in pieces

Having twins can be quite the novelty right from the start.  I remember walking out of the obstetricians office after our 1st ultrasound and approaching the desk to sort out payments and future appointments. The receptionist whispered to me “Are you having twins?”  I nodded and said, “Yes, but how did you know?” And she grinned and replied with, “Honey there’s only one look on a face that comes out after you’ve been told you’re having twins. And you’ve got it! Congratulations!” I was never annoyed that she asked me. In fact it made me feel like I was part of an exclusive club! And I was thankful for her well wishes. As a parent accepting this news, it is mind-boggling. I found myself wavering back and forth from sheer delight to utter terror. There’s plenty of books and online blogs about how to make it work, but as you can expect, there was always a wide-range of advice from one extreme to the next. How is one to know what is the correct “way to parent ...

This morning we woke to frost on the ground. And to many of us “hurriers”, it is a serious offence... often because we are running late to the next thing. Having to stop to defrost the car adds minutes you can’t possibly produce. But it happens and you have no choice. You will be late. So you sit and blast the air and crank the windscreen wipers to high (if they can move). If you’re really proactive you may even get a bucket of water out. I remember days in Canada using old CD cases - and in some instances, tape cassette cases to scrape the windows down. We have no time for this kind of nonsense. Not in today’s day and age. But then I stop and I look. And the visual on the windscreen takes my breath away. Fern like patterns display across my window and I am in awe of its beauty. As I wait I am forced to look and really see my Creator lavishing His most beautiful masterpieces before me and I savour and enjoy the brilliance of His work.  To be too hurried to take in t...

I think it’s been 5 years since I last made time to sit and write here... A huge part of that is the lack of time , creativity, and energy to do it. It’s been good to record  details in snippets on FB so I don’t forget the seasons, but now that the boys are finally in Grade 1 and Aliyah is in Kinder (pre-school) it has created some space for me to consider writing again.... My friend Tara (who has her own set of twins) said it best... when the kids turn 5 there will be a big celebration! All 3 of mine have finally reached that magic number. Gone are the days of sheer exhaustion and what felt like unending wild chaos. Thank goodness! Now it’s just a “general tiredness” that stealthily sneaks its weariness in when I stand still. The kids sleep through the night, go to the toilet, and dress themselves without too much help from me. That’s a huge win. They are also getting better at making their own breakfast, putting their toys away, and cleaning their rooms,  which ...