BOO!

Happy Halloween, everyone! Hope you have a boo-tiful evening!

Beautiful poem

Go read this poem. It was written by a missionary's daughter and it is just beautiful. Sometimes children have a better grasp of spiritual matters than we adults do.

April 22 was a good day, apparently

They can tell all this just from my birthdate?

Your Birthdate: April 22

While sometimes employing unorthodox approaches, you are capable of handling large scale undertakings. You assume great responsibility and work long and hard toward completion. Often, especially in the early part of life, there is rigidity or stubbornness, and a tendency to repress feelings. Idealistic, you work for the greater good with a good deal of inner strength and charisma. An extremely capable organizer, but likely to paint with broad strokes rather than detail. You are very aware and intuitive. You are subject to a good deal of nervous tension.

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Public Service Announcement

ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET WHEN RIDING A BICYCLE!

The other day my girls were out riding their bikes up and down the street. I was on the porch watching them and reading a book. I decided to go inside to get something, and since the girls are 11 and 8, I thought they would be fine. Well, I was only inside for a few minutes and, as I was heading back out the door, my neighbor's daughter greeted me on the porch. She said, "You have a kid down in the street." I looked over, and sure enough, there was Emily sitting in the street next to her bike. As I hurried over to her, I tried to assess the situation. She didn't appear to be too badly hurt--just mostly scared. She had a few scrapes and a growing bruise on her left knee. When I asked her what had happened, she told me that she was going fast down the street (her first mistake) and her front bicycle tire had hit a rock. That pretty much stopped her and sent her flying over the handlebars! She said her head did hit the street, but not very hard.

All I can say is that I am thanking God for bicycle helmets! There is no way of knowing how seriously she could have been injured, but it is probably safe to say that had she not been wearing that helmet, we would have been taking a trip to the ER. My kids have never balked at wearing their helmets; it is just something they have to do, just like wearing a seat belt in the car. Now they will probably be very outspoken about the advantages of helmet-wearing.

So, I just want to say that if your kids haven't worn helmets in the past, it is time to head to the store and buy helmets for each of them. This was a freak accident that could happen to anyone. Don't let the unthinkable happen to your child.