(NOTE: i accidentally permanently deleted this original post along with the comments that originally went with it back in may. sorry!) * * * * * well it’s been absolutely nutty around the escobar house (what’s new?). but honestly, it really has been a crazy week with my oldest son graduating from high school. it’s […]
Read Morei am not a very neat and organized person. actually, i am organized (i know some of you are chuckling right now, but i really do know where almost everything is). and if i had more time (and a full-time-personal-assistant) the truth is my life & my stuff really would be more organized because i […]
Read Moremarginalizing people is not limited to age. kids get marginalized all the time, too. the ones cast aside, avoided, ignored the most are probably the kids with special needs. many people are afraid of them. sometimes grownups don’t know what to do so they end up doing nothing. the result: we unknowingly marginalize kids and […]
Read Moreyeah, we have a family friendly house. there’s lots of jumping and moving and ball bouncing and outside voices at casa del escobar. our coffee table is sometimes a dance floor and even jose’s been known to pop up there now and then and shake his booty. well, this is what you sometimes get when […]
Read Moremy friend brian at the cheek of God is doing a guest posting series on parenting. he’s been a faithful carnival commenter & i am so thankful to have crossed paths out here in blogland. love his writing, love his heart. i thought since our readerships are really different i’d cross-post it here. the question […]
Read Moremy kids went back to school last week. all five of them, out the door by 7:30 am. ah, a little bit of quiet & freedom back in my day, although i always hate to say goodbye to summer & oh, yeah, i always forget my refuge life is far from quiet. my oldest is a junior this […]
Read Moremother’s day 2008 life out of nothing chosen, picked, destined to be part of me. part of us. God knew these would be mine, ours. to love, nurture, remind that life is beautiful, good hard fragile that they are exactly who they are supposed to be. strong. loved. meant to dream. and we will […]
Read Moreah, in this picture we look so neat and tidy. all my little j’s–jared, jamison, josh, jose (who helped create these beautiful babes), julia, and jonas. so squared away. so on top of life. looks can be deceiving. don’t for a minute think that a 10 second snapshot captures reality. just take one step into […]
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