The Wiggintons are Christmas card people. We like to send Christmas cards. We like to receive Christmas cards. We’ve always been Christmas card people. When I said “I Do” to my husband in 1985, I said “I do” to many things! One desire my husband made perfectly clear during our engagement was that he’d like [...]
As with most new moms, when our first baby was born, I knew that one my jobs was to teach her good manners. You know the “please and thank you’s” and the “yes ma’ams and yes sirs.” Since hand coordination develops before verbal communication, way back in the 90’s the newest parenting thing was to [...]
Wednesday mornings are wonderful. It’s my weekly coffee date with Papa. Our family’s golden doodle (named “Sport”) excitedly joins us as we walk to our local Starbucks for an hour of good coffee and good conversation. Each time we open the door to our neighborhood coffee shop, the fresh ground scent reminds us that somethin’ [...]
Have you ever thanked God for polyester-blend fabrics? I certainly have! God knew that this momma needed to live in a generation where you do not have to iron everything! (Needless to say, I praise Him often for dry-fit t-shirts in our house full of athletes!) Although at the “Wig Wam” we don’t iron every [...]
It happened in the Holiday Inn at Sandusky, Ohio. Last month we enjoyed a fun “family weekend” visiting our youngest daughter on Lake Erie–where 100+ college students were involved in a summer project with Campus Outreach. All too soon, it was time to say our good-byes, pack up our belongings, and travel back to our [...]
Every 4thof July morning, our ordinary collection of middle-class houses becomes an extraordinary celebration of family and freedom with our neighborhood parade. (Note: We were even featured in Family Fun magazine as one of the Most Fun Neighborhoods in the USA several years ago! That’s how fun our neighbors are!) To prepare for Independence Day, [...]
I am most definitely a Daddy’s girl! Yep. Always have been. He’s my favorite dad. I’m his favorite girl. Okay. So, I’m His ONLY girl. But the fact still remains: I am so proud to be my Daddy’s girl—the proud daughter of Ken Snider! […]
It’s “green week” in Kentucky! Although I believe in recycling, the “green week” I’m referring to highlights the sprouting of trees rather than the saving of them. These are the days when you peer out your window to see the bare brown trees and bushes that are now bursting with green leaves. The redbuds, dogwoods, [...]
April brings celebrations of new life on many levels at the Wigginton home. We celebrate our new life in Christ through Easter traditions. We celebrate new life as we see the trees and flowers blooming as spring arrives. But in our house we also have several April birthdays to commemorate! So whether it’s purchasing supplies [...]
It’s the morning you sleep in late, enjoy buckwheat pancakes, and stay in your jammies til noon. Or maybe it’s the morning everyone is up early and grabs a Pop-Tart before another long day of sports tournament competition. Either way, this day each week is different from the others. […]