Where Hope and Fun Come Together
Trying to find your lost child at a party full of kids, in a large subdivision, is not fun. Especially when you have four children by yourself. That’s what I experienced for the first time a few weeks ago at a birthday party for my friend’s son. It’s also something I care not to experience … Continue reading Short and Sweet: Party Time and “The Wandering Child.”
Parents, do you miss that privacy that you had before you had children? You know, that distant memory in the back of your head where you could eat, read or even use the bathroom in quiet? I do. Now don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t change what I have for a moment. However this past … Continue reading Short and Sweet- “Strange sounds and personal reflection.”
“Isaac, put down the mattress!” Melissa calls to BamBam in his crib. Towering above his foot long arms is a mattress six times his body size. Like Samson carrying away the gate from a Philstine town in the Bible, Isaac harnesses his inner two year old strength to lift the mattress higher. Yet another day … Continue reading Short and Sweet
Welcome everyone to my blog, The Eason Clan. For those of you who are reading my blog for the first time, I am glad you are here. For those who have followed and read my blog from day one, thank you. This is part one of a three part series. Each post I will be … Continue reading The Skill of A Craftsman: Part One
Where has time gone? It seems like only yesterday I was a teenager visiting my Aunt Pauline and Uncle Don in Corner Brook. I remember exploring their backyard, going to different places throughout town with my Uncle Don or “Uncle Bond” as I affectionately called him. Now it’s been one year since his passing on … Continue reading Epic Snow Fight, Chess Moves and Interesting Inventions: A Tribute To My Late Uncle
“Oh no! She’s falling! Catch her!” Railene screams, as Elsa plummets towards the floor. With lightening reflexes, Captain America leaps from the second floor bathroom and catches her in the nick of time! “Hooray for Captain America!!” The star spangled hero saves the day yet again! So begins another Dollhouse Adventure in Railene's bedroom. A … Continue reading Dollhouse Stories and an Unexpected Gift
The Opportunist- Isaac son of Christian “Isaac’s log, 3.1: Day 7 of Isolation. I have’t been outside these walls for days. I can’t remember the last time I had a timbit. Mmm timbits. Something has changed in the home here lately. No van rides. No trips to stores. I think somethings up, hopefully it’s not … Continue reading The Four Kindred: The Leader, The Protector, Mother Hen and The Opportunist- Part 4
I hope you enjoy this snapshot of a regular Eason Clan morning, with a bit of narrative on my part. “Dad, dad! Look out the window! There are footprints in the snow.” Benaiah said excitedly. I glanced up from my devotional book to see Benaiah’s face pressed against our significantly stained living room window. Yes … Continue reading The Mysterious Footprints
Some days I wonder, “Am I stuck in some continuous cycle of a downward spiral?” It seems like after one problem is fixed, another takes it’s place. Do you ever feel like that? Man, I sure do sometimes. When it rains it pours. Rinse. Repeat. Rinse. Repeat. Even in the midst of the chaos and … Continue reading A New Day Will Come- Strength In The Midst Of The Storm
Mother Hen- Ava daughter of Christian “DIS! DIS! Mmhmmm...Mmhmm. Was dis?!” So begins another routine stair sweep by Ava, aka “Mother Hen”. As we ascend the stairs leading to the her bedroom with her fellow twin Isaac, she combs the stairs a step at a time picking up small specks of dust and debris with … Continue reading The Four Kindred: The Leader, The Protector, Mother Hen and The Opportunist- Part 3
