped keep us from rolling our eyes, but we definitely waited to roll our eyes ’til we knew she wasn’t watching!

I loved this post.

You are doing wonderful things with your children. They are very lucky indeed!

Leeann
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I can’t believe I left “Eye-rolling” off my list, although we actually have to watch for that from other family members. Yesterday, Rachel told us that she’s been teaching the youngest two to roll their eyes.

She says to them: “Who makes the rules?”

They answer, rolling their eyes, “You do.”

What a blessing it is to have older children inspiring and setting such an example for the young ones.

Tim

Thank you for your kind words. I guess we’re mean and stubborn about moving, so it might be just as well that we won’t move to your part of the country … what a disappointment that would be! Here you’d be hoping for somebody wise and kind, and all you’d get would be … us.

Your family sounds like such fun, and I deeply admire your recent short-term missions trip to Mexico. Kathy and I first came to love each other at the end of a Habitat for Humanity mission in college, and we have very fond memories of home building projects. Some time if you’re ever out in the Northwest, we’d love to have you pay us a visit, and get to know you in real life.

A couple of years ago, Kathy and I started putting together an outline for a parenting book, and we even wrote a chapter or two … but we soon realized how much stinkin’ WORK it is, and (as we do with many things) we quit. It’s still out there in dream-land, but I’m guessing it will require some pretty thorough revision as we navigate our way through teenage parenting.

One of the things I really look forward to in Heaven is that we’ll have time and opportunity to enjoy all of our ‘brothers and sisters’ in Christ. We’d love to have you for neighbors when we go to live on those golden streets!

Besides, that way you’d have to move us on your sidebar from “Imaginary Friends” to “Real Life Bloggy Friends”.

Tim

You don’t have the eye rolling as a response to your teachings.. I do believe that I had that one down quite well when the parentals were giving me their unsolicited advice! I was just correcting Jacob last night in his verbal response to me and his question to me was, “how was I being rude when it was only one word, mom?” Oh, the logic of a 5 year old….