Goosebumps, New Bodies, and Steve Miller

I'm often curious about people who start blogs about the daily minutiae of their lives. Are people really interested in these sorts of things? It seems that perhaps someone, somewhere just might be. So, here I am starting my own blog to record the minutiae of my own little life in case someone out there just might be interested. It's mostly for the benefit of our parents who live too far away to enjoy the antics of their granddaughters everyday, but perhaps others will benefit from reading the ramblings of a stay at home mother of three girls. I don't know that these postings will be daily, but as often as I can, I'll update with the happenings around the Graham home. I'm certain that with all the antics of Lainey, Sarah Grace, and Abby, I won't lack for material.

Just today, I had the privilege of sitting beside Lainey as she read her very first book on her own. It was My G Book by Jane Belk Moncure and is all about words that start with "g" sounds. The plot was gripping and somewhat curious as there were some grinning goats and gorillas wearing glasses and goggles dancing together while a goose and gander looked on and giggled. But the point is she read it and was quite good at it and quite proud of herself. We celebrated this great accomplishment with a Popsicle. Next up, War and Peace. I may need to buy a bigger box of Popsicles.

Lainey, who will be 5 in a couple of months, keeps me on my toes with her curiosity. On Thursday of last week, our conversations ranged from "What causes goosebumps?" to "Why do we get a new body when we go to heaven?" Regarding the latter question, we had a lady from church pass away and were trying to explain to Lainey that we weren't going to see her at church anymore because she had gone to heaven to live forever with Jesus. Lon was going to the funeral home that night which lead to an explanation of what a funeral home is and how when we die we leave our bodies behind because we get new bodies in heaven. This lady who passed away was a very godly lady who loved the Lord very much and served Him as a missionary for many, many years alongside her husband. I said to Lon at dinner, "You know when someone like Edna passes away, it makes heaven seem that much more real." Lainey, not missing a beat, said, "But heaven is real." Oh, the faith of a child! I think there's a lot to learn from these little people the Lord has placed in our home.

Sarah Grace is the inspiration for the "pigtails" portion of the title of this blog and is full of energy. She's also a curious little girl but doesn't quite know how to form the questions that her big sister does so she keeps it simple by asking "Why?" ALL DAY LONG! It can be tiring sometimes and there are occasions that Lon and I answer her "why?" with "when?", "who?", "where?", and "what?". She usually responds with a crooked little grin hidden behind the thumb which is almost always in her mouth.

Dear sweet Abby doesn't provide for much entertainment at this point as she is only 3 months old, but she delights us all with her big smiles and sweet little dimple. Lainey and Sarah Grace love her dearly and are thrilled when she smiles at them and when she "talks" to them. Abs (as we affectionately call her) is close to rolling over and I fear will be on the move too soon. Where does the time go? It seems that I was just sitting on the floor with Lainey coaxing her to roll over for the first time and now she's reading! As the modern sage Steve Miller once said, "Time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping, into the future."