Music has always been a big part of my life, for which I am most grateful.  I think the music we hear as a child plays a large part in shaping our music tastes for the rest of our lives.  As Jack’s enjoyment of music continues to grow, I’m thinking more and more about being deliberate about the music that becomes a part of the “soundtrack”...

One of Jack’s favorite passtimes lately has been listening to music.  He listens to the CD player by his bed as he’s having rest time in the afternoons, he listens to all his favorite Selah songs in the car and he loves to put a CD in the computer and watch the “visualization” that Windows Media Player displays along with the music.  More...

Yesterday went went over to the Ft. Worth Stockyards with Mark’s brother who is in town on business.  This is the first time I’ve ever been there, despite having lived in this area for 14 years when I was younger.  We had a great afternoon shopping and eating, and then we went to the Rodeo in the evening. There was a cowboy riding his steer around...

“I’ve got a secret… Mom doesn’t know what she’s doing. She’s just making it up as she goes...

When is this boy going to get some hair?!  He still has about what he was born with, except it’s mostly gone from his ears. Yes… he had hair on his ears. I was worried he was going to turn out like this guy, but thankfully no. David rolled from his tummy to his back last week.  He’s consistently a puddle of drool and constantly chewing on his...